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| Flintoff doubtful for India vs England Test cricket series
Andrew Flintoff's arthroscopy on his left ankle may have gone well but the talismanic
all-rounder looks doubtful for the Test series against India starting
next month.
The England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement that yesterday's
operation went well but Flintoff is unlikely to p
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Additional ODIs is a threat to fitness of cricket players
The ICC Cricket Committee has expressed deep concern at the crammed international
calendar, saying "the addition of many ODIs" to the Future Tour
Programme was bound to have a "severe impact" on the standard of the
game and the players' fitness.
"The committee expr
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| Nimbus to telecast Ireland Vs South Africa ODIs to be held in Belfast
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
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Adam Gilchrist considering ODI retirement to extend Test cricket career
After maintaining for long that he would not give up any form of cricket, Australian
stumper Adam Gilchrist now says the increasingly gruelling international
schedule is forcing him to contemplate ODI retirement in order to prolong
his Test career.
Gilchrist said the birth of his third chi
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| No time for extra warm up cricket games on Australian tour
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
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Indian cricket team look to wrap up bangladesh tour with victory
India would look to brush aside the minor concern about opener Wasim Jaffer's
form and finish off their Bangladesh tour with a flourish by clinching
the Test series with a victory in the second and last match beginning here tomorrow.
While the unproductive first Test ended India's all-win
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| Present Indian cricket team is high on quality Mohammad Ashraful
Impressed with the new-look Indian team, Bangladesh vice-captain and dashing
willower Mohammad Ashraful said the visiting side is high on quality.
Drawing a comparison between the present Indian team and the
one that toured Bangladesh in 2004, Ashraful said the current lot was a more
you
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Unfit Munaf Patel called back, Ishant Sharma inducted as replacement
India suffered another setback in the bowling department with Munaf Patel
being called back from the Bangladesh tour after being declared unfit due
to a lower back spasm.
Patel strained himself while bowling in the nets yesterday and had to sit out
of the first Test against Bangladesh that
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| Talismanic Anil Kumble ready for another Cricket battle
His partners may come and go, but Anil Kumble goes on forever.
The World Cup severely dented the reputation of many
an established player in the Indian team, but with the exception of Kumble.
The 35-year-old leggie has come through several crises in his
17-year-long playing career. Po
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England West indies cricket series live on ESPN STAR Sports
West Indies' cricket tour of England comprising four Tests, two Twenty20
matches and three one-dayers -- will be telecast live on ESPN STAR Sports.
The Test series starts tomorrow at Lord's and will end on the June 19.
The Tests would be followed by a break of eight days.
The teams will then
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| SA offers neutral host of Australia Zimbabwe cricket series
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said it's ready to be the "neutral host"
in case Australia and Zimbabwe agree to go ahead with their controversial
one day series.
The three-match ODI series runs the risk of being scrapped altogether after
the Australian government banned its cricketer
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Dhaka awaiting the arrival of Prince of Kolkata Sourav Ganguly
Disappointed at Sourav Ganguly being kept out of the coming ODI
series, Bangladesh cricket fans are now eagerly looking forward to see
the former Indian captain in action in the two Test matches during the latter
half of the tour.
Ganguly, who has a huge fan following in Bangladesh, was dr
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| Virendra Sehwag to lead India if Dravid misses first ODI
Virender Sehwag is likely to lead Team India in the first ODI against Bangladesh
on May 10 in case regular captain Rahul Dravid sits out of the match with
a nose injury.
Dravid was hit by an RP Singh bouncer on the penultimate day of the conditioning
camp in Kolkata and though he is stated
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Umpires named for India-Bangadesh cricket Odi series
Ashoka De Silva of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh's Enamul Huq
and Nadir Shah will officiate in three-match one day cricket series
between India and Bangladesh beginning from May 10.
Shah will stand with neutral umpire De Silva in the first match at Mirpur while
Huq will join him for the last tw
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| Glenn Mcgrath fifth among all time great bowlers
Glenn McGrath, who retired from international cricket after Australia's cricket
World Cup win against Sri Lanka on Saturday, finished his career in fifth
place in the all-time LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers.
