Asia Cup, 2004 news from Cricinfo.com

Agarkar and Kartik dropped

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian board has named a 14-member squad for the Asia Cup that contains no surprises

Three Sri Lankan players fined

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Chandana and Tillakaratne Dilshan have been fined for bringing the game into disrepute

'We cannot lose so many finals' - Ganguly

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After the Asia Cup final, Sourav Ganguly admitted that India's performances in grand finals bordered on the unacceptable

The masters of asphyxiation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The masters of asphyxiation did it comfortably in the end

The Premadasa rocks as India roll

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After a tournament characterised by empty seats and a distinct lack of the carnival atmosphere that makes Asian cricket so special, the Premadasa Stadium was resurrected on final Sunday

Sri Lanka win the Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka, despite being restricted to 228 when they batted first, won the Asia Cup comfortably, with their slow bowlers delivering, once again, under the lights

Sri Lanka out to prove their newfound spirit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka's fickle fans are just starting to emerge from their 2003 World Cup depression

India aim to be the bride

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly took heart from the fact that India hadn't played to their strengths, and yet managed to reach the Asia Cup final, as he looked ahead to tomorrow's decisive encounter against Sri Lanka

Atapattu expects a close contest

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Marvan Atapattu has said that he expects the final to be a fiercely contested affair

Ganguly shrugs off 'chokers' tag

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly has dismissed notions of India 'choking' in finals and believes their performances in the last few years justify his rebuttal

Harbhajan reveals his strategy to curb Jayasuriya

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Harbhajan Singh has said that he has a way to curb Sanath Jayasuriya's murderous methods

Laxman fit for the final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman is fit enough to play in the Asia Cup final, according to Andrew Leipus, the Indian team's physiotherapist

An inconsequential end

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There are a number of ways you could look at Pakistan's performance in the Asia Cup

Whatmore: 'We have not improved'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After Pakistan's comfortable win against Bangladesh, Dav Whatmore and Bob Woolmer were in contrasting moods

Cricinfo to webcast audio coverage of the Asia Cup final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo announced today that it will provide internet audio coverage of the Asia Cup final

Pakistan coast to facile win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan capped their Asia Cup campaign with a comfortable win against Bangladesh, but that is small consolation for failing to reach the final, which India and Sri Lanka will contest on Sunday

No scope for cornered tigers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In 1992, when Pakistan had won just one of their first five matches in the World Cup, Imran Khan inspired his men by telling them to fight like cornered tigers

Procter plays down team composition confusion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mike Procter, the match referee for the Sri Lanka-India game, has played down the confusion over the team list Sourav Ganguly presented to Marvan Atapattu at the toss

The wheel's still in spin

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This was a game that Sri Lanka could afford to lose, and they managed to do so after having held the inside line for much of a frenetic run chase

A subdued dress rehearsal

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The empty seats at the Premadasa Stadium this afternoon said much about the dress-rehearsal mood that hung around the place

India hold their nerve to sneak a thriller

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India held their nerve magnificently to sneak a 4-run win over Sri Lanka despite a magnificent 130 from Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka to give their youngsters a run

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With their place in the Asia Cup final secure, Sri Lanka are set to rest several key players in their final group match against India tomorrow, to give other members of the squad an outing

Ganguly: 'It's do-or-die'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Looking ahead to Tuesday's crucial Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka, Sourav Ganguly said that he preferred to think about the performances of the last two years, as opposed to the defeats against Sri Lanka and Pakistan earlier in the competition

'The bonus-point system is flawed' - Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Here's what Bob Woolmer and Sourav Ganguly had to say after Pakistan kept their hopes in the Asia Cup alive with a comprehensive 59-run victory against India

Laxman to return home

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

VVS Laxman has been ruled out of the remainder of the Asia Cup after failing to recover from a knee injury

Back to the glory years?

