Daunting task awaits Zimbabwe in Perth
Australia, such a dominant force in Test cricket, have managed to find ways to motivate themselves for every match, even against mediocre teams. Which is why Zimbabwe face such a stiff task in the first…
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Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe but sterner tests lie ahead
Sri Lanka completed their third consecutive Test series win on Monday whenthey crushed a poor Zimbabwean side by an innings and 94 runs at AsgiriyaInternational Stadium in Kandy.It was a predictable outcome with the standard…
India take series honours after dramatic finish in Vadodara
India clinched the five match Pepsi one-day series against SouthAfrica in a palpitating finish at the IPCL Sports Stadium in Vadodaratoday, winning by four wickets with just one ball to spare. SachinTendulkar's 25th one-day hundred…
Celtic: Furuhashi return date ‘not clear’
Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu has said it is 'not clear' whether Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi will be back in action before the end of March. The lowdown Japan are due to face Australia and Vietnam in…
Watson hits out at unrealistic ICC demands
Ryan Watson: 'I don't know why the ICC are giving us such a big programme when we're still amateurs' © Getty Images The simmering debate over the increasing commitment required by players from the leading…
Tendulkar pulls out of Mumbai-Maharashtra clash
Sachin Tendulkar won't be turning out for Mumbai in the crucial final league match at Nasik © Getty Images Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan have pulled out of Mumbai's final Ranji Trophy league match against…
New Zealand pull off unlikely victory
Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentaryHow they were out Chaminda Vaas bowled his heart out, but ended up losing © Getty Images Sri Lanka squandered a great chance to register their maiden victory of the series, and…
'Don't make me the scapegoat' – Shoaib
Shoaib says that he did his best, but was failed by his fitness© Getty ImagesShoaib Akhtar, whose tour of Australia was cut short by injury, has asked not to be singled out for Pakistan's defeats.…
Associations to have say in Board vote
Major associations who felt they had lost the chance for some say in choosing the board of New Zealand Cricket regained a measure of involvement in the process after securing the right to elect two…
Cricket, lovely cricket
Cricket is perhaps the most visible relic of the British empire in theIndian subcontinent. Little could the white sahibs of the East IndiaCompany have imagined that the game they introduced to their subjects,probably to amuse…