England cricketers have drawn sharp criticism for their jelly bean prank in the second Test against India with former players describing the incident as "juvenile rubbish" and calling for stern action against such gamesmanship. The players deplored the England team for behaving in s

Taking a tough stand on the poor on-field behaviour of players during the second cricket Test between India and England, ICC Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle will have a word with captains of both the sides before the third and final Test at Oval next week. Players from both the teams indulg

England skipper Michael Vaughan has apologised to Team India pacer Zaheer Khan for the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test here but insisted that the incident had been blown out of proportion. "I guess one of the guys might have left them as a prank for the new batsmen. If

India beat England by seven wickets in the second cricket Test to take 1-0 lead in three-match series here today. Brief Scores: England: 198 and 355. India: 481 and 73 for 3 in 24.1 overs (D Kaarthick 22, W Jaffer 22, R Dravid 11 not out, S Ganguly 2 not out).

Indian paceman S Sreesanth has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee for breaching an ICC Code of Conduct by deliberately barging past England captain Michael Vaughan on the fourth day of their second cricket Test at Trent Bridge. Sreesanth, charged after shouldering Vaughan during the fir

Quashing the notion that twenty20 cricket was only for "big hitters", Pakistan's prolific batsman Mohammad Yousuf today said the shortest version of the game was as tough as Test and one-day formats. "There is this feeling that Twenty20 cricket is all about the big hitters a

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

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly batted resolutely to help India stretch their first innings lead and take control of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. At lunch on the third day, India were 338 for three in reply to England's 198, with Tendulkar batting

India were 338 for 3 at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge here today. India have a first innings lead of 140 runs. Brief score: England, 1st innings: 198 all out India, 1st innings: 338 for 3 in 107 overs (D Kaarthick 77, W Jaffer 62, S Tend

Zaheer Khan's two-wicket burst helped India make early inroads into the England batting and reduce the hosts to 94 for three at tea after overnight rain forced a four-hour delay on day one of the second cricket Test here today. At the break, opener Alastair Cook on 35 (112m,70b,5x4) and Paul

The start of the second cricket Test match between India and England has been delayed due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rain here. The two umpires, Simon Taufel and Ian Howell, will inspect the ground at 1130 hrs local time (1600 hrs IST) before taking a decision on start of play.

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev today kept up his attack against Sachin Tendulkar for his failure to win matches for India and said the Mumbai batsman has to rediscover his "aggressive style" to make an impact again. Kapil said Tendulkar was no doubt a great player, but he has not

Although willing to aid the planned Bob Woolmer Academy in every possible way, some officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) feel the late coach's family is being too demanding by asking for a special charity match. Woolmer's widow Gill had written to both the PCB and the Indian Cricket

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,"

Indian cricket team has complained to its manager that it considers the lodging arrangement in this venue for the second Test as completely rotten. The squad is livid that ahead of the critical second Test with the series evenly poised at nil-all, their accommodation in this city of mythical

Jumping to the defence of captain Michael Vaughan, England coach Peter Moores has rejected claims that slow over rate cost England a win in the first cricket Test against India at the Lord's. The home side was just a wicket away from victory when bad light and rain played spoilsport

India had one eye on the weather as they were struggling to save defeat in the first cricket Test against England, reaching 207 for 5 at lunch on the final day in their pursuit of 380 for an unlikely victory. VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept England bowlers at bay after the early d

Bad weather halted Englands march to victory as India, chasing a daunting target of 380, were teetering on the brink at 282 for nine at tea on the fifth and final day of the first cricket Test at Lord's here today. Rains have been forecast for the afternoon and India would certainly be ha

Rudra Pratap Singh made his Lord's debut memorable by claiming his career-first five-wicket haul but Kevin Pietersen's timely century helped England set India a daunting target of 380 in the first cricket Test here today. Pietersen hit an attacking 134, his first hundred against India, an

England's star all rounder Andrew Flintoff, recuperating fast after ankle surgery, has been cleared by the England and Wales Cricket Board to make his comeback for Lancashire on Tuesday. Flintoff will play as a specialist batsman for the club's second XI against Derbyshire at Blackpool but

England were all out for 298 in their first innings on the second day of the first cricket Test against India at the Lord's here today. Brief scores: England first innings : 298 all out in 91.2 overs (A Strauss 96, M Vaughan 79, K Pietersen 37, S Sreesanth 3/67, Zaheer Khan 2/62, R P Singh 2

Direct to Home (DTH) service provider Tata Sky today said it would relay live the ongoing cricket matches between India and England being played in England. "We have been a forerunner in providing customers with cutting edge technology and on-demand services. Actve Sports has establis

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to field against India in the first cricket Test beginning at Lord's here today. India left out Yuvraj Singh in the playing XI, which comprises a three-pronged pace attack with Zaheer Khan, RP Singh and S Sreesanth. For England, Stua

Aggression is something that comes naturally to Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and the bold Kerala pacer says that he considers the batsman facing him as an enemy to bring out his best. Sreesanth says he does not have anything against any batsman but when it comes to show passion and emotion on

Pakistan has expressed its inability to play a Twenty20 match against India to raise funds for their former coach Bob Woolmer's cricket academy in South Africa because of a packed international schedule. Widow of Bob Woolmer, Gill had written to the cricket Board's of Pakistan and Indian t

England fast bowler Stephen Harmison was today ruled out for the entire cricket Test series against India as his hernia injury requires immediate surgery which will keep him out of action for four to six weeks. Harmison, who was looking to postpone his surgery to play against the touring I

Desperate to stage a comeback into the team, Harbhajan Singh says his ouster from the national cricket team will help him improve and come back a stronger cricketer. The off-spinner said he chose to play county cricket in England so that he was fit enough to join the team at a short notice

After creating ripples at the junior level, gifted Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is banking on his experience in Australia's Centre of Excellence (CoE) to justify his selection among the Twenty20 World Cup probables. Pujara, billed as a future Team India stuff, has a mature head on

The trophies won by the Indian cricketers in the Future Cup one-day series against South Africa in Ireland have been recovered and would be delivered at the BCCI office in Mumbai today. Indian Cricket Board Secretary Niranjan Shah said the luggage containing the team's winners' trophy, Sac

Two Pakistani cricketers have reportedly been entrusted with the job of roping in players for the lucrative Indian Cricket League (ICL). The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), however, said it was not worried about any possible exodus of players signing up for the league which at present does n