Indian team practices ahead of first test match against LankaNovember 15th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Ahead of their first test match against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, Indian cricket squad spent a couple of hours practising hard at the nets on Sunday. The match will be played at city's Sardar Patel stadium.
Sangakkara says India under pressure in upcoming Test seriesNovember 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has said the islanders would be able to upstage India in the upcoming three-match Test series. Addressing reporters here on Sunday, Sangakkara said India would be under pressure to maintain their home record of not losing a single Test to Sri Lanka in their previous 14 encounters.
Seven live cartridges in Kotla stadium before India-Australia ODINovember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Seven live cartridges were found in a stadium packed with over 40,000 spectators, just two hours before the India-Australia second one-day international cricket match here Saturday, police said Monday. The bullets were recovered during a search of the Feroz Shah Kotla cricket stadium by the personnel of bomb detection squad (BDS) and dog squad.
Lee's mystery elbow injury threatens Test comebackOctober 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian pacer Brett Lee's mystery elbow injury ahead of the second one-dayer against India threatens to derail his Test comeback hopes. Lee (elbow strain) along with paceman Mitchell Johnson (rolled ankle) is in serious doubt for Wednesday's clash in Nagpur, while all-rounder James Hopes has a hamstring tear.
Itinerary of Sri Lanka's tour to IndiaOctober 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The itinerary of the Sri Lanka's tour of India, which begins next month, was released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Friday. Sri Lanka will arrive in Mumbai Nov 8 to play three Tests, five one-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches.
Moves on to ensure that The Ashes return to free-to-air televisionOctober 11th, 2009 LONDON - Cricket's showpiece Test series has joined the list of legally protected "crown jewel" sporting events, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. A review of "crown jewel" events which must be shown live on terrestrial television, led by David Davies, the former Football Association executive, is understood to have recommended that the Ashes be made free to air, The Daily Telegraph reports.
Controversial prediction game 6UP is backSeptember 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The controversial SMS-based prediction game 6UP launched earlier this year during the Indian Premier League (IPL) is back and will start from the much-awaited Champions Trophy clash between India and Pakistan, Saturday. The game had come under heavy criticism from the sports ministry that termed it akin to betting and gambling which are banned in India.
Mohammad Asif undergoes dope test in Jo'burg ahead of India-Pak clashSeptember 25th, 2009 LAHORE - Disgraced Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif underwent a dope test during a practice session in Johannesburg ahead of Pakistan's encounter with India in the ICC Champions Trophy. "Asif has been taken for a dope test by the ICC.
India Vs Newzealand ODI September 11th, 2009 India is on the verge of proving their captain M S Dhoni correct. Dhoni had faith in his team all along though Gautam Ghambir, the dependable opener had been ruled out of the match due to groin pain.
After Ashes defeat, Australia loses No.1 Test rankingAugust 24th, 2009 LONDON - Australia has officially lost its No.1 Test ranking, plunging to fourth place in the world, behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India. Australia has officially or unofficially been the No.1 Test side in the world since Mark Taylor's team beat the West Indies in the Caribbean in 1995.
India must decide its priorities: Coach Gary KirstenJuly 26th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - There are trends developing in world cricket that are of concern to the future of the game, including in India, Indian coach Gary Kirsten said here, saying Team India has to decide its priorities in terms of test cricket and other forms of the game, like T20. Kirsten was speaking Saturday at a gathering here organised by the Indian mission here for local and visiting captains of business and industry who had attended the Doing Business with India Conference.
Gambhir moves to the top of ICC's Test batting rankingJuly 15th, 2009 DUBAI - India's Gautam Gambhir has moved to the top of ranking in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council's rankings for Test batsmen. Gambhir, who climbed two spots, has become the first India batsman in over four years to head the batting rankings after a failure by Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf against Sri Lanka in the second Test saw him drop four places.
Flintoff's retirement a big loss for England: SouravJuly 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who shared a love-hate relationship with Andrew Flintoff, said that the all-rounder's retirement from Test cricket will be a big loss for England. "It's a big loss for England.
India bag five golds, take tally to 10 in Asian Youth GamesJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian athletes kept up their fine performance as they won two more golds to take their tally to 10 medals at the Asian Youth Games in Singapore Friday. On the last day of the track and field competition, Ravi Kumar won the gold in the 800 metres while Namita Kabat was the champion in the women's event.
ESPN STAR sports to launch cricket quiz show -'Stumped'May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, will launch an interactive quiz show titled 'Stumped' starting June 1. Produced by leading production house - Endemol, 'Stumped' will be telecast on STAR Cricket every day of the week.