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Ponting hopes luck holds against Sehwag

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:26:47 +0530

Sydney: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting hopes that luck will continue to favour him against dangerous Virender Sehwag, who has not been so successful in the ongoing seven match series so far. Australia have escaped lightly in their dealings with Sehwag so

McCullum ton crushes Pakistan

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:55:53 +0530

Abu Dhabi: Brendon McCullum starred with bat and Scott Styris with the ball as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the second day-night international here on Friday. ScorecardMcCullum smashed131 to help New Zealand to post a challenging

Security beefed up for Guwahati ODI

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:27:49 +0530

Guwahati: Security has been tightened for the sixth one-day international between India and Australia to be played here on Sunday.Police and sources said that a three-tier security blanket has been thrown in and around the Nehru Stadium, the venue of the

Dada leads, Whatmore coaches for Riders

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:08:42 +0530

Kolkata: Replacing New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly today returned as the Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper for the next edition of Indian Premier League.Dav Whatmore who coached Sri Lanka to World Cup victory in 1996 and was also

Sarfaraz wants to meet Tendulkar

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:08 +0530

Mumbai: Sarfaraz Khan, 12 year wonder boy who created a school cricket record on Wednesday, wants to meet Sachin Tendulkar in person to achieve his long-cherished dream. Sarfaraz hit 439 runs in the Harris Shield to break Tendulkar's

Naeem powers Bangladesh to victory

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:23:48 +0530

Chittagog: All-rounder Naeem Islam hit a brilliant 73 not out off 90 balls to guide his side to one-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final one-dayer here on Thursday. ScorecardZimbabwe won the five-match series 4-1.Naeem's superb

Tendulkar's journey to 17000 ODI runs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:07:40 +0530

Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in ODI history to reach the landmark of 17000 runs. thatscricket salutes the legend of cricket on this stupendous achievement and also brings to you milestones in the master blaster's career, right from the time

Sachin's career a lesson for youngsters: Miandad

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:55:35 +0530

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad showered praises on batting great Sachin Tendulkar and said the young cricketers in the sub-continent should follow his example if they are serious about carving out a career in cricket.Miandad congratulated Indian batting maestro for

Tendulkar's innings terrific: Ponting

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:26:32 +0530

Hyderabad: Australia skipper Ricky Ponting lavished praise on Sachin Tendulkar for his brilliant 141-ball 175 that brought the hosts to the doorsteps of a heart-breaking victory in the fifth one-dayer at Hyderabad."Sachin's innings was terrific. It was a

One of my best-Tendulkar

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:54:22 +0530

Hyderabad: Sachin Tendulkar rated his 175 against Australia in the fifth one-dayer was one of his best innings, even if the final result was " disappointing".On Thursday, Tendulkar became the first man in the in ODI history to reach the landmark

Sachin's ton in vain, Oz wins in a cliff hanger

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:32:33 +0530

Hyderabad: Australia beat India by three runs despite a spectacular 175 off 141 balls by Sachin Tendulkar in the fifth one-day international at Hyderabad on Thursday.Chasing Australia mammoth 350 for four, the Indians rode on Tendulkar's heroic 141 ball knock to

Tendulkar crosses the 17,000 milestone

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:48:58 +0530

Hyderabad: Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in ODI history to reach the landmark of 17000 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. He was appearing in his 435th ODI and 424th innings of his career. Ahead of the

Australia post a huge total of 350

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:10:05 +0530

Hyderabad: Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson have led Australian team to a huge total of 350 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in their allotted 50 overs at Hyderabad on Thursday. Shaun Marsh (112) slammed his maiden ODI

Mumbai boy bats his way into the record books

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:21:17 +0530

Is he the next Sachin Tendulkar?Sarfaraz Khan, the 12-year-old boy Springfield Rizvi , wrote himself into the history books when he scored 439 against a hapless Indian Education Society in the U-16 inter-school Harris Shield three-day match on WednesdaySarfaraz's innings, which

Australia wins toss and elect to bat

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:32 +0530

Hyderabad: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against India in the fifth one-day international at Hyderabad on Thursday. The Indians, seeking to dethrone Australia from the number one spot in world rankings, will be

