Sydney, Nov 21(ANI): Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden and Cricket Australia board member has said that cricket is being overplayed and undervalued around the world. Hayden's comment comes after the tedious seven-match series ...

Karachi, Nov.21 (ANI): International umpire of the year, Aleem Dar has backed the International Cricket Council's (ICC) controversial umpire referral system, saying it would help reduce pressure on the umpires on the ...

Melbourne, Nov.20 (ANI): One of the best-known names in world sport, the late Don Bradman, was formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at the Bradman Oration at the Melbourne ...

Melbourne (Australia), Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Australian cricket captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is ...

Karachi, Nov 19 (IANS) Eminent Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar Thursday said the new umpire referral system will help minimise errors. The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in which each side is allowed ...

Lahore, Nov.19 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) depleting bank account is set to get a boost through a 12.5 million dollar compensation for not hosting 14 matches of the 2011-World Cup ...

London, Nov.18 (ANI): Despite refusal of several countries, Australia has decided to go ahead with the new video review system for umpires in the coming season. While both India and South Africa have ...

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IANS) World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general David Howman will be here this week to allay the apprehensions of the Indian cricket board over the 'whereabouts clause' that it ...

Melbourne, Nov 17 (IANS) A study conducted by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the custodian of the game, has raised fresh doubts on the future of Test cricket. The study revealed that only ...

Johannesburg, Nov.17 (ANI): England have been fined for a slow over rate during the second Twenty20 in Centurion. Stand-in skipper Alastair Cook has lost 20 per cent of his match fee for ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) The Indian Premier League (IPL) is facing opposition from within over its decision to re-auction players after three editions in 2011. The IPL during its three-day workshop ...

Ahmedabad, Nov 16(ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has supported master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's call for more Test cricket, saying that the lopsided schedule needed to be changed. Sri Lanka has just ...

New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India squandered a good chance to become the No.1 ODI team and slipped to the No.3 spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings after their ...

Lahore, Nov.8 (ANI): Welcoming Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's suggestions of hosting India, Pakistan one-day matches in the US, the United States Cricket Association (USACA) has said that ...

Hyderabad, Nov.5 (ANI): Powerbrokers of Cricket Australia (CA) have denied wanting the volume of fixtures against India to be reduced, though they are intent on shaving matches off a cramped international schedule. Cricket ...

Lahore, Nov.5 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief, Ijaz Butt, has said that his meeting with Indian counterparts was held in a positive atmosphere and expressed hope that cricketing ties between ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Cricket and tennis thought to be the sports where performance-enhancing drugs would not work. The myth has been broken in tennis and cricket, too, has had its ...

Mohali, Nov 3 (IANS) Australia have been fined for slow over rate during the fourth One-day international against India. Australian captain Ricky Ponting was fined 20 percent of his match fee while his ...

By Abhishek Roy Mohali, Nov 2 (IANS) For Weng Meng and her teammates nothing could have been more thrilling than watching their favourite stars --Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Sachin Tendulkar and Brett ...

Mohali, Nov 2 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt met Indian cricket board president Shashank Manohar here Monday and requested for the resumption of bilateral ties between the two neighbours. Board ...

Mohali, Nov 2 (IANS) Hindu right-wing group Shiv Sena's threat to disrupt the fourth One-day international between India and Australia remained an empty threat here Monday. Around 20-30 protesters turned up shouting anti-Australian ...

Mohali (Punjab), Oct 31 (IANS) Over 2,000 students from different schools in Punjab will come to the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here to witness the day-night match between India and Australia ...

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India and Australia cricket teams Saturday paid tribute to legendary English umpire David Shepherd, who died Oct 28, before the start of the third one-day international at ...

London, Oct 28 (IANS) Legendary England umpire David Shepherd died after a long battle with cancer Wednesday. He was 68. Shepherd, an international umpire, officiated in 172 ODIs, three consecutive World Cup ...

Vadodara, Oct 24 (IANS) There is an air of excitement as the seven-match India-Australia series gets underway here Sunday. The teams have a lot to play for as both will be ...

Karachi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is confident that the game's governing body will never approve a proposed two-tier Test system that is said to be pushed by cricket's ...

Islamabad, Oct.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) unprofessionalism was once again highlighted when it failed to convince the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to allow tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif to ...

Lahore, Oct.23 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said that the board has every right to sack the coach of the national squad if he is not liked by ...

Melbourne, Oct. 23 (ANI): Cricket Australia has reached an in-principle agreement to host the game's biggest draw-card, India, in four out of six summers under the new Future Tours Program (2012-2017). The new ...

By Alkesh Sharma Mohali, Oct 22 (IANS) The Chinese are here to learn the rudiments of cricket. The game is alien to them, but as a sporting superpower they know they can master ...