Coaches/managers/team directors, call them what you will, turn up after very bad games in an attempt to shield their distraught charges from the baying media. Former India coach Duncan Fletcher, when working with England, would…
Graeme Smith felt the result could have been different had South Africa won the toss © AFP Pakistan have been trying to trip up South Africa on spin from the day they landed in the…
The Kensington Oval should be a batsman's paradise, given the outcome of the recent club matches © Getty Images One particular contrast between two significant ICC events over the past fortnight has been sharp and…
Damien Martyn: laid low by a broken finger © Getty Images Damien Martyn has been ruled out of Western Australia's Pura Cup match against South Australia which begins at Adelaide tomorrow. Martyn was expected to…
Sri Lanka will tour Pakistan for a two-Test series in October, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board. Reuters reported that the tour was scheduled after Bangladesh agreed to postpone their home series against Sri Lanka…
Ronnie Irani's dreams of an England recall have been shattered after being advised by medical experts not to bowl again for the rest of his career, because of an arthritic right knee.Even though he endured…
Zimbabwe batsman Dion Ebrahim has been severely reprimanded by theICC Match Referee, Denis Lindsay.The Referee asked Ebrahim whether he had read the Code of Conduct towhich he replied that he had. The Match Referee told…
ScorecardFile photo: Mandeep Singh's 116 went in vain•ESPNcricinfo LtdMumbai's opening batsman Akhil Herwadkar, who loves to bowl offspin in the nets, bagged five of the six wickets that fell on the last day to make…
Himachal Pradesh tasted a seven wicket defeat in their first match ofthe North Zone Ranji Trophy One day tournament at the hands of Punjabat the Harbax Singh Stadium, Delhi on Friday.Batting first, the Himachal batsmen…
289 (Morkel 61, Petersen 54; Badrinath 4-43, Kumar 2-51) by 1 runScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsHow they were out Mohammad Kaif ran Johan Botha out off the last ball to secure a one-run win © AFP…