The rebel Indian Cricket League gets ready to kick off for yet another season of exciting T-20 action between eight teams packed with loads of international cricket superstars this coming Sunday 9th February 2008 at the Pachakula stadium in Mohali. With the rival IPL coming up in just ov

In a remarkable game of twists and turns in Sydney, India wrapped up a memorable trip down under with a nail biting nine run victory over Australia in what has been among the finest three days of Indian cricket this century Winning the CB Series 2008 Finals. After winning the first f

India go into the second final of the CB Series looking to wrap up a memorable trip down under with a victory over the reigning world champions in Brisbane this coming Tuesday. India have fought Australia tooth for tooth throughout this series and with the final match represent a fabulou

India will be hoping to take a giant step with a second consecutive victory over Australia this Sunday at the Adelaide this Sunday. India are second in the standings and with Sri Lanka seemingly out of sorts, this represents a great opportunity for the Indian ODI to cement their places

India will be hoping to further their CB series ambitions with a giant killing victory over the mighty Australians in the fourth one dayer of a pulsating CB series at the MCG this coming Sunday. The first round of battle has been badly interrupted by rain and India will be anxious for so

India and Australia get ready to lock horns in a familiar territory on a whole new different cricketing level when India take on the World Champions in the first one dayer at Brisbane this Sunday. Australia have the edge going into this what is expected to be a scintillating clash having

After playing out one of the most exciting test series in recent memory, India and Australia get ready to lock horns in the 20-20 clash to be held on February 1 in Melbourne. After an enthralling test series which kept Indian cricket fans on their toes with action almost every other minu

Skipper Anil Kumble and his teammates today left for Australia bidding to create history by becoming the first Indian team to conquer the Aussies in their own backyard. Kumble and his men left by a morning flight to Singapore en-route to Melbourne, firm in their belief that they had

Delhi Jets entered the semifinals of the ICL Twenty20 tournament here today after skipper Marvan Atapattu led from the front, hitting an unbeaten 64, to guide them to a six-wicket win over Chennai Superstars. Chasing 175 runs to win after electing to field, openers Taufeeq Umar (20)

The BCCI-backed Indian Premier League may have the best of current players on its roster but the Indian Cricket League recruit Chris Cairns feels the so-called rebel venture would be a bigger hit with the fans as it has more local youngsters. "The IPL will have a lot of current player

Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh was fined 20 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at the umpire's decision of giving him out during the fifth and final cricket one-dayer against Pakistan here. The punishment was handed down by ICC match referee Roshan Mahanama following a hearing after

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

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

Pakistan Cricket Board today said the rebel Indian Cricket League cannot prevent Mohammad Yousuf from playing for the country during the upcoming series against India by serving the player with a legal notice. PCB Chairman Naseem Ashraf said the Board was prepared to offer the best possibl

India's World Cup winning cricketers returned to a tumultuous welcome today as an ecstatic nation rolled out the red carpet for the homecoming of their young heroes. The euphoria of the remarkable Twenty20 World Cup triumph spilled over onto the streets as the bustling metropolis virtually

Indian Cricket League were targetting New Zealand express fast bowler Shane Bond, a report said today. The ICL, who have already been looking to sign up Test captain Stephen Fleming, were offering the pace ace a "staggering" sum to play in the unauthorised Twenty-20 tournament in

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

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 Indian Cricket League today hit back at the Cricket Board for threatening to impose a life ban on players aligining with the rebel body, saying the BCCI was a private organisation and had no right to issue such directions. A day after BCCI made it clear that players taking part in the br

The BCCI today added a new twist to the jelly bean prank during the second cricket Test between India and England by claiming that the International Cricket Council had set up a committee to look into the issue. The BCCI President Sharad Pawar told reporters here that the ICC had formed a

BCCI, the Indian Cricket Board, is planning to introduce a software in the system of video recording of domestic matches which will help them in assessing the performance of Indian umpires on a regular basis. The BCCI's umpires committee met here today and was given a demonstration by two

India's bowlers took cue from the top order batsmen as they struck telling blows to reduce English County Champions Sussex to 146 for 5 in their first innings on the second day of the warm up cricket match here today. After VVS Laxman top scored with a sparkling innings of 95 to give the Ind

Heaving a huge sigh of relief after India finally recovered from the World Cup debacle to pocket a rare overseas series, victorious captain Rahul Dravid said his side deserves the win. "After the World Cup disappointment, we needed to regroup and get our confidence back. We have worke

Sachin Tendulkar says the worst of controversies and sharpest of criticisms only strengthen his resolve and he always lets his bat do the talking. "It is their (the critics') job to have opinions. But when I hold a cricket bat in my hand it's a tougher and bigger job. That is what I wil

Paceman S Sreesanth was today ruled out of the second cricket one-dayer against South Africa as India continued to be dogged by injuries and illness in their tour of the United Kingdom. While the Kerala bowler will sit out for the second successive game, there is also a question mark on th

Indian cricketers should not lose sleep over the absence of a full-time coach and lift their game themselves, according to the country's World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev. Kapil said the team has gone through a tough phase which included the flop show in the World Cup and the players nee

Indian cricket team has been fined for its slow over-rate during its nine-wicket victory against Ireland in its one-day international match on June 23 here. Match Referee Alan Hurst of the Emirates Elite Panel imposed the fines after Rahul Dravid's side was ruled to be one over short of its

Pace legend Dennis Lillee today said Indian fast bowlers "have to mature" and become more "safe and stable" if they are to match the Australians. Drawing comparison with the Aussies and the English bowlers, Lillee said Indians were lacking in maturity. "The Austral

In its bid to prevent fresh controversies, the Cricket Board has given strict instructions to the members of the Indian team, currently on a 80-day tour of the United Kingdom, not to leak happenings in the dressing room and team meetings. A letter, written by BCCI's Chief Administrative Offi

The decision to appoint a new coach of the Indian cricket team is likely to be announced after two days at Bangalore, where BCCI selection committee meeting is being held, the Board secretary Niranjan Shah said. "The selection committee meeting is being held at Bangalore on June 4 an