Delhi Daredevils qualified for the playoffs with a scrappy five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPl) at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi on Tuesday.
ScorecardSports Minister Ajay Maken today said the onus lies with the BCCI as far as the IPL spot-fixing is concerned and has asked the Board to take prompt action in the interest of the millions of cricket fans in the country.
Baffled by the spate of injuries that has sidelined its young crop of pacers, Cricket Australia is investigating whether the boots these bowlers use are causing the foot problems that have ruined their season.
As each year of the tournament passes by, it’s fascinating to see the new players emerging — cricketers who are being regarded more and more as T20 specialists.
Jacques Kallis writes.
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday visited his India teammate Yuvraj Singh's residence who returned to the country after undergoing treatment in the United States for a rare germ cell cancer.
With Sachin Tendulkar all set to return from injury and bolster the batting department, Mumbai Indians would look to continue with their winning ways when they take on another in-form team Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match tomorrow.
Bangladesh has agreed to tour Pakistan for two matches which would be the first full internationals in the country since March 2009 when Sri Lankan cricketers and officials were attacked by gunmen in Lahore.
The ICC executive board, which is meeting in Dubai, was informed on Sunday by the countries' cricket boards that the tour will take place and include a one-day international and one Twenty20 match to be held in Lahore. The ODI is scheduled for April 29 and the T20 match will be played a day later at the same venue.
The Pakistan team, board and supporters have been starved for international cricket since March 2009. While they have been forced to play 'home' matches away from the country, their players have also been ignored for the Indian Premier League in the wake of political tensions following the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
Pakistan's troubled wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal could finally make a comeback to the national team for the ODI and Twenty20 match against Bangladesh in Lahore later this month.
The International Cricket Counil's executive board has voted to split the role of the president and the chairman as recommended by the contentious independent governance review headed by Lord Woolf from 2014 onwards.
Former Australian cricketer Stuart Law said today he would step down as Bangladesh coach in June, citing family reasons for his surprise decision to quit one year into a two-year contract.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to expand the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh from 12 teams to 16 to boost the associate members.
Shane Watson hit a patient half-century as Australia reached 208 for five on the first day of the second Test against West Indies on a slow Queen's Park Oval pitch.
An 89 run partnership between Mike Hussey and James Pattinson ensured Australia remained in control at the end of the second day of the second Test against the West Indies at Queen's Park Oval.
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