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Before this winner-takes-almost-all encounter, Bob Woolmer told his wards to keep their heads well refrigerated, perhaps having observed how Pakistan had been dominated in the mental stakes when India toured a few months ago - his players did him

Malik stars in Pakistan win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan beat India by 59 runs after putting up 300 for 9, a score built largely on the back of Shoaib Malik's 143

Asian Test Championship likely to resume

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Asian Test Championships, which was last played in 2001, is likely to be revived next year

Woolmer appeals for cool heads

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's newly appointed coach, has appealed for his team to keep their composure in tomorrow's must-win Asia Cup match against India

Pakistan in must-win situation

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan must win Sunday's game against India to stay alive in the tournament

Jayasuriya - 'it was only a matter of time'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Quotes from Sri Lanka's Asia Cup victory over Bangladesh

Jayasuriya overwhelms Bangladesh with a century

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka mauled Bangladesh, reaching the target of 191 with 10 wickets and 16 overs to spare

Khan passes fitness test

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan, watched by the entire India management and an army of journalists, passed a fitness test on Thursday afternoon at the Sinhalese Sports Club and was declared available for selection as India prepare for two crucial Asia Cup encounters

'It's a question of getting more confident' - Harbhajan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After taking a wicket in his first match back in international cricket, after a break of seven months, Harbhajan Singh pronounced himself satisfied

Tendulkar slates his critics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar was in belligerent mood after his matchwinning allround display against Bangladesh, saying that those who said that the joy had disappeared from his batting were clueless about the game

The true scale of unpredictability

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When Bob Woolmer met Javed Miandad for dinner soon after arriving in Pakistan, the man he replaced probably brought him up to date on the problems that afflict the Pakistan cricket team

Woolmer: 'We simply had a bad day at the office'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the wake of Pakistan's seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, and Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's captain, were contrasting moods with the result:

Zaheer's injury tale

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan must be wondering which part of his body will give way next

Sri Lanka coast to resounding win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka announced themselves as favourites for the Asia Cup, putting in a near-flawless performance at the Premadasa Stadium to coast to a ridiculously easy seven-wicket victory in their first match of the second round-robin stage

India ease to eight-wicket win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly piloted India to a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Bangladesh

'I expect a very hungry performance tomorrow'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

John Wright has called on the Indian team to show more intensity in the field when they take on Bangladesh in their first match of the second stage of the Asia Cup on Wednesday

Sri Lanka squad hit by flu bug

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A flu bug that has already laid low Marvan Atapattu, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chaminda Vaas has seriously handicapped Sri Lanka's preparations for their crucial second-stage Asia Cup encounter with Pakistan

Sri Lanka hit by flu bug

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A flu bug that has already laid low Marvan Attapattu, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chaminda Vaas, has seriously handicapped Sri Lanka's preparations for their crucial second-stage Asia Cup encounter against Pakistan

Zaheer's fitness to be assessed

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan will definitely miss India's Asia Cup match against Bangladesh, and his participation in the remaining games will be assessed by the team management over the next couple of days

'Nothing comes easy' - Atapattu

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

After defeating India on Sunday, Marvan Atapattu, whose fever forced him to go off the field, expressed his thoughts on his flu, the game, and the return of a major opening batsman

Zaheer Khan ruled out of Bangladesh match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of Wednesday's round-robin match against Bangladesh after failing to recover from a leg injury sustained during India's previous game, against Sri Lanka

Dalmiya says Azhar is not BCCI's business

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Board of Control for Cricket in India chose not to respond to remarks made by Ehsan Mani, the ICC president, over the presence of Mohammad Azharuddin as a commentator at the Asia Cup

Zaheer Khan doubtful for Bangladesh match

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Zaheer Khan is a doubtful starter for India's next Asia Cup match against Bangladesh after picking up a leg injury in India's 12-run loss to Sri Lanka

Woolmer plays down rivalry

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer is looking forward to the match between India and Pakistan, who will meet in the second round of the Asia Cup, and despite describing the match as a "needle" encounter, has played down the rivalry between the two sides

Sri Lanka wait on Jayasuriya injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka are hopeful that Sanath Jayasuriya will recover in time for Sri Lanka's opening second-round match in the Asia Cup on Wednesday after aggravating a side injury and pulling out of their clash with India on Sunday

