Cricket News

India will tour Bangladesh in December to play a Test series, as well as a one-day series

India to tour Bangladesh in December

Shane Warne is raring to go, even if not 100% fit, spurred on by the belief that time is running out and that every chance to play has to be seized

Warne: 'I might have to jump on this opportunity'

Former England wicketkeeper Jack Russell has quit the game after failing to overcome a back injury

Jack Russell forced to retire

Imran Khan's high-profile marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, the daughter of the late British billionaire Sir James Goldsmith, has ended in divorce after nine years

Imran Khan and Jemima Goldsmith divorce

England have called up Rikki Clarke and Michael Powell of Glamorgan to their NatWest Series squad as cover for the injured Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Flintoff

England call up Clarke and Powell as cover

Sony Entertainment Television has won the broadcast rights for the upcoming three-nation series to be held in Holland

Sony bags Holland tri-series rights

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

I had no idea Woolmer would take charge - Inzamam

After his turbo-charged start to the season, Robert Key is adamant that his can carry his first-class form into the one-day game as well, and is eager to open the batting for England during the forthcoming NatWest Series against New Zealand and West

Key keen to stake his claim

England could rise to second spot in ICC's ODI Championship table if they win all their NatWest Series matches

England could rise to second in ODI table

Paul Nobes has been appointed South Australia's chairman of selectors for the 2004-05 season

Paul Nobes takes over as SA's chairman of selectors

The world of cricket has been rubbing its hands with glee at the mere prospect of professional cricket in the United States, but Saturday's curtain-raiser between two teams representing New York and New Jersey was a low-key affair

A damp squib for starters

21-Jun-2004•Ranajit Sankar Dam

Knight shines on soggy final day

As if a featherbed of a pitch hadn't already killed off this match, the Warwickshire weather made doubly sure, as the heavens opened over Stratford-upon-Avon to curtail proceedings shortly after lunch

21-Jun-2004•Andrew Miller

Murali to fly to Sydney for promotional event

After opting out of the two-Test series in Australia, Muttiah Muralitharan has revealed that he will tour Australia after all, but instead of playing cricket, he will be posing for the cameras and signing autographs

West Indies found out that traveling by road in the UK can be a rather haphazard affair as they arrived late for their warm-up match against Kent

Coach causes West Indies' biggest headache

Dinesh Mongia made a superb start to his short-term county stint with Lancashire, scoring an unbeaten 70 in a championship game against Warwickshire

Mongia makes an impressive county debut

Bangladesh cricket has lost a promising young cricketer

A sad day for Bangladesh cricket

A quickfire unbeaten 71 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul saved the West Indians the blushes as they coasted to a six-wicket win against Sussex

Chanderpaul wins it for the West Indians

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

'I look at wicketkeeping as a challenge': Dravid

After holding posts as the president of the ICC and the Indian board, Jagmohan Dalmiya is all set to head the Asian Cricket Council

Dalmiya set to head Asian Cricket Council