Archive for October 17th, 2007
Kartik destroys Australia with 6 wicket haul
India’s Murali Kartik destroyed the high-flying Australian batting for a measly 193 with a devastating career-best spell of spin bowling in the seventh and final cricket one-dayer here on Wednesday.Kartik, who grabbed two wickets off successive balls to be on a hat-trick twice, sent the visitors to their doom in the dead-rubber tie with a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Butt receives dressing down for ‘irresponsible’ comments
LAHORE: Pakistan vice-captain Salman Butt has got a dressing down from the team management for criticising the bowlers at a press conference during the second cricket Test against South Africa last week.
Sources in the team said that Butt was forced to apologise to the bowlers and other teammates who rounded on him for his critical [...]
McMillan draws stumps on career
Craig McMillan announced his retirement from cricket today for health and personal reasons.
He said he wanted to spend more time with his family and had issues with his diabetes.
He has played over 50 tests and nearly 200 one-day internationals for the Black Caps. He has also quit the domestic scene.
Rumours of McMillan’s plans to retire [...]
England win series but miss chance for big jump in ICC ODI Championship table
England’s 3-2 series win in Sri Lanka is certainly something for Paul Collingwood and his team-mates to celebrate. After all, it included the side’s first ODI win in the country for 25 years and is England’s first series win in a ODI rubber in the Asian sub-continent since 1987, when Mike Gatting’s team beat Pakistan [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Racism in cricket? Refer to Australian report just out
While the Symonds controversy brews, an internal report says racial abuse is prevalent in Australian cricket
The noise coming out of the Australian cricket camp over its star Andrew Symonds being taunted by “monkey chants” during last week’s one-day international in Vadodara seems a bit over the top—when you consider the startling contents of an Australian [...]
Bond ditches rebel ICL for Black Caps
New Zealand speedster Shane Bond is not jetting to join the rebel Indian Cricket League having committed himself to the Black Caps for the season ahead.
Speculation in recent months had centred around Bond signing for the breakaway group but Bond laid the rumours to rest yesterday in Christchurch confirming he will be sticking with [...]
Ponting plays down verbal volleys
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has downplayed heated exchanges between his players and India in the ongoing one-day series, saying his team is focused solely on playing good cricket.
“Way too much has been written about it,” Ponting said on the eve of the seventh and final match here. His side have already gained a winning 4-1 [...]
R P Singh likely to replace Sreesanth in final ODI
Manager Lalchand Rajput believes that India needs to be consistent in all departments to challenge a top team like Australia.
On a high after the Twenty20 World Cup triumph, the hosts were sent crashing back to earth by world champions Australia, who clinched the seven-match series 4-1, with one match to go.
“I think we must compliment [...]
Demands of Dravid’s omission unjustified: Jadeja
Coming out in support of the beleagured Rahul Dravid, who is under fire for his poor show against Australia in the ongoing one-day series, former teammate Ajay Jadeja said demands for the ex-captain’s omission were unjustified.
“It is wrong to demand Dravid be dropped from the final one-dayer to be played at Mumbai. You cannot count [...]
