DLF Cup, 2006/07 news from Cricinfo.com

West Indies adapted well to the conditions - Howard

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tony Howard, the West Indies team manager, felt that despite a few physical injuries, the team had adapted well to the trying conditions in Pakistan

Watson a favourite for No.6 - Border

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Allan Border has tipped Shane Watson for the No. 6 spot in Australia's batting order ahead of the Ashes

Hussey on top of the world

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Hussey's phenomenal run of form has moved him to the top of the International Cricket Council rankings for one-day international batsmen for the first time

Thomson backs Johnson for the Ashes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jeff Thomson has said that based on his performance in Malaysia, Mitchell Johnson should be included in the Australian squad for the Ashes

Chappell calls Ponting's behaviour 'out of order'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ian Chappell has said that Ricky Ponting was "out of order" in questioning the umpire's decision in the recently-concluded DLF Cup

No point dwelling on Lara's dubious dismissal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It takes a tremendous level of self-control to avoid making a very obvious display of disgust at yet another dubious umpiring decision against Brian Lara

Dravid, not Chappell, needs to call the shots - Shastri

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ravi Shastri, the former Indian allrounder turned commentator, feels that Dravid should assert himself more

'Getting to the final was a plus' - Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Though it ended badly, with a 127-run hammering in Australian hands, Brian Lara was fairly satisfied with West Indies efforts over the past fortnight

Morton makes the record books ... for the wrong reason

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies went into the DLF Cup final against Australia feeling good about their chances, but they should have known that Australia can get quite ruthless when the stakes get high

'I still don't think we played our best cricket today'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

An elated Ricky Ponting spoke to the media after Australia won the DLF Cup

Again, it was the best versus the brittle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Against an Australian attack that was a real handful on a helpful pitch, it would have taken a real Brian Lara epic for West Indies to have any chance of success

Rampant Australia clinch title

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia steamrolled the West Indies by 127 runs to take the DLF Cup in some style on a day that saw one team straining to lift its game as the other fell completely to pieces

Ponting confident of title victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having edged out India by 18 runs in a gripping tussle on Friday night, Ricky Ponting was confident of carrying the momentum forward into Sunday's final against West Indies

'Winning is a fillip to a team going forward' - Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara was in a relaxed mood ahead of the final against Australia, insisting that the best team in the world would be feeling the pressure just as much as his boys

Expect no freebies from either side

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having seen off India's timid challenge, Australia and West Indies will contest bragging rights in the DLF Cup final in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday

'It was a good tight tussle right to the end' - Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting and Brett Lee spoke to the media after a challenging yet eventually rewarding day in the field

'We lost it with the bat' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A dismayed Rahul Dravid said later that this was a loss that would "be hard to stomach", given how magnificently the bowlers had performed to restrict Australia to just 213

India's cobwebs of the mind

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At 117 for 6, Australia were down for the count, but the two Brads, Hogg and Haddin, resurrected the innings, giving the bowlers something to defend.

Benson trusts his instincts

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After the umpiring controversies of the past few months, it was refreshing to see an official do the right thing

Australia storm into the finals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Displaying more hunger, drive and common sense than India, the Australians eked out an 18-run win in the all-important last league match of the DLF Cup to make it to the final

'You can't go in with a set formula' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Having finall chalked up one in the win column, Rahul Dravid was in a much more relaxed frame of mind going into Friday's DLF Cup match against Australia

Cracker of a contest on the cards

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Four days after he went for the small matter of 87 from seven overs against West Indies, Stuart Clark has an immediate chance at redemption as Australia take on India for a place in the DLF Cup final

Dravid hails bowlers' spirit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara's West Indians outplayed India in the poor-batting stakes, and somehow contrived to fall short of a modest target of 163, giving India their first win against West Indies in six outings.

Some solace, but serious flaws remain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The morale-boosting nature of this win shouldn't however mask the deeper problems that India face ahead of what is now a semi-final against Australia

Lee relishes new-ball battle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brett Lee returned to international cricket with a fiery spell of 3 for 46 against West Indies on Monday night, but with Australia losing the game, his attention was trained on Friday's winner-takes-all encounter with India

India sneak a low-scoring thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara's West Indians outplayed India in the poor-batting stakes, and somehow contrived to fall short of a modest target of 163, giving India their first win against West Indies in six outings.

We have to take it one game at a time - Chappell

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Not having won since the opening match of the Caribbean tour, Chappell reckoned that the remaining two matches represented a great opportunity to get back to the winning ways of last season

India desperate for a turnaround

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India head into Wednesday's game against West Indies seeking their first one-day win since May 18.

