August 2009 ~ Live Cricket

IPL gives South Africa board turnover of over USD 11.4 m

The staging of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa early this year helped the Cricket board there record a turnover of more than USD 11.4 million for the 2008/2009 season.Cricket South Africa (CSA) had initially budgeted for...

11:09 AM

Wisden Editor believe Jayasuriya is the greatest 50-over cricketer

Legendary New Zealand cricket writer Don Cameron and Scyld Berry, Editor of Wisden, believe that Sanath Jayasuriya should be regarded as the greatest one-day player of all time.Cameron, who was the New Zealand Herald Cricket Correspondent between 1960 and...

10:49 AM

Salman Khan may or may not buy IPL team

There are contradicting reports whether the Bollywood icon, Salman Khan, is going to own a team in the future editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) or his recent meeting with the IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi, was nothing more...

2:43 AM

Pakistan and Australia would clash each other in two Twenty20 internationals

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Pakistan will host Australia for a Test and T20 series between July 5 to July 25 next year.The itinerary released by the ECB has a packed summer session, with...

4:11 AM

Ponting may lose one day cricket captaincy

Ricky Ponting has become the first Australian captain since Billy Murdoch to have surrendered the Ashes in England two times. It was a closely fought series in 2005 and the hosts were in possession of a very strong and...

4:07 AM

No need of 50-over ODIs

Twenty20 has rendered one-day cricket irrelevant and the 50-over format should be done away with, according to spin great Shane Warne."I`ll say it again, one-day cricket should go. It has evolved into Twenty20," said the Australian legend, asserting the...

1:58 AM

Bollywood Actor Salman Khan interested to join the IPL band wagon

Mumbai: After the news of two more teams being added to the extravagant Indian Premier League in 2011 started doing the rounds, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan took maximum interest in the report.The actor has showed interest in purchasing an...

1:55 AM

I will quit one-day cricket by 2015 World Cup win

Victory in the Ashes series in his swansong Test was a perfect way to bid adieu to Test cricket and now Andrew Flintoff longs to end his one-day career on a similar high: by winning the 2015 World Cup.Flintoff,...

5:07 AM

Flintoff signs off on a highs

Andrew Flintoff’s Test career has come to an end rather prematurely. The versatile England all-rounder was having serious fitness over the past few years and he probably made the right decision to quit the longer version of the game.He...

10:29 PM

Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina felicitates ‘Bengal Tigers’

Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina described the country’s cricket team, which scored back-to-back series victory against West Indies and Zimbabwe, as “tigers” and promised measures to promote the game.Tiger is an allusion to the famed Royal Bengal tiger.Felicitating them...

2:55 AM

Strauss made something different

If anybody deserved to claim the coveted Ashes trophy at The Oval on August 23 it was Andrew Strauss. The England captain had only led from the front but he also contributed the most significantly to the success of...

2:49 AM

England clashes Australia in decider to regain Ashes in style

Andrew Strauss and his men proved me right by outclassing the once mighty Australia in the fifth and final Test at The Oval to reclaim the Ashes in style. With 197 runs separating the two sides in the all-important...

2:45 AM

Pakistan will beat India in Champions Trophy: Gul

UAE:Pakistan has never beaten India in an ICC tournament and pacer Umar Gul says his team is desperate to break the jinx when the two sides come face to face in next month’s Champions Trophy in South Africa.“While every...

5:54 AM

Sahara will sponsor BCCI Corporate Trophy 2009

Mumbai: Sahara will be the title sponsors of the newly introduced 12 team BCCI Corporate Trophy which will start in four centres on September 1.Four matches are scheduled on the opening day of the tournament for the Sahara Corporate...

10:37 PM

MCA meeting Gavaskar to attend on Sep 16

Mumbai: Sunil Gavaskar would chair the first meeting of the newly constituted Cricket Improvement Committee of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) here on September 16.The meeting comes in the wake of Mumbai captain Amol Muzumdar`s decision to play for...

10:33 PM

England in a great position to win Ashes says Broad

Fast bowler Stuart Broad believes that England are in a great position to win the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval after bundling out the Australians for 160 and taking an overall lead of 230 runs on...

10:13 PM

Pakistan Association of Mind Sports join hands with Chess players’ body

The Mind Sports Association of Pakistan (MSAP) has moved a step forward by having signed an agreement with the Pakistan Chess Players Association (PCPA) on August 20 to carry out their mutual objective of further development of the mind...

