Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said he was unfairly treated for testing positive to steroids. The controversial quick has vowed to “tell everything” about his drug dramas. Banned for a year for testing positive to the steroid nandrolone during the inaugural Indian Premier League in 2008, Asif has only just returned to Test...

Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG here. Australia were 3-305 at stumps on the first day after Watson and Katich posted a stand of 182 and captain Ricky Ponting proved he had...

Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 26-30, 2009 Match starts at 23:30 GMT Ground Reality and Pitch: Melbourne Cricket Ground or the MCG as it is more popularly known, is a premier cricket ground located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne. The MCG, which is the largest stadium in Australia, is traditionally known to host the Boxing...

Karachi, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yosuf has said that his team is all prepared to tackle the verbal attack from the Aussies during the forthcoming three-match Test series. “Australia always play tough cricket on the field and at times they try to pressurise their opponents with their banter and sledging habits. But we are prepared for this treatment and...

Melbourne, Dec. 25 (ANI): Pakistan cricket captain Mohammad Yousuf will remind his team that brilliance alone won”t be enough to beat Australia in the first Test at the MCG, starting on Saturday. Yousuf said he was happy with the way his young side performed throughout the recent drawn series in New Zealand, and took consolation knowing Australia’’s attack...

Kanpur, Nov 23 (ANI): On the eve of the second Test match against India, Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangkkara said that this match would start from scratch since the first Test match was drawn. He said while interacting with the media persons at the Green Park Stadium in India’’s northern city of Kanpur on Monday (November 23). The second Test match will...

Kanpur, Nov 23 (ANI): Indian skipper MS Dhoni said on Monday that his team is fully prepared for the second test and will do whatever best is possible. “The approach is the same, no matter you are playing the first game of the series or second or third game…since there is no result in the first Test Match one good thing you can do-just forget the first test match as...

Ahmedabad, Nov. 15 (ANI): Ahead of India’s three-match test series against Sri Lanka, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expressed optimism over the team’’s bowling and batting prowess. “I am not worried too much about the bowling, you can say… that doesn”t mean I am worried about the batting side. I am quite happy with the bowlers. Mishra...

Dubai, Nov 15 (ANI): After failing to replace Australia at the top of the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table earlier this month, India gets a shot at the number-one spot in the longer version of the game when it goes head to head with Sri Lanka in the three-Test series which begins in Ahmedabad on Monday. Only three ratings points separates first-placed South Africa...

Ahmedabad, Nov 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara has said that previous record doesn”t matter and his team is ready to face the Indian challenge. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, Sangakkara said that previous record didn”t matter for his side. “What happened before really doesn”t matter to us, it is a new test match and new side...