Sehwag happy to bat in the middle order

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag said that he had no problems batting down the order in one-day matches as long as it served the team interests

'It was important that we get to the final' - Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara and Michael Hussey spoke to the media at the end of the match

What India and Australia need to do to qualify

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies' three-wicket win against Australia means that they have assured themselves of a place in the final of the DLF Cup. With two matches to go, the battle is between Australia and India to nail the second spot

Windies rediscover the wrecking ball-effect

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If you want to look beyond the usual suspects for a Champions Trophy likely to be played on pancake-flat Indian pitches, look no further than West Indies, the defending champions

'Everyone wants me to bowl faster'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With Irfan Pathan struggling for form and consistency, Munaf has been thrust into the role of pace spearhead

Johnson sets sights on the Ashes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mitchell Johnson has readjusted his aims to earning a spot in the Ashes

Windies scamper home after Lara blitz

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two contrasting half-centuries put Michael Hussey's maiden one-day century in the shade as West Indies scampered to a nervy three-wicket win in the fourth match of the DLF Cup

No second thoughts in sending Johnson home - selector

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Hilditch, the selector accompanying the Australian team in Kuala Lumpur, lavished praise on Mitchell Johnson after his stunning four-wicket burst against India

'My career hasn't always been on an even keel' - Hayden

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mathew Hayden hopes that playing well in the next two games of the DLF Cup will be some good preparation for the Ashes

Hussey to lead as Ponting rests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Hussey will lead Australia in their next match against West Indies as Ricky Ponting rests

'I think the Indians would have fancied their chances' - Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Both Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid, speaking to the media after the match, agreed that had not the rain intervened the result could have gone either team's way

Johnson to return home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Even before he stepped on to the park, Mitchell Johnson had known that this would be his last hurrah at the DLF Cup

Johnson carves some turkey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India had some reason to feel hard done by the elements against West Indies, but here a shower saved them acute embarrassment

Rain saves India's blushes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia were denied a certain victory in the third match of the DLF Cup, as the wet weather played havoc for the second match in a row at the Kinrara Oval

Dialogue between captains and officials a must - Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting has sought clarification over the on-field communication between umpires and captains.

Warne controversy dilutes marquee clash

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The marquee clash between Glenn McGrath and Sachin Tendulkar could be overshadowed by the controversy surrounding Shane Warne's comments on John Buchanan

Calling it as we see it

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Just as the extreme reaction suggesting that it was the end of civilisation after the West Indies lost nine for 29 runs was overdone, so is getting carried away with the win against India, says Fazeer Mohammed

Tendulkar delighted with comeback

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In terms of landmarks, it was yet another special occasion for an exceptional performer, but the end result wasn't quite what he would have liked

Broad clarifies fault in pitch

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Broad, the ICC match referee, has issued a statement explaining that a small fault in the underlying structure of the pitch had caused several balls to stay low during India's second game at Kuala Lumpur

Windies and rain win the day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

West Indies scored their first win in the DLF Cup with a little help from Messrs Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis.

Ponting's behaviour 'unacceptable' - Cricket Australia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Brown, Cricket Australia's acting chief executive, has described Ricky Ponting's latest breach of the ICC code of conduct during his side's DLF cup win against the West Indies as "unacceptable"

India say no to experiments

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

On the eve of his side's opening match against West Indies, Rahul Dravid suggested that India wouldn't be following the Australian way, and experimenting with their line-up ahead of the Champions Trophy

A new season dawns for India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The preview for the second match of the DLF Cup between India and West Indies

'We all know what Sachin can do'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shivnarine Chanderpaul says too much should not be read into India's 1-4 ODI series loss in the Caribbean recently as they were without Sachin Tendulkar then

Expect the worst with the Windies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yesterday's latest remake of "Calypso Collapso" was just another example of the regional side embarrassing themselves

Ponting fined for showing dissent

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, has been fined his entire match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during Australia's first match of the DLF Cup against the West Indies, in Kuala Lumpur.

'We have to dig deep and put this behind us' - Lara

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brian Lara, the West Indies captain spoke to the media at the end of the first match of the DLF Cup, after his side let the match slip from their grasp after a commanding position

'It was a pretty amazing game' - Ponting

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson spoke to the media after Australia made a dramatic comeback in a game that at one stage seemed to overwhelmingly go West Indies' way

Flattering to deceive

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At the end of this topsy-turvy game, you didn't know whether to acclaim Australia for their resilience or bemoan a West Indian collapse that made a house of cards look sturdy.

