The seven-week long World Cup in the West Indies courted sharp criticism from the Marylebone Cricket Club, which said that the quadrennial event should be played within a month's time. Offering several recommendations for better conduct of the show-piece event, MCC World Cricket Committee,

Former India cricket coach John Wright is all set to take over as the head coach of Australia's Centre of Excellence. According to a report in the 'Sydney Morning Herald', Wright is set to fill the post left vacant by Tim Nielson, who took over as Australia's coach after the World Cup. The

Former Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq was preceived as an "autocrat" by different players of his team, a member of the Performance Evaluation Committee (PEC) that probed Pakistan's failure at the cricket World Cup said. Various players, who had played with Inzamam, gave their feed

His partners may come and go, but Anil Kumble goes on forever. The World Cup severely dented the reputation of many an established player in the Indian team, but with the exception of Kumble. The 35-year-old leggie has come through several crises in his 17-year-long playing career. Po

The new look Pakistan cricket squad prepared to fly out to Abu Dhabi today to play a one-day series against Sri Lanka with new captain, Shoaib Malik exhorting his team to get back to winning ways. Malik also made it clear he was not under any pressure leading the side for the first time in a

Asserting that the Indian Cricket League was not meant to antagonise the BCCI, former player and one of the directors on ICL's executive board Kiran More said the planned series would contribute to the game's growth in the country. "We should see the ICL as an opportunity which will p

Unwilling to lose momentum after clinching the series, Indian skipper Rahul David today stressed that his team will stick to the target of making a clean sweep of the three-match series to gear up for tougher challnges in the coming months. "We are very keen [to make it 3-0]. That was o

Former India captain Kapil Dev will head the Executive Board of the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL), it was announced here today. The other members of the Board include former stumper and ex-chief selector Kiran More, former England captain Tony Greg and Australian cricketer-turned-commen

Stressing on the importance of teamwork, Pakistan Cricket Board today called upon senior players of the team to provide complete support to new captain Shoaib Malik. In a meeting with the Abu Dhabi-bound squad today, PCB chairman Naseem Ashraf said he hoped the players had learnt their lessons

Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar today admitted that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was responsible for denying the hosts victory in the opening game of the three-match one-day cricket series. Bashar said the dashing wicketkeeper-batsman made all the difference as the visitors registered a five-wic

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

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who defied cramps to fashion an Indian victory in the first of the three-match one day cricket series against Bangladesh, today termed his unbeaten 91 as one of the most memorable innings of his career. Dhoni fought a cramped right hamstring to take his team home with a

Cricket Australia has shot back at its Sri Lankan counterpart for terming Adam Gilchrist's squash ball tactic as "unethical" and defended their vice-captain as a "highly principled man". CA Spokesman Peter Young refused to admit that Gilchrist gained an unfair advantage

Batting great Brian Lara, who has often been on a collision course with the Caribbean cricket stablishment, has taken another potshot at the West Indies Board by questioning their integrity and efficiency. Lara made the remarks against the WICB at a function to inaugurate a cancer treatmen

Irked by the "unethical" charge levelled at Adam Gilchrist for using a squash ball in his gloves in the World Cup final, outgoing Australian coach John Buchanan said people should not make fuss over this "non-issue". More than a week after the final in which Gilchrist bel

Disappointed at Sourav Ganguly being kept out of the coming ODI series, Bangladesh cricket fans are now eagerly looking forward to see the former Indian captain in action in the two Test matches during the latter half of the tour. Ganguly, who has a huge fan following in Bangladesh, was dr

Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev today asked the Indian team to be collective in standing up to Bangladesh's challenge rather than relying on the heroics of any one player in the upcoming away series. "There are some individual players whose performance is matchless but they are not bigge

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

Sri lankan spin Wizard Muthiah Muralitharan has said he won't be associated with the game in any other form after leaving it as a player. "I am not thinking about it (staying on) because I have played this game since I was six or seven so when I retire I will retire properly," M

After flexing its muscles over the players' contracts, the Cricket Board today made a tame climb down and said the Bangladesh-bound team members can sign the contract even after returning from the tour if they were not happy with some of the clauses. "I don't have a feed back yet from

Had Adam Gilchrist been a selector, he would have long dropped himself from the Australian ranks and the opener feels he really tested the patience of national selectors with his stretch of poor run. The Australian vice-captain produced one of the most memorable knocks of his spectacular ca

Even as the Australian government stepped up pressure on Cricket Australia to boycott its tour of Zimbabwe in September, captain Ricky Ponting said every player should be allowed to make an independent decision on the issue. "There are some issues there and every individual player will

Australian captain Ricky Ponting today admitted that the farcical finish to the cricket World Cup took a bit of the gloss off his side's third consecutive triumph. Australia's win in the final against Sri Lanka was marred by some poor officiating. With the Sri Lankan batsmen accepting an

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

The International Cricket Council has drawn flak from former cricketers Darren Lehmann of Australia and England all rounder Derek Pringle for considering umpires' nationality over their "excellence" in big games like World Cup final. The duo believe the ICC must move beyond parochi

With the World Cup disaster behind them, the Indian team think-tank assembled here today to begin a new innings with a five-day conditioning camp from Wednesday before embarking on the Bangladesh tour. Newly-appointed cricket manager Ravi Shastri and skipper Rahul Dravid flew in here to w

Australia recorded a hat-trick of World Cup titles by subduing a fighting Sri Lanka to a 53-run win in a rain-marred cricket final here on Saturday. Adam Gilchrist set the tone for an imposing Australian total as he hammered a 104-ball 149, the highest score in a summit clash as well as

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

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

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given advertisement for a new national coach, a post lying vacant since Bob Woolmer's murder on March 18. The PCB said in a statement that the advertisement had been forwarded to the ICC, cricket boards and other International Cricket websites. &quo