Veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble today threw his hat in the ring and said he is ready to take over as India's next Test captain if selectors ask him to do so. The 37-year-old leg-spinner, a veteran of 118 Test and 271 one day matches, said leading India would be an honour for him but it was

Sachin Tendulkar today turned down the offer to become the captain of India's Test cricket team just two days before his appointment was to be formally announced here. The veteran batsman, who had initially agreed to take over the mantle after Rahul Dravid stepped down, has informed the

The Indian Cricket League has unveiled the teams' colours and logos for its inaugural Twenty20 league to start later this month. Chandigarh Lions, Mumbai Champs, Kolkata Tigers, Delhi Jets, Chennai Superstars and Hyderabad Heroes are to take part in the tournament to be held at Panchakula. T

Matthew Hayden derives almost a sadistic pleasure when he silences a choc-a-bloc Indian stadium with a match-winning knock or a brutal shot and the towering Australian opener says nothing matches the elation he gets after thrashing the 'Men in Blue'. Just back from an ill-tempered one day ser

Pakistan's temperamental fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was today banned for 13 ODIs and fined Rs 34 lakh by the Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee for hitting fellow paceman Mohammad Asif with bat. The PCB disciplinary committee announced that Shoaib had breached the code of c

After breaking several records in his 18-year-old career, Sachin Tendulkar will achieve another milestone when he plays his 400th one-day international at the Reliance Cricket Stadium here tomorrow. When he turns out against the Australians in the fifth ODI, Tendulkar will become only the

Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, one of Pakistan's most prolific batsmen with a record 25 Test centuries to his credit, today announced his retirement from Test cricket, bringing the curtains down on an illustrious career spanning over 16 years. The second Test against South Africa beg

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today rubbished Darrell Hair's charges of racial discrimination and said former captain Inzamam-ul Haq was not obliged to appear as a witness in the Australian umpire's case against the ICC. PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf said that Inzamam was not obliged to appea

India's young brigade may have been exceptional in the Twenty20 World Cup but the side will have to fall back on veterans like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid once it returns to playing "serious cricket", feels former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns. "Of course the yo

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been served witness summons by a tribunal following umpire Darrel Hair's suing of ICC and PCB for racial discrimination in the aftermath of the Oval controversy. "The summons will compel his (Inzamam's) attendance for cross-examination at the

The Indian team today heaved a sigh of relief with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni exuding confidence that Yuvraj Singh will be fit for tomorrow's semifinal against Australia in the Twenty20 World Championship. Yuvraj missed the Super Eight encounter against South Africa yesterday due to an e

Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first as India, sans star middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh, go into a do-or-die match against South Africa in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here today. After his heroics in yesterday's win against England which kept alive India's semif

After his blitzkrieg against England in the Twenty20 World Cup match in Durban, Yuvraj Singh now also wants to concentrate on his bowling. "I called him up early this morning and congratulated him for his heroic innings. Apart from wanting to continue his fine touch which he has redisco

A scintillating Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to his 14-ball 58 against England to keep alive India's semifinal hopes in the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here tonight. In reply to India's imposing 218 for four, England managed 200 losing six wickets, with Vikram Solanki (43

Sachin Tendulkar today skirted the issue of captaincy of the Indian cricket team saying he did not have much to say on it. "I don't have much to say about the issue of captaincy. I am not allowed to do so," Tendulkar, one of the strong contenders for the job, told reporters on th

Breaking his silence over his surprise resignation as India's cricket captain, Rahul Dravid said today that he was not enjoying the job after two years because "there is a shelf life to captaincy in India". The 34-year-old batsman, who has not said a word in public since his resigna

As the cricket fraternity gropes for the exact reason which prompted Rahul Dravid to quit Indian captaincy, the player himself revealed that he was not enjoying leading the side anymore. "I enjoyed the captaincy, I loved it, but it can get tough after a while and some of the enjoyment

Rahul Dravid today sprang a surprise by resigning as the captain of Indian cricket team on the ground that the burden of leadership was affecting his batting. Back from leading India to a rare Test rpt Test series win against England, Dravid submitted his resignation to BCCI Chief Sharad Paw

Explosive Indian batsman Robin Uthappa says he is ready to light up the Twenty20 cricket World Championship with an array of shots, which he has specially innovated for the slam-bang version of the game. The 22-year-old batsman, whose dazzling performance in England brought him into the s

Jhulan Goswami may be the fastest woman in cricket but the lanky Indian pacer insists line and length is more important to her than just challenging the speedgun. The 23-year-old Bengal-girl had pipped Australian Lisa Sthaleker and Claire Taylor of England to become the first Indian woma

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is set for a challenge of leading a virtually inexperienced team in the World Twenty20 Championships as India has played just one international match in the shortest version of the game. Dhoni on his debut as a captain, however, can draw inspiration from the one-off ma

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that it was imperative for the Indian team to adapt quickly to the demands of Twenty20 cricket to be able to make an impact in the inaugural World Championship. Dhoni said the players had to approach the tournament with an open mind as the pressing s

Sachin Tendulkar returned here early this morning from what's generally perceived to be his last tour of England as a cricketer along with teammates Zaheer Khan, Ramesh Powar and Wasim Jaffer. The ace batsman, deprived of some well-deserved three-figure knocks by some poor umpiring decisio

Sachin Tendulkar today described his farewell tour of England as a "memorable summer" but said a win in the seventh and last one-day cricket match at Lord's would be its crowning glory moment. As he looked back on his final journey in 'Old Blighty' in an exclusive interview, Tend

With the cricket series tantalisingly poised at 3-3, a buoyant India will seek to record a rare overseas one-day series triumph as they take on an equally determined England in the decider at the Lord's here tomorrow. The Indians have already made the tour of England memorable by winning

Indian captain Rahul Dravid, whose on-field decisions have quite often defied logic, has admitted that asking Yuvraj Singh to bowl the last over in the sixth cricket one-dayer against England was a "bad" move. Dravid's inexplicable ploy to ask Yuvraj to bowl the last over very near

Robin Uthappa may not be a permanent fixture in Team India's batting order but thanks to his match-winning knock in the sixth ODI yesterday, he at least has won a couple of admirers in rival captains Rahul Dravid and Paul Collingwood. Uthappa played a blinder under pressure, walking in when

ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has bagged the exclusive rights to broadcast Cricket Australia's (CA) domestic and home international matches across various platforms covering the entire Asian region in the next four years. Close on the heels of its recent renewal of partnership with the England an

With two belligerent sides locked in a 3-3 stalemate, Saturday's series decider at Lord's promises to be a cracker and Team India captain Rahul Dravid oozed confidence that his side would end up on the right side of a humdinger. India showed tremendous resilience in the series against Englan

Pacer Irfan Pathan today said his emphasis on improving batting would not adversely affect his bowling. "I consider batting as my plus point and shall continue to strive to become a good all-rounder," he said on the sidelines of a function here. Pathan also refuted a suggestion tha