Latest Cricket News
RSS-
Kevin Pieterson unsure on Ashes fitness due to on-going injury problems
Kevin Pietersen's participation in this summer's Ashes series has been put into question as England are still unsure as to whether he will be fully recovered from his knee injury in time for the First Test which starts on July ...
-
Indias Supreme Court rejects petition to stay IPL playoffs
The Supreme Court of India has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) to stay the IPL playoff matches until the completion of investigations of the alleged spot-fixing in the tournament. It has, however, given the BCCI a 15-day deadline to conclude its investigation, which is being carried out by the board's anti-corruption unit chief Ravi ...
-
Bell fit for Headingley Test
England have named an unchanged squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley after Ian Bell was passed fit.The Warwickshire batsman was forced to bat down the order in the second innings of the first Test at Lord's as he was suffering from a fever but he has been given the all-clear for Friday. Bell scored 31 in his first knock at Lord's but managed just six after ...
More Cricket News
RSS-
No plans by Cricket Australia to curb player social media use after David Warner Twitter rant
Australia Cricket Australia said on Tuesday it had no immediate plan to curb the use of social media by players after a Twitter rant by David Warner, but suggested it could happen in the future.Opening batsman Warner is due to face a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday night into an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated tirade at two top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a ...
-
Kenilworth Cricket Club fights back after $27k theft
KENILWORTH cricketers have reached deep into their own pockets after a $27,000 theft threatened to destroy the historic club. The cricket club, based on Greenhill Rd in the south parklands for more than 100 years, was on the verge of folding after its former treasurer, Christine Jean Hamann, 33, of Rostrevor, stole the money over a three-year period to feed a gambling habit. Kenilworth's new ...
-
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 ...
-
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 ...
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