India rusty but Sri Lanka shining

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

There are two things batsmen have to do in conditions such as these, and at a ground such as Dambulla, to ensure that they build a big total

Abdur Razzaq reported for suspect action

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

In the latest episode to fuel the controversial issue of throwing, Khan Abdur Razzaq, the Bangladesh bowler, has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action

Sri Lanka wait on Jayasuriya injury

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka hold on for the win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nuwan Zoysa made the early inroads, and Muttiah Muralitharan struck the decisive blow as Sri Lanka held on for a 12-run triumph over India in an engrossing Group B encounter at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

'We are tired but that is no excuse' - Jayawardene

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Mahela Jayawardene talks about the game against and Bangladesh, which Sri Lanka won comfortably, and looks forward to the match against India

Malik and Younis blow away Hong Kong

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan handed Hong Kong a thumping 173-run defeat and knocked them out of the Asia Cup

Gunawardene stars at Dambulla

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka beat UAE easily, by 116 runs, riding on the back of Avishka Gunawardene's fine 73

'Nice to start with a hundred' - Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's batsmen discovered that it wasn't simply a matter of turning up and tonking the ball about the place against UAE

Pakistan brush Bangladesh aside

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yasir Hameed's stroke-filled 102 took Pakistan to 267 and the bowlers did the rest

A glimmer of Woolmer's benefits

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

At the start of yet another much-heralded new era in Pakistan cricket, there was a distinct lack of occasion and atmosphere

Late bloomer's masterclass

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Usually, centuries compiled at quicker than a run a ball are frenetic affairs, but Dravid's effort today reached its crescendo with the smoothness of a mellow jazz composition

Jayasuriya unable to bowl

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sri Lanka have been forced to re-think the composition of their side for the Asia Cup because Sanath Jayasuriya, a key allrounder in the one-day game, has suffered a side strain that will prevent him from bowling

Dravid stars in Indian triumph

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid led the way with a superb 93-ball 104 as India romped to a comfortable 116-run win in their opening match of the Asia Cup

Bangladesh outclass Hong Kong

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hong Kong began brightly to restrict Bangladesh to 221, but were outclassed later when Bangladesh's bowlers turned up the heat

Murali ready for Indian challenge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The International Cricket Council may have asked Muttiah Muralitharan to keep the doosra wrapped up in cotton wool, but he insisted that there was still enough in his armoury to pose severe questions of the formidable Indian batting line-up when the

Indians romp to easy win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indians warmed up for the Asia Cup tournament with a comfortable nine-wicket win against a Sri Lankan Cricket Academy XI at the Nondescripts ground in Colombo

A swig of the Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When the Asian Cricket Council was created in 1983, its objectives were to ensure co-operation, harmony and other gooey things between Asian cricket-playing nations

A chance to get ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Asia Cup is back: the latest incarnation starts in Sri Lanka on Friday (July 16)

A swig of the Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When the Asian Cricket Council was created in 1983, its objectives were to ensure co-operation, harmony and other gooey things between Asian cricket-playing nations

Cricinfo to webcast audio coverage of the Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo announced today that it will provide internet audio coverage of the Asia Cup, which begins in Sri Lanka on Friday, July 16

A swig of the Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When the Asian Cricket Council was created in 1983, its objectives were to ensure co-operation, harmony and other gooey things between Asian cricket-playing nations

A chance to get ahead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Asia Cup is back: the latest incarnation starts in Sri Lanka on Friday (July 16)

When disaster strikes - Poomam Chambers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Trust, is the foundation of every successful relationship

Kapil Dev - leading by creativity

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

India's situation could hardly have been more desperate

Imran Khan - leading by being international

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Erudite, intelligent, charismatic and, in his heyday, one of the greatest allround cricketers the world has ever seen, Imran Khan was the figurehead of Pakistan cricket for a generation, and a man who could hold his own in all walks of life

Tendulkar and Sehwag - the master and his apprentice

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Virender Sehwag's meteoric rise in international cricket is the most glowing tribute imaginable to his hero, Sachin Tendulkar

