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

Dope-tainted Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar was today dropped from the Asian XI team for the Afro Asia Cricket Cup due to lack of fitness. Asian Cricket Council selection committee member Mohsin Khan said the express bowler was dropped as he had not recovered from his knee injury. "The P

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

A suspect in Bob Woolmer's murder may be named after a high-level meeting between the officials of Jamaican Police and Scotland yard in London today, according to a newspaper report. The 'Jamaican Observer' said the highly complex case could come closer to conclusion after the meeting. &qu

Shaun Pollock continues to be one of South Africa's most favourite cricketers and the affable player has been nominated for top three honours of this year's South African Cricket Awards. Pollock has been nominated for the Player of the Year for the season 2007, South African Players' Playe

As the Indian cricket team reached here aiming to avenge their World Cup loss, Bangladesh vice captain Mohammad Ashraful said his side had plans to stretch Rahul Dravid's men in the upcoming series. "They will come hard at us as they probably lost out on a Super Eights spot because of u

India will play South Africa in a three-match limited overs cricket series to be held in Ireland in late June and early July. "The Irish Cricket Union (ICU) is proud that two such great cricketing nations as India and South Africa are coming to Ireland to play each other and against I

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said he wanted to get his fitness problems sorted out once and for all during the lean cricketing season to come back tougher for the home series against South Africa in September. Shoaib, who has not been named even in the probables for the Abu Dhabi

South Africa captain Graeme Smith won the toss and bat first against Australia in the second World Cup semi-final at the Beausejour Stadium in St. Lucia today. South African pacer Makhaya Ntini will not play in today’s crucial semi-final. Both teams have played 66 matches in which A

South Africa will have to shed their burden of history and perform out of their skin to halt the unstoppable march of Australia as the two teams square off in an epic semifinal showdown of the cricket World Cup tomorrow. Emotions will run high as world's top two cricketing nation once again s

After five grueling weeks of action in the Caribbean, the semi-final line up for the cricket World Cup has now been finalised with New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka and defending champions Australia clashing with South Africa. New Zealand and Sri Lanka will face-off in the first semifinal

Australia has defeated South Africa by 83 runs in their final league match to top Group 'A' at St. Kitts here. Chasing a mammoth total of 378 runs, South Africa was bowled out for 294 in 48 overs. Australia carry forward two points from this match in to the Super Eights round. Ea

Australia cricket skipper Ricky Ponting became the seventh batsman in One Day International cricket history to join the 10,000 run-club. Ponting achieved the milestone while scoring 91 runs against South Africa in St. Kitts on Saturday in a World Cup match. The dashing Aussie batsman n

Antigua has been Brian Lara's happy hunting ground and the West Indies captain hopes to be lucky again when his team crosses sword with Australia in the World Cup Super Eights opener here tomorrow. Australia have been in menacing form, amassing 300-plus score in each of the three group ma

The Australia can once again be termed mighty after their World Cup win over South Africa on Saturday which erased the bad memories of their consecutive defeats against New Zealand recently. Australia need to win this week's Super Eights World Cup matches against the West Indies and Bangl

Thanks to their disastrous Caribbean campaign, Team India can slump to as low as eighth position in the ICC ODI Championship ladder after the cricket World Cup. Rahul Dravid's men cut a sorry figure in the West Indies, managing their lone win against a lowly Bermuda and losing to Sri Lank

Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital on Sunday soon after being found unconscious in his hotel room. Woolmer, 58, is a former England test batsman and coach of South Africa. A Pakistan team spokesman told reporters that Woolmer had died within an hour of being taken to

Reigning champions Australia stormed into the Super Eight with a crushing 229-run win over the Netherland in the World Cup Group 'A' cricket one-dayer here today. After Brad Hodge smashed the Orange attack to post his maiden ODI century to propel Australia to a massive 358 for five, the p

The difference between a good player and a great player is that a great player never stops believing until he achieves his dreams, goals and desires. One such great player is Herschelle Gibbs. After having donned the limelight in the record chase of 400 plus runs against Australia last y

World champions Australia will today take on minnows Scotland here in the second match of the ICC World Cup 2007. The Aussies, who have seen a series of defeats in the past, are also plagued by injuries to key players. The two-time defending champions lost five matches in a row last mont

Has Bob Woolmer finally decided to call it quits with the Pakistan Cricket Board? This question is making the rounds in cricket circles of the country ever since Woolmer vacated his room at the National Cricket Academy in Lahore before leaving with the Pakistan team for the World Cup in the We

Younis Khan overcame a difficult pitch with an attractive half-century as Pakistan whipped South Africa by seven wickets in the final ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match here on Friday. The top-order batsman smashed 79 to help his team surpass South Africa's modest total of 199 with more than

All-rounder Andrew Hall's efforts with bat and ball rescued South Africa's in their World Cup warm-up match against Ireland in St Augustine on Monday. Hall hit an unbeaten 67 to prop up South Africa's innings of 192 and then took three for 26 as Ireland were dismissed for 157 to lose by

Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar today proclaimed himself as a doubtful starter for next month's World Cup with his knee being still a matter of concern. Shoaib, who spent the last week in London apparently to seek medical opinion on his knee problem, said he would again leave for the c

Coach Bob Woolmer today made itclear that injured fast bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif would have to prove their fitness to retaintheir places in Pakistan`s World Cup cricket squad. Woolmer not to take risk with injured players Karachi, Feb 22: Coach Bob Woolmer today made i

Coach Bob Woolmer today made it clear that injured fast bowlers like Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif would have to prove their fitness to retain their places in Pakistan's World Cup cricket squad. Woolmer said the team has been badly hit by injury worries ahead of next month's mega event

Former skipper Saurav Ganguly has given India an unexpected World Cup boost after a comeback even his most ardent fans would have thought impossible. Ganguly, 34, has been in sublime batting form, oozing with confidence and looking fitter than ever before after his internationalcareer seem

West Indies great Garfield Sobers said on Wednesday he was confident Australia would bounce back from their recent string of losses and make a strong title defence at next month’s World Cup in the Caribbean. The world champions were whitewashed 3-0 in the one-day series against hosts

A quartet of India`s golden generation of cricketers will aim for glory in West Indies in what is expected to be their last World Cup. The game`s ultimate prize is still missing from the trophy cabinets of stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly and Anil Kumble. Leg-

Beleaguered cricketer Irfan Pathan stoutly defended himself against criticism, saying he remained positive about a successful performance in the world cup despite question marks over his form and fitness. "I have been answering these queries about the loss of in-swing and drop in pa