Injured Mills to miss series opener against PakistanNovember 3rd, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand will be playing against Pakistan in the first ODI at Abu Dhabi without their top ranked one-day bowler Kyle Mills, who has picked up a shoulder injury. Captain Daniel Vettori said Mills would be missed by the Black Caps.
IPL 2010 to be hit by absence of Kiwi, Australian starsOctober 19th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand and Australian Test cricketers are likely to be unavailable for the first half of next year's Indian Premier League tournament. The 2010 tournament is scheduled to run from March 12 to April 25, and will be returning to India after this year's tournament was shifted to South Africa due to security concerns.
If Kiwis win big and more, their IPL role will increase: MillsOctober 15th, 2009 WELLINGTON - International one-day cricket's top ranked bowler, Kyle Mills, believes that if New Zealand wins more of its matches in all forms of the game and wins something big, more of its players will feature actively in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL). "If we win more and win something big, I think more New Zealand players will get games in the IPL.
BCCI selectors drop Dravid from ODI squad against AustraliaOctober 15th, 2009 CHENNAI - The Wall of Indian cricket Rahul Dravid has been dropped from the One Day International squad for the first two matches of a seven-match series against Australia starting October 25. The first match will be played at Vadodara and Nagpur.
Kiwi pacer Mills tops ICC ODI bowling rankingsOctober 7th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has claimed the number-one position in the world one-day international bowlers' rankings following his performances in the Champions Trophy cricket tournament which ended in South Africa yesterday. According to a New Zealand Press Association report, Mills, who started the elite eight-team tournament in No 2 spot behind Nuwan Kulasekara by seven points, now leads his Sri Lanka counterpart by 10 points.
Batsmen, not Younis Khan should be blamed for defeat against Kiwis : AlamOctober 6th, 2009 LAHORE - Defending captain Younis Khan, Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has said that batsmen should be blamed for the defeat against New Zealand in semi-final match of the ICC Champions Trophy. "Batsmen were responsible for the national team's defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final and not captain Younis Khan who dropped the catch of Grant Elliot," Alam told media persons at the Allama Iqbal International Airport here.
Pak pacer Aamer has learnt to hurt the opposition'September 28th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani pacer Mohammad Aamer is learning the nuances of international cricket fast. The way he claimed Sachin Tendulkar's wicket at the Centurion proves just that, a Pakistani cricket expert has said.
PCB sacks Aaqib as assistant coachAugust 21st, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan Test pacer Aaqib Javed became the most high-profile casualty of the national teams disastrous tour of Sri Lanka when he was sacked Friday as assistant coach. Aaqib, 37, will not be a part of the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa and has been replaced by Mohtashim Rasheed, a Karachi-born first-class cricketer who has served as a fielding coach of the national team in the past.
Bond in New Zealand A squad for Chennai tourneyJuly 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shane Bond, Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills will play for New Zealand A in the Buchi Babu All India Invitation Tournament next month to warm for the Black Cap's upcoming limited over cricket series against Sri Lanka and India. The tournament, hosted by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, will include 15 other teams from across India.
Akram offers to help Johnson to resurrect his Ashes campaignJuly 25th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The greatest left-arm pacer of all time, Wasim Akram, has offered to come to the aid of Mitchell Johnson, as the Australian paceman seeks to resurrect his Ashes campaign. The Pakistani great, who is based in Manchester, has been watching Johnson's struggles, noting the mechanical problems that contributed to the 27-year-old's wayward spells in the second Test at Lord's.
Former Pak cricketers blame poor team spirit for defeat against Sri LankaJuly 15th, 2009 KARACHI - Former Pakistan cricketers have blamed poor team spirit for the team's defeat to Sri Lanka in the Colombo Test. The Pakistan batting order collapsed like a house of cards in the second innings of the second Test match on Tuesday resulting in a seven wicket loss.
Humiliating loss in 2007 behind Strauss' bid to regain AshesJuly 5th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed that humiliation of the last Ashes defeat is the primary force behind his bid to regain the urn. Michael Vaughan's side in 2005 had reclaimed the Ashes for the first time in 16 years.
Shane Bond's international comeback likely against India in AugustJune 19th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Kiwi pacer Shane Bond is eying the New Zealand A tour to India in August to make his International comeback, as his exile from national team ends in that month. Bond was effectively banned from representing the national side when he joined the Indian Cricket League in 2007.
Steve Waugh pained to hear about attacks on Indian studentsJune 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former Australia cricket captain Steve Waugh Friday said he was pained to hear reports of alleged racial attacks on Indian students in Australia. "I am shocked and saddened by the reports about the experiences some Indian students have recently had in Australia.
Proteas problems with KP, a thing of the past, says SmithJune 11th, 2009 LONDON - South African cricket captain Graeme Smith has said that his team's problems with England star Kevin Pietersen are a thing of the past, and there isn't any animosity anymore. The Proteas ace has publicly slated KP in the past and the South African-born ace called Smith an "absolute muppet" in his autobiography.
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