Virender Sehwag, the swash buckling Indian opener played himself to form in the first test match between India and South Africa with a fine unbeaten knock of 309 of 272 balls. The opener smashed the entire proteas attack ball by ball and reached his triple ton in a record number of d

Showering accolades on Yuvraj Singh, Sri Lankan cricketing great Aravinda de Silva described the middle order batsman as the Brian Lara of India. Admiring Yuvraj's entertaining batsmanship, de Silva expressed surprise that a player of his calibre was being kept out of the Test eleven.

Undaunted by the Cricket Board's constant browbeating and putting behind all speculation, the Indian Cricket League (ICL) finally rolls off the block with Delhi Jets taking on Chandigarh Lions in the inaugural match at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here tomorrow. Spread over two weeks, the

Sachin Tendulkar today overtook Australian great Allan Border to become the second highest runscorer in the history of Test cricket. Tendulkar, who is unbeaten on 32 in the second innings of India's first Test against Pakistan at Ferozeshah Kotla, now tallies 11,183 runs in 141 T

After an intense recruitment drive, the rebel Indian Cricket League today announced the dates and the venue for its high profile inaugural edition of the Twenty20 championship. The League, which will have West Indies batting great Brian Lara and some other recently retired intern

Unfazed by BCCI's ambitious and cash-rich twenty20 tournaments, the rebel Indian Cricket League today announced the signing of 18 more players, including six overseas cricketers. After lying low for several weeks, the ICL came out with its second list of players, which included f

Sachin Tendulkar has pipped Brian Lara as Shane Warne's greatest cricketer. Warne, who released the last ten names of his 50 greatest cricketers, said it was a "close call" to choose between Tendulkar and Lara, but rates the Indian ahead because of his 'mental toughness'. "I

Taking a tough stand, the BCCI today sacked Kapil Dev as Chairman of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for aligning with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and also barred the defecting players from playing in international and domestic tournaments. The decision to terminate the servic

Rubbing shoulders with Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq would have otherwise remained a unfulfilled dream for many players in the domestic circuit, but after joining the Indian Cricket League, the likes of Kaushik Reddy are waiting for their day in the sun. The Hyderabad Ranji players who

Breaking the suspense over its recruitment, the Indian Cricket League today unveiled a list of 50 players for its breakaway multi-million dollar league which will have Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf and South African cricketers Lance Klusener and Nicky Boje as its star attractions

Acutely aware of the perceived challenge to their authority by the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), which is luring young domestic cricketers into its fold, the bigwigs of the Cricket Board are girding their loins to meet it head-on. Today's late evening meeting of the BCCI's offic

The rebel Indian Cricket League has done something which the BCCI, the world's richest cricket Board, has not done in 77 years -- launch its official website. ICL, the much talked about venture of Subash Chandra's Essel Group which has already sounded the alarm bells in the BCCI, today ann

The hectic international schedule and financial issues are preventing organisers of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) from completing the process of signing players for their inaugural competition slated in October, according to a former Pakistan captain. The ex-skipper, who has been approac

Inzamam-ul-Haq has been approached by the organisers of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) to play for one of the participating teams and the former Pakistan captain is considering the proposal. Inzamam, who retired from one-day cricket after the World Cup in March, confirmed today that ICL h

Australian legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath are set to renew their rivalry with West Indian batting genius Brian Lara after having all but agreed to play in the Indian Cricket League. "They are on the verge of signing the contracts. The discussions are in the final stages,"

Australian spin bowling legend Shane Warne has given a split verdict in the case of who's the best contemporary batsman between Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Warne rated the Indian maestro above the West Indian genius in case of technique but altered his preference when it came to flair

Shane Warne is ready to join the Indian Cricket League (ICL) provided his conditions are met while his former team mate Glenn McGrath is likely to follow suit, according to managers of the star Australian cricketers. With former England captain Tony Greig acting as conduit, both the retire

Within two months of his hastily announced retirement, legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara has realised he did not want to lose touch with the game and is contemplating returning to the international cricket as a player. Lara, who surprised everyone by calling it quits in the wake of hi

Batting great Brian Lara, who has often been on a collision course with the Caribbean cricket stablishment, has taken another potshot at the West Indies Board by questioning their integrity and efficiency. Lara made the remarks against the WICB at a function to inaugurate a cancer treatmen

Seasoned middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed the new West Indies captain, succeeding Brian Lara who quit international cricket after the World Cup. According to a CMC report, Sarwan was the unanimous choice during the West Indies Cricket Board's special board meeting y

England's Mr reliable Kevin Pietersen soured Brian Lara's last international match as England survived an edge-of-the-seat thriller to beat West Indies by one wicket in the final Super Eight match of the Cricket World Cup here. According to the sources, Kevin Pietersen's superb 100 help

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bowl against the West Indies in the inconsequential, final World Cup Super Eights cricket one-dayer here today. Both teams are out of the reckoning but the match will be of significance for the hosts captain Brian Lara, the world

Australia cricket skipper Ricky Ponting became the seventh batsman in One Day International cricket history to join the 10,000 run-club. Ponting achieved the milestone while scoring 91 runs against South Africa in St. Kitts on Saturday in a World Cup match. The dashing Aussie batsman n

Antigua has been Brian Lara's happy hunting ground and the West Indies captain hopes to be lucky again when his team crosses sword with Australia in the World Cup Super Eights opener here tomorrow. Australia have been in menacing form, amassing 300-plus score in each of the three group ma

West Indies looked determined to defy the "Curse of the Host" with their young guns firing on all cylinders during the side's comprehensive 54-run win against former champions Pakistan in the cricket World Cup opener. Brian Lara's team of talented under-achievers did not carry a

The West Indies team lifted the mood in the Caribbean when they registered a 54-run win over Pakistan in the first World Cup match here. All rounder Dwayne Smith dominated with bat and ball to ensure the World Cup hosts opened the competition with a victory. West Indies made 241 for nine and

Two time World champions West Indies will today take on 1992 champions Pakistan in the opening match of the ninth ICC Cricket World Cup. The Windies face pressure as no host country has ever won the title since the World Cup was launched in 1975 in England. Brian Lara and his men woul

West Indian captain Brian Lara has said he could not be "too sarcastic" about his team, which was trying to with their chronic middle order collapse to bounce back in time at the cricket World Cup. The West Indies, who lost their Champions Trophy title to Australia after losin

West Indian captain Brian Lara admitted that the nine-wicket loss to India in the practice match on Friday was "devastating" but refused to believe his side was down and out even before the World Cup started. "We are not exactly down in the dumps as the tournament hasn't ev

Captain Rahul Dravid today said that the key players in his team where coming into top form and fitness which augured well for India's chances at the cricket World Cup. "Most key players are finding form and fitness which is a good sign for us," Dravid said after a convincing ni