England will play Netherlands in the first game of the 2009 version of the ICC World T20 at Lord's. This will be a Group B encounter, with Pakistan being the third team in the fray. England's build-up in the tournament has been reasonable, having won both their warm-up games. However, one

Australia's coach, Tim Nielsen has called on the cricketing authorities to show greater respect to the shortest version of the game, T20, than what they are at present. Even 2 years after the inaugural World T20 that was held in South Africa, cricketing tours normally hover around Tests and OD

The dismal performances of West Indies spilled over from the Test matches to the ODIs as well with the visitors being thrashed by the Andrew Strauss led England team in the 2nd ODI played at Bristol. Batting 1st, the visitors were dismissed for a paltry 160 in 38.3 overs, a target that was ach

Not many would have forgotten the memorable Test series that was played between the West Indies and the visiting English side just about a couple of months ago. It was a dramatic series that West Indies managed to hold on to after having secured a win in the 1st Test of the 5-match rubbe

The art of spin bowling has fascinated millions of cricket lovers all throughout the world for many a year. The 90's saw the focus shift from pace bowling to spin bowling in international cricket as the likes of Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, Saqlain Mustaq and Muttiah Muralitharan engineered

Australia will be hoping to wrap up the five match West Indies Australia ODI series by winning the fifth match at Basseterre this coming Sunday 6th July 2008 to register a clean sweep over much weakened West Indies. Australia already lead the series 4-0 and having already won the test se

Australia will be hoping to take an impressive 4-0 the five match West Indies Australia ODI series when they come up against a much weakened and demoralised West Indies outfit this coming Friday 4th July 2008 at Basseterre. Australia already have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series an

The West Indies cricket team will be hoping to keep their chances of a shock series triumph over Australia alive in the 2nd One Dayer of the five match West Indies- Australia test series starting this coming Friday 27th June 2008 in St. George's Park. West Indies are already 1-0 down

West Indies will be hoping to create a major upset when they come up against the mighty Australians in the third test of the three match Frank Worrel test series. The Windies have fought the Australians closely, contrary to most expectations and will be hoping that they can reward their exci

Australia will be eyeing to retain the Frank Worrel Australia West Indies test series trophy wrapped up when they come up against improving West Indies in the second test match at North Sound this coming Friday. The Australians held their own amidst some strong resistance by the Windies

West Indies will be hoping to finally make a strong comeback into the powerhouses of international cricket when they come up against Australia in the first of the three test match Frank Worrel Series in Kingston. West Indies have won a single test series for the past four years and with

Australia will be hoping to get the better over the West Indies in the upcoming cricket test series at home and maintain their unblemished record over the past few years. Australia have dominated World cricket in recent years like no other side in the history of the game and despite the

West Indies will be hoping to kick start a revival with a test series victory over the mighty Australian test cricket team when the three match test series starting on the 22nd of May. The West Indies have not won a test series for over four years now and will be hard pressed to pick out

The West Indies team are firm favorites to win the second ODI of the on going One Day International series against Sri Lanka. The first match that was held recently between the two teams ended in the most unexpected manner. The match was down to the wire and was decided in the last o

The upcoming West Indies Sri Lanka cricket test series should prove to be a mighty battle between two sides trying to put up a brave face in the midst of baptism and crisis in their ranks. Both West Indies and Sri Lanka have played well below par in the recent series and will be hoping

Sri Lanka will be hoping to redeem themselves after a disappointing series down under with a test series victory over West Indies in the Caribbean over the upcoming month, the firs of which starts this Saturday 22nd March 2008 in Guyana. Sri Lanka come into this series on the back of s

Sri Lanka will be hoping to take full advantage of any weakness or chinks in the armour of a tired Australian attack when they face the world Champions for the first time in ODI format since the recently concluded World Cup final in the West Indies last summer. The Australians have been

South Africa will be looking to complete a comprehensive 5-0 rout over the hapless West Indies and give retiring hero Shaun Pollock a fitting farewell with a victory over the Windies in the fifth chapter of this five match MTN ODI series to be played at the Wanderers this Sunday.

South Africa will be looking to take one step further in demolishing an already fragile West Indies confidence when they host the fourth one dayer at the Kingsmead Oval in Durban in three days. South Africa have an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series and on the current turn of events, it

South Africa will be firm favourites to wrap up the ongoing five match South Africa vs West Indies MTN One day Series at Port Elizabeth in two days time. South Africa how have a strong 2-0 lead coming into this clash against the West Indies and will be no doubt buoyed by their all ro

The Stanford Twenty20 championship is being held in the Caribbean with an eye to promote cricketing culture in the West Indies and with a wide range of ex- West Indies legends playing their trade after years of retirement, it represent a great chance for cricket lovers throughout the wor

South Africa will be firm favourites to take a dominating 2-0 lead in the ongoing South Africa vs West Indies MTN One day Series at Cape Town this Friday. South Africa won the first match convincingly courtesy of some fine seam bowling coupled with some excellent top order batting by

Pakistan face up against a depleted Zimbabwe in the first of the rearranged five matches Pakistan Zimbabwe one day series to be held at Karachi this coming Monday. This match was initially scheduled to be played in Hyderabad but the PCB later moved to Karachi keeping the recent political

South Africa and West Indies get ready to go head on in the first one dayer of the MTN South African West Indies cricket series after an enthralling three match one day series which ended in a 2-1 triumph for South Africa. South Africa and West Indies have both done well in their recen

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 South Africa VS West Indies cricket test series started with South Africa as favorites, and then came the twist when West Indies won the first test match. The second test match between the two countries was then expected to be a battle for survival for South Africa and a platform

South Africa go into this crunch match against the Windies in Cape Town looking to erase the surprise 1-0 deficit at Port Elizabeth five days ago. The West Indies, who until then hadn't won a single test match in 2007 pulled off a marvelous performance both with the bath and the ball and will

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

Yuvraj Singh may have set the shorter version of the game alight to emerge as India's middle order mainstay but the dashing left-hander would spend the first cricket Test against Pakistan warming the bench with VVS Laxman in action, hinted captain Anil Kumble. Addressing his first pre-matc

Fans can look forward to a run feast when India takes on Pakistan in the fourth cricket one-dayer here with the pitch curator promising a high-scoring game. Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association's Chief curator Samundar Singh Chauhan said he has prepared a perfect batting wicket for the match