Sachin Tendulkar has pipped Brian Lara as Shane Warne's greatest cricketer. Warne, who released the last ten names of his 50 greatest cricketers, said it was a "close call" to choose between Tendulkar and Lara, but rates the Indian ahead because of his 'mental toughness'. "I

England Test captain Michael Vaughan lavished praise on Zaheer Khan, saying the Indian pace spearhead's out of the box ideas particularly made the going tough for the hosts and was "something we can all learn from". "India, and Zaheer Khan in particular, deserve a lot of credi

Sitting on piles of runs in both forms of cricket and with virtually every batting record in his pocket, Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of the modern era, according to former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns. Enjoying every bit of his stint with the Lashings World XI after

After surprisingly failing to remain in contention for team India's coach, former Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore has now responded positively to Pakistan's job offer, PCB sources claimed today. The source said that former Pakistan captain, Wasim Akram had also been consulted on the appoint

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

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

Former Pakistan cricket captain and bowling legend Wasim Akram will train fast bowlers for the national team. The channel sources added that Akram, Pakistan's leading wicket-taker who retired four years ago, will supervise a special two-week camp in the eastern city of Lahore from mid-M

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,

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,

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

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

The Pakistan Cricket Board's move to invite former greats for delivering pep-talk to the World Cup-bound players has not found favour from former captain Javed Miandad, who thinks it's too late to organise such meetings. A PCB official confirmed that chairman Naseem Ashraf had contacted g