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

Australian spinner Stuart MacGill may undergo a knee surgery, which is likely to rule him out for the four-Test series against India starting December 26. MacGill's knee problem has already ruled him out of domestic cricket. The 36-year-old, who is under fire after a lacklustre show in the

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who wrongly gave Kumar Sangakkara out when he was on the verge of completing a double century against Australia, has been replaced by Pakistan's Aleem Dar for Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series against England.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

A convincing series triumph over Pakistan in the three-Test cricket series starting tomorrow would take India to third spot in the ICC Test championship table. A 3-0 or 2-0 series win over their arch rivals will lift Anil Kumble's team above South Africa to third place behind Austral

Former Sri Lanka cricket coach Tom Moody feels years of frustration was most likely behind Marvan Atapattu's extraordinary 'muppet' attack on national selectors. Recalled Test batsman Atapattu caused a stir in Australia and his homeland when he branded Sri Lanka's national selectors 'muppe

Sri Lanka's state television Rupavahini will sponsor the country's cricket tournaments for the next five years. This would, however, not include the India-Sri Lanka Test series to be played in June next year, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) media manager Samantha Algama said. He said a

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Test cricket rivalry between Australia and Sri Lanka, the two cricket Boards today announced a new trophy -- Warne Muralitharan Trophy -- in honour of their legendary spinners. The two countries will fight it out for the first trophy in the upcoming two-Te

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has highlighted concerns that his side may be physically and mentally exhausted when it arrives in Australia in December following a gruelling schedule. The Indians have been flat out almost since May, and they will play arch rival Pakistan in a t

Former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coach has accepted to be Director (Operations) at India's National Cricket Academy, but wants to give more opportunities to local coaches to train the youngsters. Whatmore, who has been offered a three-year contract, said he would like to give space to the c

The Sri Lankan cricket authorities today cleared seven of its eight players to play in the BCCI backed multi-million Indian Premier League (IPL) scheduled for April next year. Captain Mahela Jayawardene and spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan are among the top players to have signed

The Australian cricket team breathed a huge sigh of relief today when captain Ricky Ponting was cleared for the upcoming seven-match one-day series in India. Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel confirmed that Ponting, who suffered a hamstring strain during the ongoing Twenty20 Wor

The Pakistan team has put its celebrations on hold despite registering exciting wins over Sri Lanka and Australia in the Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa. Pakistan reached the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup after back to back wins over Sri Lanka and Australia, who p

Explosive half centuries by skipper Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan and a splendid bowling performance by Shahid Afridi helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs in their Super Eight match of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup here on Monday. After posting a formidable total of 189 for six wicket

India presented themselves with a nice gift on the eve of 60th anniversary of Independence, as their first series win in England in 21 years pushed them to third place in the ICC Test Championship table. The 1-0 success against England in the three-Test series earned Rahul Dravid's men fiv

Seeking to bury the jelly-bean incident as a thing of past, England spinner Monty Panesar said cricket should be played in the right spirit. Panesar said the jellygate in the second Test at Trent Bridge was "unintentional" and should not affect the game's spirit in future. "

Unfazed by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's less than impressive show behind the stumps so far, India's fielding coach Robin Singh today said it would take time for the wicketkeeper to adapt to the tough English conditions. "Dhoni has not lost his confidence and not dropped any catches. He has

The International Cricket Council today announced the names of nine umpires and three match referees, excluding those who officiated in the World Cup final, for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup to be held in South Africa. A total of 27 matches will be played in the September 11-24 tour

India had one eye on the weather as they were struggling to save defeat in the first cricket Test against England, reaching 207 for 5 at lunch on the final day in their pursuit of 380 for an unlikely victory. VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept England bowlers at bay after the early d

Rudra Pratap Singh made his Lord's debut memorable by claiming his career-first five-wicket haul but Kevin Pietersen's timely century helped England set India a daunting target of 380 in the first cricket Test here today. Pietersen hit an attacking 134, his first hundred against India, an

Scheduled to visit Pakistan for a Test and ODI series later this year, South Africa has expressed its concern over the brewing political scenario in the country. A six-member security delegation of the United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) is visiting the country to assess the secur

Australian fast bowler Geoff Lawson seems to have nudged ahead of compatriots Dav Whatmore and Richard Done in the race to become the Pakistan cricket coach with captain Shoaib Malik favouring him over the other two candidates. Pakistan's cricket manager Talat Ali, who met with the Chairma

Australian Cricketers' Association Chief Paul Marsh has criticised the International Cricket Council for premature staging of the Twenty20 World Cup this year, saying the initial focus should be its development at domestic level. "The administrators need to work out, is Twenty20 serio

Former India coach Greg Chappell has said that only one tour game before the first cricket Test could leave the Indian team under-prepared for the tough tour of Australia later this year. India would get to play only one three-day tour match against Victoria at the Junction Oval from Decem

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

Dave Nosworthy, the New Zealand 'A' and Canterbury coach whose has reportedly applied for the job of coaching the Indian cricket team, has pleaded ignorance about the news. South African Nosworthy said he knew nothing about the BCCI's shortlist but said that his London-based agent might ha

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

Fans can look forward to a cricketing extravaganza as ESPN STAR Sports prepares to telecast India's tour of England and Australia and the inaugral Twenty20 World Cup. ESPN-STAR will telecast 157 days of cricket from June 2007 to September 2008 which also includes the Asia Cup 2008 and the

Dav Whatmore until a month ago was more interested in coaching the Indian team than any other side. Having snubbed initial overtures from the Pakistan Cricket Board in the hope that he would get the coveted coaching position with the Indian team after the World Cup, Whatmore is now keen to

BCCI President Sharad Pawar, after being elected Chairman of the 2011 World Cup Organising Committee, vowed today to make the event spectator friendly with low priced tickets for the cricket-crazy fans in the sub-continent. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Naseem Ashraf was named chief conven

Umpires Mark Benson, Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar will stand in the upcoming cricket matches in Ireland which will also see India and South Africa in action. Australian Alan Hurst has been appointed match referee for the matches to be played between June 23 and July 1. India's match against