Afghanistan took a step closer towards qualification for the ICC World T20 when they entered the second round of the Qualifiers. And given that they did it by winning all the three games they played in, they also carried forward a couple of points to the stage which will see them play in tw

Pakistan will face Ireland on the penultimate day of the Super Eights competition of the ICC World T20 on Monday. It is a must-win game for Pakistan if they need to harbour any hopes of making it to the semi-finals, however, they will favour their chances against an inexperienced t

Pakistan will face Ireland on the penultimate day of the Super Eights competition of the ICC World T20 on Monday. It is a must-win game for Pakistan if they need to harbour any hopes of making it to the semi-finals, however, they will favour their chances against an inexperienced tea

Ireland will take on the mighty Sri Lankans in their respective second Super Eights game at Lord's on Sunday. While Ireland had managed to upset Bangladesh and get to the Super Eights, they had found the going tough in the game against New Zealand and were dismantled rather easily. Sri Lanka,

After a rather heavy drubbing at the hands of India, Bangladesh will take on the third side in their group, Ireland, at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. And due to their loss to India, this becomes a must-win game for the Bangladeshis, as another defeat would mean that they will need to pack their

Bangladesh will be hoping to wrap up the three match series against Ireland with a comprehensive victory in the third One Dayer at Mirpur this coming Saturday 22nd of March 2008. Bangladesh have an unassailable 2-0 lead in this series and with Ireland falling apart in their first series

After their recent hammering at the hands of both South Africa and New Zealand in back to back serieses Bangladesh will be hoping to restore pride and confidence in their ranks with a strong performance against mimmows Ireland in the first one dayer of the three match series beginnin

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

The long-awaited coroner's inquest into the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will begin on October 16 at the Jamaica Conference Centre downtown Kingston. Coroner Patrick Murphy will preside at the inquest, being held to determine the conditions under which Woolmer died on March

Sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports today said it has acquired telecast rights of one-day internationals to be played between India and Scotland in August. ESPN Star Sports will broadcast the matches from August 16, which will be played during India's tour of England, Ireland and Scotland, t

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

If it was the Indian cricketers who were caught up in a traffic jam in UK the other day, their bags containing the trophies they won in Ireland have also had to suffer a similar fate. The team's winners' trophy, Sachin Tendulkar's man of the series, and Yuvraj Singh's and Gautam Gamb

The Future Cup win against South Africa in Ireland has pushed India to fifth spot and helped four of its players to jump into the top ten of the Maruti Suzuki ODI rankings. Team India, ranked as low as eighth in April, now has 69 points. World champions Australia continue their dominance i

Fresh from their one-day cricket series triumph over the South Africans in Ireland, India will launch their gruelling tour of England with a four-day warm-up game against County champions Sussex here tomorrow. The two teams, however, will keep one eye on the quirky weather as it has been ra

India and Pakistan, the traditional rivals who have suffered similar failures and revivals in the recent past, face off once again in an off-shore cricket one-dayer here tomorrow. The two teams would be meeting for the first time since the World Cup two months ago, during which time both ha

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

Gautam Gambhir believes improving on his consistency will help him cement his place in the Indian cricket team. "At this level it's all about being consistent and that's what I was lacking in the past and it's very important for me," said the Delhi batsman who cracked an unbeaten

Ireland captain Trent Johnston won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the rain-curtailed cricket one-dayer here today. The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start due to rain and wet pitch conditions. South Africa handed off-spinn

South Africa will aim to improve their bench strength by giving better performers at the domestic level a look-in at the international stage as the Proteas embark on a hectic international cricket season. "On the international front, we will be using this season with its seven tours t

With their star players missing due to injury, Ireland have announced a severely depleted 13-member squad for their one-dayers against India and South Africa beginning on June 23. In the bowling department, Andre Botha, Dave Langford-Smith and most disappointingly of all, Boyd Rankin have

Recalled to the Indian one-day side, Sourav Ganguly says that apart from his regular role with the bat, he could also be useful as a bowler in the favourable conditions of England and Ireland. "I think I can contribute with the ball. It (conditions) will definitely help the ball to mo

Former Cricket Board President Raj Singh Dungarpur today described BCCI as "unprofessional" after it was embarrassed by South African Graham Ford's refusal to take up the Indian coaching job. "It was BCCI's mistake to prematurely announce Ford's name. It was very unprofessional.

Injured pace spearhead Zaheer Khan is available for selection for the tours of Ireland and England, the Cricket Board announced here today. "The MRI scan taken of Zaheer Khan's groin is clear and he should be available for selection though a final report from team physio John Gloster is

The Bob Woolmer controversy refuses to die down with Jamaican Police now claiming to have received some new information regarding the Pakistan cricket coach's mysterious death. According to 'radiojamaica' website, Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas, who declined to reveal the nature of the i

In what could invite worldwide ridicule for their already tattered image, the Jamaican Police will finally announce next week that former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural cause, said the British media. According to 'Daily Mail', the Jamaican Police would hold a press confer

Nimbus today bagged the telecast rights for the four cricket one-day internationals to be played by India in Ireland in June. Nimbus would pay USD 6.05 million per match for the series that is to be played from June 26 to July 1, Cricket Board (BCCI) Vice President Lalit Modi announced her

Indian Cricket Board's (BCCI) five-year broadcast deal with Zee Television has been cancelled, plunging the three-match ODI series against South Africa next month in doubt, a report said today. India were scheduled to play South Africa in three one-dayers in Belfast from June 26 to July 1

The Cricket Board has expressed its inability to pencil in more than one tour game prior to the four-match Test series in Australia later this year as desired by the players. "There's no chance to add any extra games. The players may want more but where's the time," BCCI secretary

Former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad is ready to give a serious thought to coaching the national team again if the Cricket Board offered him the job. Miandad, who has coached senior team on three separate terms but was removed acrimoniously on all occasions, said he had always k

The coach of Bangladesh cricket team, Dav Whatmore has turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board to consider coaching its national team. A Pakistan Cricket Board official confirmed that negotiations with Whatmore had failed to come through. "He has rejected our offer to h