Generations together in IPL !

Indian Premier League on Sunday witnessed one of its most memorable moments when Sachin Tendulkar walked up to legendary Sir Vivian Richards, who has just been engaged as an advisor with rival team Delhi Daredevils. It was a scene worth capturing when Daredevils mentor TA Sekar informed...

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Kaneria bids to overturn life ban

Pakistan’s Danish Kaneria will try to resume his cricket career when he challenges a life ban for spot-fixing in London on Monday. But, heading into the start of the appeal hearing, doubt remained over whether Mervyn Westfield would give evidence against his former Essex teammate. Leg-spinner...

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Zimbabwe thrashing highlights old woes

When Zimbabwe return to the ICC Test rankings after Thursday’s second Test against Bangladesh, they will enter the table above their opponents regardless of the result. For Bangladesh, this is a damning indictment on their lack of progress since they entered the Test arena in November 2000, and...

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Pace bowling now tougher: Akram

Recent rule changes in limited-overs cricket and the increasing popularity of the Twenty20 format have made the job of pace bowling a much tougher assignment, former Pakistan fast...

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Watson quits vice-captaincy

Shane Watson has stood down as vice-captain of Australia in all cricket formats following the Test team's humiliating 4-0 series loss to India, citing a need to focus his attention...

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Pakistan association bans international players

Karachi cricket chiefs on Friday banned three international players, Sohail Khan, Fawad Alam and Khalid Latif, for lack of discipline during a domestic Twenty20 tournament.Sohail, 29, is banned from playing for Karachi in any domestic match, and Alam and Latif for playing in Twenty20s. All three bans are to last 12 months."It is disappointing to ban players but we had to take the decsion so that an example is set," Karachi City Cricket Association...

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Former England captain Mike Denness no more

Mike Denness, the only Scotsman to captain England, has died of cancer at the age of 72, on Friday. Denness, a stylish right-hander who led England in 19 of his 28 Tests, dropped himself for the fourth Test at Sydney on the 1974-75 tour of Australia after he was unable to cope with the pace and fury of quick bowlers Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson. He scored 188 in the final match at Melbourne but Thomson was absent through injury and Lillee bowled...

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PCB sending spy?

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) planned to send a group of secret monitors to keep an eye on its cricketers during their May-June tour to England in an effort to stop players from getting involved in any scandal. Official sources said the PCB had devised a strategy to avoid any scandal or...

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