Tendulkar 7 short of 17000

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:45:17 +0530

Hyderabad: As India take on Australia in the fifth ODI at Hyderabad, all eyes will be on Sachin Tendulkar, who is on the verge of creating another landmark in ODIs. He is now just 7 runs short of becoming the first

Chidambaram wants cricket match in Srinagar

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:26:47 +0530

Jammu: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday slammed the Indian army cricket team popularly known as Services for refusing to play a Ranji trophy match in Srinagar and instructed them to play another match in the same venue

McDonald & Cockley to join Australia squad

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:36:40 +0530

Hyderabad: Andrew McDonald and Burt Cockley will join the Australian squad for the sixth ODI in Guwahati as replacement for Henriques and Peter Siddle who returned home to Australia early Wednesday morning with injuries. Nursing a hamstring injury, Moises Henriques on

Gambhir declared fit for 5th ODI

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:07:30 +0530

Hyderabad: Opener Gautam Gambhir was on Wednesday declared fit to play in the fifth ODI against Australia in Hyderabad.Gambhir sustained injury during the third match of the series at Kotla and was unfit to play in the fourth ODI.Indian captain Mahendra

India, Australia reach Hyderabad for 5th ODI

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:50:10 +0530

Hyderabad: After a spectacular show of cricket in Kotla and Mohali, the India and Australia teams have arrived in Hyderabad ahead of the fifth one-dayer of the seven match ODI series.The mach will be played under the under light at Uppal

Henriques joins the casuality list

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:21:55 +0530

Hyderabad: After fast bowler Peter Siddle, yet another of Australia's bowlers, Moises Henriques, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury and he will miss Thursday's fifth ODI against India in Hyderabad.All-rounder Henriques hurt his right hamstring in the field during Monday's

Shah Rukh Khan to play Lalit Modi

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:58:24 +0530

Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan is all set to essay the role of IPL chairman Lalit Modi in a film titled 'The Commissioner'.Modi on Tuesday gave his nod to Bollywood production house Percept Picture Company (PPC) for a

Services tenders apology to BCCI

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:57:45 +0530

New Delhi: The Services team tendered apology to BCCI for pulling out from the Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar. Services also assured BCCI to play the game on a fresh date."Services is now ready to play

New Zealand rolled over by Afridi

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:01:35 +0530

Abu Dhabi: Shahid Afridi shone with bat and ball to steer Pakistan to an emphatic 138-run victory against New Zealand in the first One-day International in Abu Dhabi for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Afridi smashed 70 off 50 balls

Injured Siddle to return home

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:27:26 +0530

Mohali: Injury-plagued Australian team suffered another blow on Tuesday, as fast bowler Peter Siddle was ruled out of the rest of India-Australia ODI series.Siddle was diagnosed with a side strain following the fourth ODI at Mohali on Monday, which Australia won

Chinese support India against Aussies

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:15:03 +0530

Mohali: Chinese supporting India? Well, its not a joke, it happened during fourth match of the series of Mohali.Team India received rousing support from China's national women's cricket squad at the Punjab Cricket Association on Monday.The 15-member Chinese squad is in

Australia fined for slow over-rate in Mohali

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:49:51 +0530

Dubai: The Australian team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their 24-run victory over India in the fourth ODI at Mohali on Tuesday. Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after

Services won't play Ranji match in Srinagar

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:16:31 +0530

Srinagar: Services cricket team has decided not to travel for Tuesday’s season-opening Ranji Trophy match to Srinagar citing security reasons.The Ranji Plate Division match was scheduled held at Sher-e-Kashmir stadium, which last hosted a one-day international against West Indies in 1986.Reacting

Bangladesh thrash Zimbabwe cheaply

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:38:53 +0530

Chittagong: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the fourth one-day international to take 3-1 lead in the five-match series at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday.Zimbabwe lost four wickets for 19 runs in ten overs after captain Hamilton Masakadza

Gayle returns to lead West Indies

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:40:36 +0530

Brisbane: Chris Gayle has been reappointed as the West Indies captain to lead a full-strength squad for the three-test tour of Australia.Gayle and senior members of team withdrew from the Windies home series against Bangladesh in July and the Champions