BCCI to invest $347 million on domestic facilities

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian board (BCCI) has decided to invest US $347 million to improve domestic facilities over the next year

Australia pull it off after early scare

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A sensational opening partnership was followed by an even more sensational collapse as West Indies replayed one of the familiar tunes that has plagued them in recent times and surrendered the opening game of the DLF Cup

Rusty reflexes and reputations to defend

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rustiness could well play a part. India and West Indies last played in early July while Australia last got their flannels dirty on their tour of Bangladesh in April

High TV revenues to offset expenses for DLF Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian board is funding the entire Malaysia tri-series

Katich and Jaques win opening race

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Simon Katich and Phil Jaques will get the first chance to audition for an opening berth after Matthew Hayden was omitted for match one of the tri-series in Malaysia

Yuvraj out of first ODI

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out of India's first one-day international of the DLF Cup against West Indies on September 14

Windies starting to gel well - Sarwan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ramnaresh Sarwan feels the Caribbean cricketers are beginning to gel as a team, and it is especially beginning to show in one-day internationals

Holding disputes WI board's claims

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The slanging match between Michael Holding and the West Indies Cricket Board continued with the former fast bowler claiming that the reasons for his resignation from the cricket committee have been misinterpreted.

Conditions in Malaysia to help swing - Lee

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Brett Lee, Australia's premier fast bowler, is looking forward to bowling in the DLF Cup as he believes the conditions in Kuala Lumpur will suit the fast men

Raina injured during practice match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Suresh Raina, the Indian batsman, sustained an injury during a practice match in Chennai organised ahead of India's departure for the Malaysia tri-series

Ponting primes Katich for opening slot

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting has backed Simon Katich to open the innings with the explosive Adam Gilchrist in next month's ICC Champions Trophy in India

Ponting impressed by Johnson

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ricky Ponting admits he is "licking his lips" at the prospect of Queensland's Mitchell Johnson entering the Test team

King looks forward to tri-series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bennett King, the West Indies coach, believes the DLF Cup against India and Australia in Malaysia is an ideal preparation for his side as the aim to defend the ICC Champions Trophy crown they won in England in 2004.

Hussey hoses down leadership talk

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Michael Hussey insists he is not trying to gain Ricky Ponting's job despite his rapid elevation to the side's vice-captaincy for the short tour of Malaysia

Samuels cleared for tri-series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marlon Samuels, the middle-order batsman, passed a fitness test, paving the way for his inclusion to the West Indies squad for the upcoming Tri-Series in Malaysia

McGrath's form determines Ashes balance

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The success of Glenn McGrath's international return over the next two months will have a strong impact on who bats at No. 6 in the first Ashes Test

Kumble not in Champions Trophy squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The ODI squad for both the Champions Trophy and for the Malaysia tri-series were announced in Mumbai today.

Kumble in contention for Champions Trophy

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian squad which went to Sri Lanka for the ill-fated tri-series last month is likely to be retained for the triangular tournament in Malaysia

Kaif and Yuvraj all praise for training methods

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The new, training-in-batches approach currently being used by the Indian team in Bangalore has come in for more praise from the players

'We're twice as good as last year' - McGrath

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Australia are twice the team they were when losing the Ashes last year and are ready to wrest back the urn from England, according to Glenn McGrath

Sehwag praises 'ideas' camp

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Virender Sehwag has praised the innovative rolling camp in Bangalore, saying that such camps are ideal preparation for the upcoming season and next year's World Cup in the West Indies

Mongia out to curb his aggression

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Recalled to the Indian one-day side for the first time since April 2005, Dinesh Mongia, the left-hand batsman, says he will not make the same mistakes that cost him his spot

Chappell implements 'rolling camp'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's preparation for the forthcoming tri-series in Malaysia will see another Greg Chappell innovation - staggered sessions involving one group at a time.

Watson wants to feel natural approach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Mental as Anything song Mr Natural used to belong to Stuart Law as he strode out at the Gabba, but this summer it could be heading Shane Watson's way

Gilchrist rests for big picture

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Adam Gilchrist expects more senior Australia players to miss smaller tournaments as their workloads are managed in the lead-up to the World Cup

Chennai to host practice matches for India

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian squad for the tri-series in Malaysia will undergo a conditioning camp in Bangalore starting on August 30, followed by two practice matches in Chennai before departing for Malaysia.

Indian Champions Trophy squad to be named on September 3

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian squads for the tri-series in Malaysia and the Champions Trophy will be named on September 3 in Mumbai

India likely to play practice games

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's preparation for the tri-series against Australia and West Indies in Malaysia is likely to include a few practice matches in Chennai, the BCCI has said

Hayden and McGrath recalled for Malaysia

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Matthew Hayden and Glenn McGrath will make their one-day international returns after long absences during the mini-tour of Malaysia next month

Champions Trophy warm-up gets green light

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kuala Lumpur will host all the matches of a tri-series involving Australia, India and West Indies next month

West Indies name squad for tri-series

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has accepted the invitation from the Indian board (BCCI) to participate in the tri-nation series in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in September and selected a squad of 14 players