After winning the three-match test series 1-0, Pakistan face Sri Lanka in the five-match one-day series starting in Dubai from Friday. While the tests produced defensive batting reminiscent of the early 90s, the crowds and the audience alike will hope for the one-day series to yield some att

Sri Lanka has been dealt a body blow when it was announced that their star spinner, Muthiah Muralitharan has failed to recover from his finger injury and will miss the rest of the ODI series against India. He will be flying back to have his finger examined and reassessed by doctors and if need

The stakes will be high when India and Sri Lanka take to the field this coming Sunday 6th in the finals of the 2008 Asia Cup in Pakistan. Both these sides have outplayed the remaining four sides in the six match tournament to set up a final date in Karachi and with the tag of champions o

Sachin Tendulkar today made way for Sourav Ganguly while Zaheer Khan was included as the sixth Indian in the revised 14-member one-day Asia cricket team for the Afro Asian Cup beginning in Bangalore on June 6. Sri Lankan Dilhara Fernando and Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh were the other tw

Sri Lanka and New Zealand will count on their enviable variety in bowling attacks to overpower each other in the high-octane first semifinal clash of the cricket World Cup here tomorrow. Sri Lanka, however, would seek a psychological boost from their Super Eights dominating win over the K

Young middle order batsman Dinesh Karthick said his match-winning half-century that helped India beat the West Indies at Cuttack was crucial in winning him a berth in the World Cup squad. "Definitely my chances increased after I got runs (top-score of 63) in the Cuttack game (on Jan

Indian captain Rahul Dravid made 10,000 one day international runs on Wednesday. With this he becomes the sixth player and only the third Indian to achieve this feat. Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar are the other two Indians who have made 10,000 ODI runs. Meanwhile, India still require 1

Nathan Astle remained unbeaten as New Zealand reached their target of 116 with nine balls remaining to secure victory in their Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka. Astle struck an unbeaten 40 off 37 balls to guide the home side to victory, while opener Brendon McCullum contributed 28