1:09 AM

IPL Players need NOC from their home Board for a two-year period.

Delhi: As a measure of its commitment to safeguard international cricket, the Indian Premier League has decided that all IPL players, including retired cricketers, should provide a No Objection Certificate from their home Board for a two-year period.The IPL...

10:00 AM

new assistant coach for Pakistan

Mohtashim Rasheed will replace former Aaqib Javed as the assistant coach of the Pakistan cricket team for next month`s Champions Trophy in South Africa.Besides, official sources today said that the board has also replaced assistant manager Mohammad Ahmed with...

9:57 AM

Asif will be back for Champions Trophy, Razzaq will left

Dope tainted pacer Mohammad Asif was recalled while seasoned all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who quit the ICL to play for the country, was left out as Pakistan today announced its 15-memberc squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa."We would...

9:35 AM

India is going to become top ranked ODI side

The Indian team has had the habit of disappointing their fans with the most horrible performances against the run of play. For some reasons they have not been consistent enough despite being in the possession of a quality outfit.At...

10:07 PM

Businessman purchases Mangalore cricket team

Mangalore, August 19: City-based Congress leader and businessman B.A. Moideen Bava has purchased the Mangalore team for Rs. 4.23 crore at the auction held by the Karnataka State Cricket Academy for the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) cricket tournament on...

11:27 AM

Resurgence of bookies threatens cricket once again

The Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has to become more vigilant now in view of the recent ‘disclosures’ of the resurgence of the illegal bookmakers.Sir Paul Condon, the Chairman of the ACSU, was...

5:56 AM

Jayawardene, Dilshan flay New Zealand in first Test

Galle, Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan pulverised New Zealand`s bowlers to help Sri Lanka make a spectacular start in the first cricket Test on Tuesday.Jayawardene hit an unbeaten 108 and Dilshan smashed 92 off 72 balls in...

10:42 AM

Pakistan players united, says Ijaz Butt

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt Tuesday dispelled speculations of discord within the national team, saying that the players were united and looking forward to giving their best in the ICC Champions Trophy.The PCB chairman had one-on-one...

10:37 AM

Dravid will not have any point to prove

Rahul Dravid is one of those rare guys having kept the interest of his team supreme at all times. He is a perfect role model for the young generation. He has performed exceptionally well over the years without ever...

10:32 AM

Yusuf says Irfan is the most difficult bowler to face

Kolkata: Yusuf Pathan might be a fearsome name to any international bowler, but the Baroda all-rounder himself finds facing his younger brother, left-arm pacer Irfan most difficult.Although colleagues in India team, they faced each other on a few occasions...

11:41 AM

Welcome to Rahul Dravid

What a great move by the Indian cricket authorities to have recalled Rahul Dravid in the one-day arena! I think they did realize finally that life was not all about glamour and lights. The tough characters generally play the...

11:15 AM

India fall-back against DRAVID -THE WALL

Mumbai: India’s Champions Trophy aspirations received a jolt when it emerged that dashing opening batsman Virender Sehwag would not feature in the otherwise strong 15 member squad named for the 8 team extravaganza in South Africa next month.While Sehwag...

10:28 AM

IPL revived my ODI career, says Amit Mishra

New Delhi: Back in the one day fold after six long years, leg-spinner Amit Mishra reckons it was his success in the second Indian Premier League in South Africa which resuscitated his ODI career.The chubby leggie has been struggling...

10:26 AM

Coventry’s World Record notwithstanding, Bangla seal win

Bulawayo: Zimbabwe`s Charles Coventry equalled the highest individual one-day international score on Sunday, but saw his big-hitting party gatecrashed by Tamim Iqbal as Bangladesh wrapped-up the one-day series here.Coventry blasted an unbeaten 194 to equal former Pakistan opener Saeed...

10:23 AM

Glad to get a break after Ashes: Ponting

relieved at being promised a short break after the Ashes as senior players like him risk exhaustion if they don’t get enough rest in between the choc-a-bloc cricket calendar.“Rest is really important for all the senior players during such...

10:19 AM

Lara eager to coach T&T team for Champions League

Trinidad: Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara confirmed on Saturday that talks between him and the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket board regarding his appointment of coach’s position are in progress.Trinidad & Tobago would play the forthcoming Champions League.Lara will...

10:16 AM

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