Latest Cricket News
RSS-
Pietersen may not be fit for Ashes series
Bowling coach David Saker says Kevin Pietersen is facing a race against time to be fit for the Ashes series.England's star batsman has been out of action since March with a knee injury and has already been ruled out of his country's home Test series against New Zealand and the ICC Champions Trophy.It was thought the 32-year-old - who has scored 7,499 runs in 94 Test matches - would be ...
-
Mind-blowing skills make James Anderson best in the world
Jimmy Anderson was described yesterday as the most skilful fast bowler in the world. If it is a verdict at odds with the official ratings, does not strictly tally with the bald statistics and would elicit howls of outrage from the supporters of at least two South Africans, it is also a proposition to be seriously ...
-
Dubai teen Shorye Chopra scores a hat-trick of cricket awards
Dubai 16-year-old Shorye Chopra, left, accepts an award as top junior cricketer and a handshake from former Pakistan international player Zaheer Abbas, centre, as Shyam Bhatia looks ...
More Cricket News
RSS-
Doubts over KP Ashes return
Kevin Pietersen and England are still unsure whether he will be fully recovered from his knee injury in time for the start of this summer's Ashes.Pietersen has not played cricket since pulling out of the Auckland Test against New Zealand in March with bone bruising behind his right knee - an injury he first suffered during a training week in Queenstown before that three-match series. ...
-
Cricket Revamp needed after humiliation
With the last wicket taken, last scone scoffed and last cup of tea drunk at Lord's, it is time to read the remaining tea leaves to see how New Zealand adjust after a loss to England which unravelled some of the good work of the home series. Three questions need addressing:•Can BJ Watling keep wicket with his injured left knee?•Should Martin Guptill return to bolster the ...
-
Cricket Headingley spin-friendly Not so fast
Hopefully, for his team's sake, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has reliable intelligence sources on the ground, literally, at Headingley. In his media chat after the Lord's loss Hesson pointed out the second test wicket block has been a lot drier than its seaming predecessor this season. He said "spinners have played their part" as a result. This means the team would lean towards playing Daniel ...
-
Cricket Vettori lined up to play in second test if fighting fit
Daniel Vettori will be recalled if match fit for the second cricket test against England. Bruce Martin's calf muscle injury has seen him ruled out of the tour. Vettori, a veteran of three previous England tours, arrives in London today and is scheduled to train with the team as soon as he has recovered from his flight. New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said Vettori would be ...
-
Royals suspends contracts of trio
Rajasthan Royals has suspended the contracts of all three of their players who were arrested on allegations of spot-fixing. The three players had already ...
-
IPL Spot-fixing Tainted Sreesanth is subject of upcoming Malayalam movie Cricket
He may not be a role model for young cricketers, but his dramatic life can send a "strong" message of what's right and what's wrong. That's the theme of a Malayalam movie being planned around the rumbustious life of Sreesanth by filmmakers Shaji Kailas and AK Sajan. Sreesanth, a former Indian Test pacer and a member of the Rajasthan Royals team, is facing spot-fixing ...
-
IPL spot fixing Rs 20 lakh seized from Ajit Chandilas cricket kit
Fifteen touch-screen smartphones to consider below Rs 15,000 Within the huge list, we take a look at fifteen touch-screen smartphones that have been ...
-
New Zealand line up Vettori for Test after injured Martin heads home
Daniel Vettori has not played international cricket for more than a year after losing his place with a hamstring injury. Photograph: Marty Melville/Getty ...
-
Vettori in for injured Martin
New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori could play his first Test in 10 months against England at Headingley.His fellow left-arm spinner Bruce Martin has been ruled out of the tour with a calf strain. Veteran Vettori was originally picked in the ODI squad and has not played a first-class game since suffering an Achilles injury in July last year. He has been in India with IPL side Bangalore - though ...
-
Big boys kick off big week
Big Picture After 72 league matches - mismatches, in some cases - we're into the final week of the IPL. The most important week. The week Chennai Super Kings have negotiated five times previously, with more success than failure; they're the only team to progress past the league stage in every edition of the IPL so far, losing once in the semis, finishing runners-up twice (including ...
Focus on Bombay
-
Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
News from around our Network
