Cricket News

India Under-19 profited from three timely half-centuries to reach 255 for 7 in their first innings on the first day of the four-day match against Pakistan Under-19 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Timely fifties prop up India U-19

Pakistan Under-19 found themselves on the back foot as they surrendered a 142-run first-innings lead to India Under-19 on the second day of their first four-day match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Spinners put India U-19 in charge

Imad Wasim's brave effort on the final day went in vain as India Under-19s achieved a massive 271-run win against the Pakistan juniors in the first four-day match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Imad Wasim resists in vain as India U-19 win

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

Yuvraj out of first ODI

Kenya's preparations for next year's World Cup will continue later this month when they tour Uganda for three ODIs and a three-day match

Kenya head to Uganda

India Under-19 reduced their Pakistani counterparts, who required 446 for victory, to 63 for 5 in their second innings on the third day of the first four-day match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

India U-19 poised for victory

Andrew Strauss took heart from England's series-leveling win against Pakistan at Edgbaston yesterday and said his team had turned a corner in the right direction

Strauss looks at the road ahead

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

Windies starting to gel well - Sarwan

Murray Goodwin struck 92 for Sussex who eased past Middlesex by four wickets at Lord's

Goodwin eases Sussex past Middlesex

Essex continued to make all the running in their Championship clash against Derbyshire

Pettini leads Essex charge

The Indian board is likely to use the services of Rudi Webster, the renowned sports psychologist, to help the team prepare for next year's World Cup

Webster may work with Indian team

Duncan Fletcher yesterday confirmed that James Anderson and Liam Plunkett could play in the final round of Championship matches for counties other than their own to assess their fitness ahead of England's tour of Australia

Fletcher to exploit county loan system

Michael Vaughan is planning to be in Australia throughout England's Ashes campaign this November, even though it is almost certain he will play no part

Vaughan to shadow England in Australia

Sajid Mahmood followed his most impressive one-day international bowling performance with a calm, matchwinning innings as England levelled the series by three wickets at Edgbaston

Mahmood stars as England level series

10-Sep-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lankan board richer by US $9.17 million

In the next six months, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) coffers will be boosted by as much as US $ 9.17 million when they participate in two International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments

10-Sep-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Malinga and Tharanga return to their roots

Lasith Malinga and Upul Tharanga did an invaluable favour to their respective schools by providing them with cricket gear.

10-Sep-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Holding disputes WI board's claims

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.

Wasim Akram termed Inzamam-ul-Haq as the right person to lead the side in the next year's World Cup in the West Indies

Akram backs Inzamam as World Cup captain

10-Sep-2006

Australian crowd abuse made me stronger - Murali

Muttiah Muralitharan attributes his recent good form to the abuse that he faced during VB series in Australia this January