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England to focus on power hitting, greater athleticism against Proteas in ODIs

November 6th, 2009 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI -
Bloemfontein (S. Africa), Nov.6 (ANI): The England cricket team management has said the players will be asked to focus on power hitting and on greater athleticism in the field when they take ...

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Oz cricket powerbrokers deny wanting fixtures against India reduced

November 5th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI -
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 ...

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Dyson eyes coaching job with New Zealand

November 2nd, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, Nov 2 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka and West Indies coach John Dyson has the job of the New Zealand coach in his sights. Dyson has previously coached Sri Lanka and the West ...

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Ponting backs battling Brett Lee’s return to Test arena

November 2nd, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov 2 (ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed Brett Lee's bid to beat his injury and come back into Test contention, but the fast bowler's friends Damien Fleming and Michael ...

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Alam eyeing clean-sweep against New Zealand to silence critics

October 31st, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Oct.31 (ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam is eyeing a clean-sweep against New Zealand in the UAE one-day series, beginning November 3, to silence the critics who had come down hard ...

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‘Confident’ Alam says Pak will beat NZ ‘comprehensively’ in UAE series

October 30th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Karachi, Oct.30 (ANI): A 'confident' Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that his team is well balanced and experienced enough to give the Kiwis a tough fight in the one-day series ...

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Trott partied with Proteas players after their UK series win: Vaughan

October 29th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct. 29 (ANI): Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has said that the team's latest batting star Jonathan Trott partied with the South African players after they had won the Test ...

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Yousuf eyeing run-feast in possibly his last New Zealand, Australia tours

October 27th, 2009 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Oct 27(ANI): Pakistani batsman Mohammad Yousuf has indicated that the tour of New Zealand and Australia might be his last trip to the region, and so was looking forward to score ...

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Fleming will make a wonderful Black Caps coach: Vettori

October 25th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, Oct 25 (ANI): New Zealand's captain and de facto coach Daniel Vettori believes former skipper Stephen Fleming would make a wonderful Black Caps coach. Vettori will lead the team to the United ...

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England will miss not having Harmison, warns Proteas coach

October 24th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.24 (ANI): South Africa cricket coach Mickey Arthur believes England have missed a trick by not selecting fast bowler Steve Harmison for their winter tour of his country. The Durham paceman ...

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New Zealand Cricket accepts resignation of coach Moles

October 24th, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, Oct 24 (ANI): New Zealand Cricket confirmed on Saturday that coach Andy Moles has resigned after a review which did not reflect favourably on him, especially from his players. The NZC said ...

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Raqeeb is Pakistan cricket team’s new manager

October 23rd, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Test cricketer Abdul Raqeeb was Friday appointed the new manager of the Pakistan team for its series against New Zealand after Yawar Saeed stepped down from the ...

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Swann set to return to S. Africa at the top of his game

October 23rd, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 23 (ANI): Off-spinner Graeme Swann returns next week to South Africa for England, a decade on from his first trip when a series of disciplinary lapses nearly wrecked his cricketing ...

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Lara hints at return to West Indies set-up

October 21st, 2009 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.21 (ANI): West Indies batting great Brian Lara has said that he is willing to join other Caribbean cricket legends in rescuing the game in the region ahead of the winter ...

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Ramiz says retaining of Younis as captain has ended uncertainty in Pak cricket

October 21st, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Oct.21: Former Pakistan cricket captain Ramiz Raja is pleased with the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) decision to retain Younis Khan as the captain of the national squad, saying the rejection of ...

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India beat Canada in hockey series with 4-0 lead

October 19th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Surrey (Canada), Oct 19 (IANS) Sandeep Singh scored a brace as India defeated hosts Canada 3-1 to take an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match hockey Test series at Tamanawis Park here. ...

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IPL 2010 to be hit by absence of Kiwi, Australian stars

October 19th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington (New Zealand), Oct.19 (ANI): New Zealand and Australian Test cricketers are likely to be unavailable for the first half of next year's Indian Premier League tournament. The 2010 tournament is scheduled ...

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Vettori to move up the batting order to fill absence of Oram

October 17th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, Oct 17 (ANI): New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori will move up the batting order if required to fill the absence of the now retired all rounder Jacob Oram in the test ...

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Warne warns England about playing Stuart Broad as an all-rounder

October 14th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 14(ANI): Former Australian legend Shane Warne has urged the England team to avoid promoting fast bowler Stuart Broad as an all-rounder, as he reckons it would ruin the youngster's career. Warne ...

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Oram’s decision to retire correct, say ex-colleagues

October 14th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Auckland (New Zealand), Oct. 14 (ANI): Central Districts cricket personalities have said all-rounder Jacob Oram's decision to retire from Test cricket is the right one if he is to stay on in ...

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Akhtar eyeing New Zealand Test series for staging comeback

Akhtar eyeing New Zealand Test series for staging comeback

October 12th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Oct.12 (ANI): Controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who is undergoing a rehabilitation programme in London following a surgery on his left knee, is expected to get fit in time ...

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Strauss may skip England’s tour to Bangladesh

October 12th, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct. 12 (ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has hinted that he may give a miss to team's Bangladesh tour next year. Strauss, 32, has played nonstop cricket since taking over from ...

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Akhtar eyeing Test comeback with New Zealand trip

Akhtar eyeing Test comeback with New Zealand trip

October 11th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will be fit in time to get in contention for a place in the Test squad for the tour of New ...

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Strauss hopeful of Pietersen’s recovery for South African tour

October 8th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct 8(ANI): England captain Andrew Strauss has said that he is hopeful of star batsman Kevin Pietersen making a full recovery to be part of the squad for the winter tour ...

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Strauss vows that England will shine in Australia in 2010

October 8th, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct.8 (ANI): Andrew Strauss has already started to plot England's defence of the Ashes Down Under. After waiting 16 years to regain the urn under Michael Vaughan in 2005, England held it ...

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Ponting says ICC Champions Trophy title won’t make up for Ashes loss

October 5th, 2009 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Johannesburg, Oct.5 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said that winning the Champions Trophy title tonight will not make up for losing the Ashes to England earlier this year. "We've done everything ...

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Pietersen predicts England will beat S. Africa

October 4th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Oct. 4 (ANI): Kevin Pietersen has predicted that England's great form will continue and they will comfortably win the Test series in South Africa in December. "It's not pleasant being on the ...

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Shoaib Akhtar, Misbah-ul-Haq not in probables list for NZ, Australia series

Shoaib Akhtar, Misbah-ul-Haq not in probables list for NZ, Australia series

September 30th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Lahore, Sep.30 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board's senior selection committee has axed controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and middle order batsman Misbah-ul-Haq from a list of 25 probables for the forthcoming ...

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Pakistan-New Zealand cricket series in UAE in November

September 26th, 2009 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan will host a limited overs series against New Zealand in UAE Nov 3-13, the country's cricket board announced Saturday. According to the itinerary announced by the Pakistan Cricket ...

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ECB releases itinerary for Pakistan-Australia ‘home’ series in England

September 25th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sep.25 (ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released the itinerary for Pakistan's 'home' series against Australia which is to be played in England in 2010. The ECB has also ...

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