Archive for December 7th, 2007
Srinath’s tips for openers in Australia
Javagal Srinath, up there right at the top shelf when it comes to the fast bowling greats from India, sees reasons to worry when he looks ahead at India’s tour of Australia, and the men who must fight the best cricketers in the world, at their own terms and playing conditions.
The injuries to the prime [...]
India should play as a team, not individuals: Kirsten
JOHANNESBURG : The Indian cricket squad does not exactly have an enviable record playing abroad but newly-appointed coach Gary Kirsten believes he can definitely help with changing this.
“I want the (Indian) players to play less as individuals and more together as a team,” Kirsten told the Afrikaans daily Beeld here on Thursday.
“There are fantastic players [...]
Sri Lanka’s Sangakkara tops ICC batting rankings
LONDON – Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has knocked Australia skipper Ricky Ponting off the top of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest test rankings, released on Thursday.
Sangakkara is the first Sri Lankan to top the batting rankings after a tremendous run of form, including a superb 152 in the first test defeat of England [...]
2011 cricket World Cup format may be changed
Bangalore: The format of the 2011 cricket World Cup, to be held in Asia, might undergo some changes and more number of matches may be played than the 2007 tournament held in the West Indies.
Niranjan Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said here a number of formats would be [...]
It always feels great to play in India: Vikram Solanki
Panchkula : It’s Thursday morning in Panchkula and Vikram Solanki, in defiance of a famous description often used against him by Ian Botham in the commentary box, is out there for the fitness sessions scheduled for the day. In fact, one of the most illustrious county cricketers of Indian origin could not look more happy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik ruled out of final India test
BANGALORE, India – Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has been ruled out of the final test against India beginning on Saturday after failing to recover from an ankle injury.
Shoaib twisted his left ankle while playing soccer after the first test in New Delhi, which the hosts won by six wickets, and the injury kept him out [...]
IPL only with CA consent: Gilchrist
HOBART: Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist says Australia’s cricketers are not trying to be “rebels” and will heed the company line when it comes to playing in the Indian Premier League.
The vice-captain said on Sunday that he was one of about a dozen top-level players to receive a letter from Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland, warning [...]
