Curator promises sporting surface
Chief curator Dhiraj Parsana: "We've done our best to produce a sporting wicket" (file photo) © Cricinfo Ltd The boring draw in the first Test in Chennai - 1498 runs and only 25 wickets -…
Pattinson settles into county life
Darren Pattinson collects one of his eight wickets during Nottinghamshire's 10-wicket win against Kent © Getty Images Darren Pattinson, the English-born Victoria fast bowler, is quickly making himself feel at home at Nottinghamshire after taking…
Upbeat Bangladesh look to set T20 record straight
Match factsSunday, July 5 Start time 1.00pm local (0700 GMT)1:51'SA batsmen against spin the battle of the series'Big pictureThe first T20I will be a test of Bangladesh's pristine confidence, as the hosts take on the…
Team's passion was the key to win – Inzamam
Afghanistan's coach Inzamam-ul-Haq has credited the passion of the team as the reason behind their 2-0 win in the T20 series against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in the second T20 international in…
Hamilton pitch 'understandably doctored' – Jayaratne
In Dunedin, Sri Lanka were exposed to howling winds cold enough to bring with them a hailstorm on the fourth evening. Players made mention of the temperature all week, and as often happens with Sri…
Rain ruins New Year's ODI in Nelson
Match abandoned Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsOnly nine overs of play took place at Saxton Oval•Getty ImagesA 24-over match had begun after an initial three-hour-and-forty-minute rain delay, but the teams could only get through nine overs…
England can be 'something special' – Bayliss
As England trouped off the field at lunch on the third day in Johannesburg, with the game in the balance and the bowlers struggling to find the correct length to exploit the bounce and cracks…
Suresh Raina to lead Gujarat Lions in the IPL
Suresh Raina has been named captain of the new Rajkot IPL franchise, which will be called Gujarat Lions, and former Australia batsman Brad Hodge has been appointed head coach of the team. Keshav Bansal, the…
Joe Burns replaced as Italy captain, left out of T20 World Cup plans
Joe Burns, the former Australia opener, has been replaced as captain and left out of Italy's T20 World Cup plans. Burns, who played 23 Tests for Australia, was the captain and leading figure in Italy's…
Iaquinta deal won’t be enough for Tottenham
Reports today claim that Tottenham are looking into the possibility of signing Juventus and Italy striker, Vincenzo Iaquinta. However he wouldn’t be the greatest signing for Spurs. The 30-year-old looks set to be starting upfront…