Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir hit impressive half-centuries to give India a solid start as the visitors reach 151 without loss at lunch on the opening day of the second cricket Test here today.Sehwag was unbeaten on 91 while Gambhir was batting at 50 after India, aiming to square the seri

With no certain word still on Sachin Tendulkar's Indian Premier League debut tomorrow, Kings XI Punjab will be eager to take the opportunity to clinch an elusive win at home turf against Mumbai Indians here. The Yuvraj Singh-led Punjab team, having lost both its matches -- against Chenna

India may have been forced to settle for a draw in the second Test against Pakistan but the trio of Wasim Jaffer, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly can take heart from the fact that the Kolkata runfeast has pushed them up in the ICC Players Rankings. Thanks to his double century in the f

South African umpire Rudi Koertzen, who wrongly gave Kumar Sangakkara out when he was on the verge of completing a double century against Australia, has been replaced by Pakistan's Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series against England. Koertzen, a veteran of 86 Test matches and 18

Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara has risen to a career-high third position in the latest LG ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting an unbeaten 200 against Bangladesh. The stylish left-hander, playing as a batting specialist after starting as a wicketkeeper-batsman, scored his fifth

Kenya is likely to host the next Afro Asia Cup which would be held in June next year, the Asian Cricket Council said today. "The next Afro-Asia Cup, the third edition, will be held next June in Africa and the likely venue is Kenya where the facilities and weather would be ideal,"

The new look Pakistan cricket squad prepared to fly out to Abu Dhabi today to play a one-day series against Sri Lanka with new captain, Shoaib Malik exhorting his team to get back to winning ways. Malik also made it clear he was not under any pressure leading the side for the first time in a

The Sri Lanka skipper, Mahela Jayawardene, today exuded confidence in his team, saying that they are ready for the big match. "We are ready for the final showdown. We are ready to beat the best. I would be quite happy to play whoever comes up in the final," a pumped up Sri Lank

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

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly provided much-needed breakthrough to his side when he had Dilshan caught by Robin Uthappa on 28 after the visitors lost four early wickets against India in the fourth and final limited-overs international being played here today. Silva is not out o

Indian speedster Zaheer Khan claimed a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka managed a modest total of 230 runs in the third One Day International of the four-match series here. Left-arm seamer Zaheer blasted the Lankan top order in a sensational opening spell when he had 3-4 in his first three

Indian pacer Zaheer Khan has sent shock waves across the Sri Lankan camp as he has taken three Sri Lankan wickets. Last ODI charmer Kumar Sangakkara was bowled by Zaheer Khan as the ball kept a little low and nipped back in only to take the bottom edge from Sangakkara’s bat to hit on his

In a dramatic turn of event, India suffered an lower order batting collapse which allowed Sri Lanka to register a thrilling five-run victory in the second cricket one-dayer here today. Chasing Sri Lanka's 257-8 built around Kumar Sangakkara's brilliant 110, the Indians were cruising along

Indian skipper Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field in the second one day international against Sri Lanka at the Madhavrao Scindia ground here today. India made one change in their eleven fielded in the washed out first ODI in Kolkata, opting for a double spin attack by bringing

The Sri Lankan vice-captain, Kumar Sangakkara, today said his side has an all-round attack and an "X-factor" to succeed in the upcoming four-match one day series against India. Sangakkara said while the visitors boasted a variety of pacers, the arrival of sling-shot Lasith Mali

Sri Lanka won the fourth one-dayer against New Zealand by 189 runs here on today, squaring their 5-ODI series at 2-2, sources said. According to the sources, Sri Lanka bundled out the Kiwis for a paltry 73 -- their second-lowest total in one-day internationals. Sri Lanka made 262 f