After months legal wrangle with the Indian Cricket League, senior Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf may finally end up joining the rebel Twenty20 series, thus ending his international career. Sources close to the batsman have confirmed to PTI that Yousuf has conveyed to the ICL organisers th

Virender Sehwag does not hanker after Test captaincy and the swashbuckling opener says as a senior member of the squad, he would keep giving his inputs to whoever leads the side. While ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the overwhelming favourite to take over the Test reins fr

Known for scoring big hundreds, Indian opener Virender Sehwag today disclosed his secret of tall scores, saying he can sort out any bowler if he carefully plays for an hour and a half in the beginning.Sehwag, who was unbeaten at 128 after the first day of the crucial second cricket Test agains

The Cricket Board has recommended India's ODI and Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for any sportsperson in the country. BCCI Chief Administrative Officer Ratnakar Shetty said the board has already forwarded its r

Languishing at the bottom of the points table and with no hopes to make it to the semis, Adam Gilchrist today admitted that his team Deccan Chargers had been "outplayed" and they would be playing to get "some momentum going" in their remaining IPL games. "We have be

South Africa get all set to take on West Indies cricket team in an altogether different ball game in the one off twenty20 One day at Johannesburg this Friday in what promises to be an exciting encounter. South Africa and West Indies have been recently involved in a three match cricket

The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will not affect Australia's upcoming tour of the country, Cricket Australia today said. CA spokesman Peter Young said there was no imminent danger to the tour and a final decision will be taken later, near the scheduled beg

Cricket Australia is well on course of introducing a revolutionary and untouched idea of day and night Tests. White lights and coloured clothings have illuminated one-day cricket and the most recent Twenty20 format, but the traditional five-day game with a history of 130-years have been spa

Delhi Jets entered the semifinals of the ICL Twenty20 tournament here today after skipper Marvan Atapattu led from the front, hitting an unbeaten 64, to guide them to a six-wicket win over Chennai Superstars. Chasing 175 runs to win after electing to field, openers Taufeeq Umar (20)

Australia's regular vice captain Adam Gilchrist is sulking after the selectors ignored him and handed the captaincy reins to youngster Michael Clarke for Tuesday's Twenty20 match against New Zealand in Perth. Chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch admitted the decision to make Clarke lead

Undaunted by the Cricket Board's constant browbeating and putting behind all speculation, the Indian Cricket League (ICL) finally rolls off the block with Delhi Jets taking on Chandigarh Lions in the inaugural match at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here tomorrow. Spread over two weeks, the

The BCCI-backed Indian Premier League may have the best of current players on its roster but the Indian Cricket League recruit Chris Cairns feels the so-called rebel venture would be a bigger hit with the fans as it has more local youngsters. "The IPL will have a lot of current player

BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata, on December 1, where Gary Kirsten's appointment as India's cricket coach could be ratified. "The BCCI office bearers will meet in Kolkata on December 1 where the issue of the new coach will certainly come up. The members would be briefed on al

The 50 overs format of cricket is facing "serious threat" from Twenty20 version of the game and may not survive in the long run, says former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns. "I think T20 will surely supercede the 50 over game," said Cairns, who will play for Chandi

The Indian Cricket League has unveiled the teams' colours and logos for its inaugural Twenty20 league to start later this month. Chandigarh Lions, Mumbai Champs, Kolkata Tigers, Delhi Jets, Chennai Superstars and Hyderabad Heroes are to take part in the tournament to be held at Panchakula. T

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the Twenty20 victory over Australia will boost his team's confidence as it prepares to take on Pakistan in a hectic five ODI and two Test series next month. "This victory, as well as the last ODI victory, will give us a lot of confidence and mo

Ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that India's Twenty20 World Cup victory is the best cricketing experience of his career so far. Harbhajan said India's T20 world title triumph would now make the game more popular in the country. "I could not ask to be part of anything better. Th

India's historic win at the Twenty20 World Cup had not imposed any pressure on the team which has worked out a strategy to take on the Aussies to fight "fire with fire" in the coming ODI series, Robin Uthappa, part of the victorious team, said today. "The pressure is not on

BCCI Chief Sharad Pawar was today all praise for Twenty20 world champion Indian cricket team and its captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the felicitation of the team at the Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai, Pawar said the young brigade has brought an all new dimension to Indian cricket. Comme

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

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

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

It was a great challenge for the Indian batsman to take the one day games seriously during the early days and the attitude of the team changed in the early '80s during the Australia tour while taking part in a triangular tournament, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said today. "When

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh today emphasised on the need for the tail-enders to contribute with the bat. "It is important for bowlers to bat and contribute. As we bat down the order, the 20-odd runs that we can contribute is very important. All the bowlers have been working

Scotland's cricket selectors have named an unchanged side for next month's cricket Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean following a successful build-up in Kenya over the last few weeks. The 15 players who originally set out on the five-week tour to Sharjah, Mombasa and Nairobi have been inv

Pakistan and India will play a friendly one day cricket match at the Lords on July 12 to raise funds for a charity headed by Prince Charles. "The Lords game is confirmed and it is not only for a good cause but will also provide Pakistani and Indians living in England to watch their

Nathan Astle remained unbeaten as New Zealand reached their target of 116 with nine balls remaining to secure victory in their Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka. Astle struck an unbeaten 40 off 37 balls to guide the home side to victory, while opener Brendon McCullum contributed 28