Strauss may skip England's tour to BangladeshOctober 12th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has hinted that he may give a miss to team's Bangladesh tour next year. Strauss, 32, has played nonstop cricket since taking over from Kevin Pietersen in January this year.
Dhoni named World ODI and Test team captainOctober 1st, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of both World ODI and Test Team of the year at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards here Thursday night. For the second consecutive year Dhoni was selected as the captain of the ODI team that also includes his compatriots Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.
ECB releases itinerary for Pakistan-Australia 'home' series in EnglandSeptember 25th, 2009 LONDON - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released the itinerary for Pakistan's 'home' series against Australia which is to be played in England in 2010. The ECB has also announced the dates of the home Test and one-day series which the English team is scheduled to play against Bangladesh, Australia and Pakistan next year.
Bangladesh to host 2011 World Cup opening ceremonySeptember 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Feb 17. The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the World Cup met here Wednesday and also decided that the inaugural match of the World Cup will be held in Bangladesh Feb 19.
Bangladesh calls in Australian lifeguards to rescue kids from drowningAugust 19th, 2009 DHAKA - Figures suggest that around 17,000 children drown in Bangladesh every year, a figure that is proportionately more than anywhere else in the world. Now, according to The Independent, aid workers are battling to reduce the toll by teaching children to swim.
Afridi named Pakistan's Twenty20 captainJuly 29th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan's star all-rounder Shahid Afridi was Wednesday named captain for its Twenty20 International match against Sri Lanka in Colombo, August 12. Afridi takes over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younis Khan, who retired from the shortest format of the game after leading Pakistan to a memorable title triumph in the World Twenty20 in England last month.
Butt vows to continue fighting for 2011 World Cup hosting rightsJuly 16th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said he will continue to fight for Pakistan's right to host the 2011 World Cup. Butt said he would meet International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan in Dubai later this month and discuss the issue of Pakistan being denied hosting rights of the quadrennial event.
India to host Pakistan's eight World Cup matchesJuly 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the 2011 World Cup Tuesday recommended that India should host eight of the 14 cricket matches that were scheduled to take place in Pakistan. The COC met here to provide the ICC Board with a recommendation as to where, within Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, the 14 matches originally allocated to Pakistan should be staged.
No resolution in sight for West Indies cricketJuly 12th, 2009 KINGSTON - The crisis in West Indies cricket deepened with the board saying that the second-string side currently playing in the Test series against Bangladesh would be considered for selection for September's Champions Trophy. "This ensures that there will always be a solid pool of approximately 29 contracted players from which to draw for the board's future tour commitments," West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said in a statement.
PCB refuses to play one-day series in BangladeshJuly 7th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) proposal to play a one-day series in October. The BCB proposed to host Pakistan for a one-day series and a Twenty20 international, which was postponed in March, but the PCB refused the proposal citing some technical problems.
Yousuf, Razzak in, Afridi out of Pak team for Sri Lanka tourJune 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming Sri Lanka tour. Shahid Afiridi has been dropped due to an ankle injury, while experienced batsman Mohammad Yousuf and veteran bowler, Abdul Razzaq make their comebacks to the team following an extended hiatus due to their engagement with the "banned" ICL in India.
Yuvraj named Dhoni's deputy for World Twenty20June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Yuvraj Singh has been named vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in place of injured Virender Sewhag for the ongoing World Twenty20. Sehwag was ruled out of the championship with a shoulder injury.
Back-to-back defeats may see Australia knocked out of World Twenty20June 5th, 2009 LONDON - If Australian cricket team suffers two defeats in a row in the Twenty20 World Cup, it could well find itself taking a plane home sooner than later. The Aussies drew the short straw when the four three-team groups were named and, in the lottery-style uncertainty of the game, back-to-back defeats against the West Indies on Sunday and Sri Lanka next Tuesday would mean an end to their campaign.
India begin World Twenty20 title defence against BangladeshJune 5th, 2009 NOTTINGHAM - India will be wary of sticky customers Bangladesh when they begin their title defence in the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Saturday. India are strong favourites to retain the trophy, but they would be aware that any
slip-up can spoil the party.
Ponting's injury not serious, to play MondayMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is cleared to play the Twenty20 warm up game against Bangladesh Monday as the hit he took on his wrist at the nets Saturday was not as serious as feared initially. A Cricket Australia (CA) spokesman said Ponting was never in doubt for the game against Bangladesh at Nottingham as the hit was only a whack.
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