Kaluwitharana and Jayasuriya - cricket revolutionaries

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The term pinch-hitting used to be associated with baseball - but when cricket picked up on the concept, the traditionalists, like the bowlers against whom the tactic was used, did not know what had hit them

Vaas and Muralitharan - rhythm and explosion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

No team in history can have owed so much to two more different bowlers than Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas

Pakistan hire South African physiotherapist

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Pakistan board has hired Darryn Lifson as the team physiotherapist

Inzamam confident of winning Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq has expressed his confidence that Pakistan will put in an improved performance in the upcoming Asia Cup and throughout the 2004-05 season

Ganguly warns against complacency

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sourav Ganguly has said that while he was encouraged by India's performances last season, the players needed to guard against complacency and ensure that they improved on it this year

Woolmer calms frayed tempers

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

When Bob Woolmer took charge as coach of Pakistan, experts reckoned that his man-management skills would be as important as his cricketing nous to make a success of the job

Shoaib Akhtar picked in Asia Cup squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has been picked in Pakistan's 14-member one-day squad for the Asia Cup, their first outing under their new coach Bob Woolmer

Fired-up Shoaib set for Asia Cup return

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has said the ghosts of Pakistan's recent loss against India have been laid to rest and promised a barnstorming return in the Asia Cup

India ready for Asia Cup: Wright

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

With the Asia Cup only days away, John Wright has fired the first salvo for India, warning opponents that the team has been thorough in its preparation for the upcoming tournament

Woolmer begins his time as Pakistan's coach

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer has begun his tenure as Pakistan's eleventh coach in eight years by asking for "the support of the current players, former players, and fans"

Bob Woolmer gets busy in Pakistan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's recently-appointed coach, has arrived in Lahore and conducted preliminary meetings with the support staff of the Pakistan team

'India will try to start with a bang' - Tendulkar

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Sachin Tendulkar has said that it was important that India start their Asia Cup campaign "with a bang." The Press Trust of India reports that Tendulkar said, "India will try hard to start with a bang in the Asia Cup, beginning in Sri Lanka from July

Shoaib Akhtar recalled to Pakistan squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shoaib Akhtar has been recalled to the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup, and will be leaving Durham to join up with the training squad in Lahore later this week

Waqar expresses confidence in Woolmer

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Waqar Younis has expressed his confidence in Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's new coach, saying Woolmer comes with 'a very good reputation'

Waqar Younis to join ESPN's commentary team

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Waqar Younis is all set to join the growing band of former-cricketers-turned-commentators

Woolmer keen for Azhar Mahmood to return to the fold

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pakistan's new coach, Bob Woolmer, has embarked upon the team's rebuilding process, by asking the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to arrange a meeting with the seven national players who are currently playing in county cricket

I had no idea Woolmer would take charge - Inzamam

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Inzamam-ul-Haq has revealed that the Pakistan board didn't take him into confidence in the matter of appointing a new coach

'I look at wicketkeeping as a challenge': Dravid

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid has indicated that while he will continue doubling up as wicketkeeper in the Indian one-day line-up, it was also time to look at a specialist option

Harbhajan named in probables list

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have been included in India's 20-man probables list for next month's Asia Cup

Shoaib named in Asia Cup probables list

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite raising several questions about his fitness levels, the Pakistan selectors have included Shoaib Akhtar in a 26-man probables list for the Asia Cup

Harbhajan talks up his new 'magic ball'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Harbhajan Singh has warned opposition batsmen to expect a new "magic ball" when they face him next time

India shift camp for acclimatisation purposes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Indian squad's final conditioning camp has been shifted from Bangalore to Chennai so that the players can acclimatise to conditions similar to Sri Lanka's, where India kick off their season with the Asia Cup

Miandad wasn't sacked: Shaharyar

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Shaharyar Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan board, has clarified that the decision to end Javed Miandad's tenure as coach was taken mutually by both Miandad and the board

ESPN-Star wins rights for Asia Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPN-Star Sports has won the telecast rights for the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka next month