McGrath, who was named as Player of the Tournament after taking 26 wickets, is
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New Zealand begin World Cup 07 campaign in style
Full marks to New Zealand for beginning their maiden World Cup hunt with
roaring confidence notwithstanding some worrying moments during the onset of chasing
a modest total of 207 set by the English team. Kiwis are a very strong contender
for the World Cup this time around as they are riding h
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| Australia sound warning bells with emphatic win over Scotland
Three-time champions Australia sounded an ominous warning to their World Cup
rivals thumping minnows Scotland by a record 203-run margin in the Group
'A' encounter here on Wednesday.
The Aussies, smarting under a five-match losing streak and
dethroned as world's number one one-day side,
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Australia sound warning bells with emphatic win over Scotland Cricket Team
Three-time champions Australia sounded an ominous warning to their World Cup
rivals thumping minnows Scotland by a record 203-run margin in the Group
'A' encounter here on Wednesday.
The Aussies, smarting under a five-match losing streak and
dethroned as world's number one one-day side,
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| Dhoni dismisses reports about wedding plans
Indian wicketkeeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, today dismissed media reports
which claimed about his 'imminent wedding' soon after the World Cup.
"I am greatly amused at the media speculation about my
marriage. In fact, I am waiting that some day the media may hand me an invitatio
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Indo-Pak veteran match under clouds
The Meerut district administration has expressed its apprehensions over hosting
the third and final ODI between the veteran cricket teams of India
and Pakistan.
Former Indian Test cricketer and Board of Veteran
Cricket in India (BVCI) president Chetan Chauhan held parleys with
senior
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| Struggling Pathan upbeat ahead of WC
Indian paceman Irfan Pathan on Thursday brushed aside concerns over his form and
fitness, saying he was confident of delivering at next month's World Cup
in the Caribbean.
"Whatever has happened in the last eight months has made
me stronger. I am happy to have gone through this phas
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Now, Greg Chappell is among 30 probables
Australia may have slipped from the top of ODI team rankings, but that
has not stopped them from picking their best ever one day team.
On the occasion of 20th anniversary of its maiden World Cup
triumph, Cricket Australia announced an `initial 30-member squad`, which
features Indian coa
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| Dhoni moves up in ICC rankings
India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position
overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player Rakings
for ODI batsmen.
The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings charts
last year, has just completed a successful four-match
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Pathan ready to prove fitness
Plagued by a lackluster form and niggling injuries, Irfan Pathan admitted that
things were not going his way but was keen to prove his form and fitness before
the World Cup.
Pathan, who is part of the World Cup squad, has been
asked to play for West Zone in the Deodhar Trophy one dayer a
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| I was confident of WC berth after Cuttack knock: Karthick
Young middle order batsman Dinesh Karthick said his match-winning half-century
that helped India beat the West Indies at Cuttack was crucial in
winning him a berth in the World Cup squad.
"Definitely my chances increased after I got runs (top-score
of 63) in the Cuttack game (on Jan
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Show trust in us: Hussey to selectors
Australian cricketer Mike Hussey today asked the selectors not to read
much into the recent losses and show trust in the team to fight its way back to
the top.
Australia slumped to their second consecutive one-day
defeat against New Zealand-- their fourth loss in as many ODIs,
which k
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| I’m not surprised at WC exclusion: Powar
Ramesh Powar says he did not expect to be picked for World Cup after not getting
enough opportunities to prove himself in the lead up matches but rues that he
never got a chance to show his all-round ability.
Powar, who narrowly missed the flight to the Caribbean for
the quadrennial event
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Comments from people are pretty unhelpful: Buchanan
Outgoing Australian coach John Buchanan has hit back at his critics, saying
the claims of over-training the players were "nonsense" and such comments
were not helping the team.
"I think that's nonsense. The notion of overtraining,
I'd like to know what the definition of tha
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| I will think of World Cup when I reach WI: Ganguly
After a brilliant performance in the India Sri Lanka ODI series,
former skipper Sourav Ganguly returned home today to a warm welcome from
fans.
Ganguly, who arrived from Visakhapatnam by Cormandel
Express, was received at the Howrah station by his family and friends even as
hundreds o
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Chamara Silva's maiden ton rescues Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka rode on a maiden hundred by Chamara Silva to recover from another
top order slump and post a challenging 259 for seven in 47 overs in the fourth
and final cricket one-dayer against India here today.
Twenty-seven-year old Silva justified his inclusion in place
of Upul Tharanga by
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