Dubai, Oct. 23 (ANI): India has a chance to regain the number one position in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship for the third time in as many months when it takes on Australia in the seven-match ODI series which begins in Vadodara on Sunday. Second-placed India had surged to the top of the ladder after defeating New Zealand in its opening match in the tri-series...

Hyderabad, Oct 23(ANI): With the mega-rich Champions League on the verge of conclusion, Australian champions New South Wales (NSW) are perplexed with the “mind-boggling” money which they will earn out of it. NSW, who defeated Victoria in the semi-finals, have already been guaranteed a pay cheque of 1.3 million dollars for merely reaching the decider. But, more is up...

Karachi, Oct.23 (ANI): Pakistan middle order batsman Misbah-ul-haq’s career seems to be over, as he has been axed from both the Test and one-day squad for the New Zealand series starting November 3 in the UAE. He has also been dropped from the T20 team. Haq’s awful form with the bat in the recent past saw him being dropped from both the T20 and one-day squad, however,...

Melbourne, Oct. 23 (ANI): Cricket Australia has reached an in-principle agreement to host the game’’s biggest draw-card, India, in four out of six summers under the new Future Tours Program (2012-2017). The new deal means that teams like the West Indies and Pakistan may not get the same public billing as world cricket’’s other two heavyweights —...

Pitch: The normal hardness is there, it looks a bit drier than the normal ones although it will not inhibit strokeplay. The grass have been cut very low today, there will be a consistent pace on this says Ian Bishop. Spinners will not get too much turn, it will not be lightning quick as well for the seamers. Hello and welcome to the summit clash of this inaugural...

That is another win for Trinidad and this one is the one that matters quite a lot. It was a clinical batting display from them. They got the runs at a good rate and kept up the rate despite losing wickets. Dwayne Bravo had not fired well enough in this tournament with the bat and he decided to do it today. Superb effort and T&T storm into the finals. PRESENTATON Darren...

Karachi, Oct.22 (ANI) : The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee is awaiting captain Younis Khan’s inputs before naming the squad for the one-day series against New Zealand which is scheduled to start on November 3 in Abu Dhabi. Chief selector Iqbal Qasim said the committee has already consulted coach Intikhab Alam and vice-captain Shahid...

Lahore, Oct.22 (ANI): Former Pakistan legendry leg-spinner Abdul Qadir along with his two sons Rehman Qadir and Salman Qadir have been booked for threatening a lawyer. Hearing a petition filed by an advocate Mehmood-ul-Hassan Gilani, a Lahore sessions court directed the concerned authorities to register a case against Qadir, his two sons and six other unnamed persons. Gilani...

Karachi, Oct.22 (ANI): Former Pakistan speedster Sarfaraz Nawaz has said that the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee should decide itself on the team combination rather than taking dictations from the captain and the coach of the national squad. In an interview with The News, Nawaz said the selection committee should hear the captain and the coach, but...

Mumbai, Oct.22 (ANI): Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen believes that young Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma is not getting adequate support from the management or the coaching staff at a time when he is clearly declining from a form point of view. Nielsen believes the sacking of fast bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad and fielding coach Robin Singh reflects grave...