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Motera-like tracks would kill Test cricket: Harbhajan

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-21T14:13:00+05:30

Miffed with the docile pitch in the drawn Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said such batting-friendly tracks would kill cricket's longest format.

Lee should quit Test cricket: Hogg

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-21T21:05:00+05:30

Fast bowler Brett Lee should quit Tests to reduce pressure on his weak elbow and concentrate on the ODI format in the 2011 World Cup, feels former pacer Rodney Hogg.

Decision on sending Misbah to NZ after first Test: PCB

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-21T16:42:00+05:30

Uncertainty still looms large over Misbah-ul-Haq's tour to New Zealand after the PCB said it would wait till the first Test to decide whether to send the senior batsman there.

Middlesex line up Gilchrist-Tendulkar partnership

Agence France-Presse — 2009-11-20T10:14:00+05:30

Adam Gilchrist has signed up for a brief spell of Twenty20 cricket with Middlesex next year and could be opening the English county's batting with Sachin Tendulkar.

Flat tracks threat to Test cricket: Manjrekar

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-21T21:09:00+05:30

Disappointed with the tame draw in the Ahmedabad Test between India and Sri Lanka, former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar said placid wickets like the one in Motera are a serious threat to Test cricket's progress.

Shane Bond returns to Tests after 2-year hiatus

Associated Press — 2009-11-20T11:40:00+05:30

Paceman Shane Bond is in line to play his first Test in two years after being named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first of three Tests against Pakistan, starting in Dunedin on Tuesday.

SA-England match abandoned due to rain

Associated Press — 2009-11-20T22:11:00+05:30

The first of South Africa's five one-day internationals against England was abandoned on Friday because of heavy rain without a ball being bowled.

McIntosh century highlights tour match

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-20T16:40:00+05:30

Tim McIntosh batted himself into form for next week's first Test against Pakistan with an unbeaten century on the final day of a three-day match between the tourists and a New Zealand Invitation XI on Friday.

India can rise if Proteas fall in ICC one-day rankings

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-19T15:41:00+05:30

South Africa's loss would be India's gain as Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men stand to regain the second spot in ICC one-day rankings if England beat the Proteas in the five-match series.

Don Bradman inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-19T20:12:00+05:30

The most iconic of all cricketers, Australian legend Don Bradman was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Dilshan suffers broken nose, manager says will be fine

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-21T21:02:00+05:30

Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has suffered a fracture on his nose while playing football but his team manager says he will be available for the second Test match here, starting on Tuesday.

Warne, Clarke face off in All Star Twenty20 match

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-20T10:32:00+05:30

Australian spin legend Shane Warne and Michael Clarke are all for a Twenty20 showdown when they lead their respective teams in an All-Star match in Brisbane on Sunday.

Butt rules out Shoaib Akhtar making a comeback

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-20T10:29:00+05:30

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt believes it is next to impossible for controversial and injury-plagued pacer Shoaib Akhtar to make a comeback to the national team.

Live: India win toss, elect to bowl

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-02T14:32:00+05:30

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl in the fourth one-dayer against Australia on Monday.

Dhoni rules out possibility of batting up the order

Press Trust of India — 2009-10-27T17:39:00+05:30

Indian captain MS Dhoni on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of batting up the order, saying there is no vaccant slot for him in top four positions.

Chappell sees Tests shrinking to a 4-nation format

Associated Press — 2009-11-19T14:47:00+05:30

Former Australia captain Greg Chappell fears the growth in the Twenty20 game and diminishing public interest in the traditional five-day game could see Test cricket marginalized to the fringe of the sport.

Sri Lanka's Kandamby gets Test call for India tour

Associated Press — 2009-10-27T18:49:00+05:30

Sri Lanka called up Thilina Kandamby to its Test squad and the uncapped Chinthaka Jayasinghe and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara to its Twenty20 squad on Tuesday for the tour of India next month.

Defiant India pull off a draw against tough Lankans

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-20T11:56:00+05:30

Gautam Gambhir (114), Sachin Tendulkar (100*) and VVS Laxman (51*) led the Indian fightback to force a draw with Sri Lanka in the first Test at Ahmedabad.

We never panicked, says Dhoni

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-20T20:13:00+05:30

Relieved after his batsmen eked out a draw in the first Test against Sri Lanka, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said it was just a matter of seeing through the early overs and his team never panicked.

Dammika Prasad doubtful for second Test

Press Trust of India — 2009-11-20T20:06:00+05:30

Sri Lankan pacer Dammika Prasad is a doubtful starter for the second Test against India starting in Kanpur from November 24 due to a hamstring injury, captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Friday.