Cricket News

Javagal Srinath, the former India pacer, has been selected as an international match referee by the ICC. Srinath, who has been selected for the second tier of part-time match referees, will join former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd and Australian Alan H

Srinath selected as ICC match referee

Javed Miandad, former Pakistan captain and batting legend, has added his voice to the brewing debate about player workloads, dismissing concerns of player burnout due to an increasingly busy international schedule

Miandad dismisses player burnout concerns

As if Darren Gough isn't busy enough bowling and dancing, now he is set to add singing to his repertoire by appearing in a football World Cup song, Stand up 4 England

Gough set to appear in football World Cup video

24-Apr-2006•Jenny Thompson

PCB to try to persuade Afridi to reverse 'retirement'

The Pakistan Board says it will try to persuade Shahid Afridi to withdraw his decision not to play any Test matches until the 2007 World Cup

Robin Uthappa and Shikhar Dhawan stamped their authority with a century each for a record opening wicket partnership of 264 as India A thrashed the Netherlands A by 202 runs

Uthappa and Dhawan lead India to victory

Mohammad Azharuddin struck a classy 82 to lead the Indian Seniors to an exciting three-wicket win over Pakistan Seniors in the first game of the four-match series at the National Stadium at Karachi

Azharuddin leads India Seniors to exciting win

The Zimbabwe cricketers will not be resting because of fatigue as they prepare for their seven-match one-day international series against the West Indies

Zimbabwe straight into action

Manoj Prabhakar, the former Indian allrounder, has completed a five-year ban for his alleged involvement in match fixing, and says he has no regrets about blowing the whistle on the involvement of other Indian players

'Somebody had to clean the system' - Prabhakar

Hashim Amla will bat at No. 3 after Herschelle Gibbs was dropped because of fatigue

Amla replaces 'mentally tired' Gibbs at No. 3

Shane Bond, the New Zealand fast bowler, is cautiously optimistic of recovering in time from the niggling knee injury for the second Test starting on Thursday

Shane Bond hopeful of recovery

A round-up of the fifth-round Pentangular Cup matches that took place on April 23, 2005

National Bank take first step towards Pentangular title

Richie Richardson and Andy Roberts, former players, have hit out at the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) for its stance on negotiating a contract for retainer fees with the regional board

Richardson and Roberts hit out at players' association

Habibul Bashar has admitted that losing quick wickets at the top, which deprived Bangladesh of some valuable runs, made the difference between victory and defeat in the end in the first one-dayer at Chittagong

'A few more runs would have been defendable' - Bashar

Daren Ganga, the West Indies batsman, has urged the entire Caribbean to unite behind whoever is chosen as the new captain

Support the new captain, says Ganga

A round-up from the first round of C&G Trophy matches

Trescothick marches into form with brutal hundred

An environmentalist opposed to the redevelopment of Sophia Gardens, in preparation for the 2009 Ashes, has said the ground is located in the worst possible place for such a large stadium

Sophia Gardens causes environmental concerns

Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is all set to return to the Indian cricketing map

Srinagar to host first Ranji tie in 16 years

23-Apr-2006

'I want to clear my name from match-fixing' - Azhar

Mohammad Azharuddin, the legendary Indian batsman, has said he has given up hopes of playing for India but was fighting his case in the court of law to get his name cleared from match-fixing

VVS Laxman has brushed aside suggestions that, at 31, he is too old to play the game at the highest level

Laxman brushes aside retirement talk