PCB chairman Ejaz Butt made it clear that the board will not release the details of the inquiry committee report on the basis of which seven top players were slapped with severe bans and fines.....(More)

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt defended the punishments imposed on seven top players, saying strong action was needed to stamp out indiscipline in the national side.....(More)

Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday after a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth One-Day International in Auckland on Thursday.....(More)

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Kevin Pietersen’s recent loss of form and travails against left-arm spin have been well documented, but Duncan Fletcher, the former England coach, writes in his Guardian blog....(More)

Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain, has said his team's victory in the Chappell-Hadlee trophy, was a fitting response to the 3-0 defeat inflicted by New Zealand two years ago....(More)

Wasim Akram has slammed the PCB's decision to ban four of its players, saying it had made Pakistan cricket a "laughing stock in the world"....(More)

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The Bangladesh Cricket Board has issued a statement regarding Raqibul Hasan's emotional decision to retire from international cricket ....(More)

England will give Test debuts to Steve Finn and James Tredwell against Bangladesh tomorrow. Kent spinner Tredwell gets his chance after spending the tour of South Africa as cov....(More)

The PCB remains tight-lipped about the nature of charges laid against senior players and the procedure followed in punishing them....(More)

A sneak preview of the third edition of the Indian Premier League that starts on Friday.....(More)

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised his batsmen for squandering a bright start to be bowled out for a below-par score and concede the Chappell-Hadlee trophy to Australia.....(More)

It's the first of 60 matches: The defending champions taking on wooden-spoon winners, after a flashy opening ceremony, amid high security at a stadium neither calls home....(More)

Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram said that bans on key players for their dismal performance in Australia had made Pakistan's cricket "a laughing stock" and should be reconsidered.....(More)

Cricinfo previews Kings XI Punjab ahead of IPL 2010....(More)

Fast bowling legend Wasim Akram says bans on key players for their dismal performance in Australia have made Pakistan's cricket "a laughing stock" and should be reconsidered.....(More)

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Auckland: Australia has retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth ODI of the 5 match ODI series at Eden Park in Auckland.Australia eased past New Zealand by six wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method to....(More)

PCB chairman Ejaz Butt defended the punishments imposed on top players, saying strong action was needed to stamp out indiscipline in the national side.....(More)

KARACHI, March 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ejaz Butt defended the punishments imposed on seven top players, saying strong action was needed to stamp out indiscipline in the national side.....(More)

Explosive opener Matthew Hayden on Thursday sounded a warning to rival IPL teams saying his side Chennai Super Kings would do everything this year to win title which has eluded them ....(More)

Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next month.....(More)

Seeking anonymity, a top Dubai-based industrialist told rediff.com, 'We are not at all happy with the proceedings leading up to the bidding. We were not taken into confidence by the IPL administrators. The picture has not changed even after the IPL governing council changed the disputed terms and c....(More)

Bangladesh's coach, Jamie Siddons, believes that Raqibul Hasan will soon come to regret his "rash and emotional" decision to retire from international cricket on the eve of the first Test against England in Chittagong....(More)

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has revealed Kevin Pietersen contacted him after the recently-completed one-day international series in Bangladesh.....(More)

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Only Sachin Tendulkar could have cracked a double-century in ODIs, according to Adam Gilchrist, who feels the stupendous achievement is a testimony to the iconic Indian batsman's l....(More)

It's been so far, so good for England in Bangladesh, albeit with the occasional fright along the way in the one-day series and a troublesome list of injuries to their quick bowlers....(More)

Only Sachin Tendulkar could have cracked a double-century in ODIs, according to f....(More)

England seamer Graham Onions will fly back to England after being ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh due to a back injury. ....(More)

England pace bowler Graham Onions will miss the two-Test series against Bangladesh because of a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.....(More)

Melbourne: Adam Gilchrist has backed comments by Damien Martyn that suggest Australian cricket bosses are applying double standards when it comes to assessing security threats on the subcontinent. He said adequate security measures are in place for the Indian Premier League....(More)

Lahore: Former Pakistan fast bowler and newly appointed coach of the national squad Waqar Younis has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) must make public the reasons behind banning senior players Mohammed Yousuf and Younis Khan.Waqar said the PCB’s decision to....(More)

LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - England pace bowler Graham Onions will miss the two-test series against Bangladesh because of a back injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday.....(More)

The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy will remain locked at Cricket Australia's Melbourne headquarters for another year after New Zealand were sunk by another dud batting effort in the fourth one-day international tonight.Australia won by.......(More)

Islamabad: Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf is ‘discretionary’ and not for life, the dejected skipper is contemplating retirement.Yousuf’s close friends said he was ‘distraught’ and almost speechless when he....(More)

Durham seamer returning to England after being ruled out of Test series against Bangladesh with back injury. ....(More)

England seamer Graham Onions will fly back to England after being ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh due to a back injury.....(More)

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, March 11 (Reuters) - Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons wants the country's cricket board to take batsman Raqibul Hassan back if he decides to end his sudden retirement.....(More)

Queensland will almost certainly contest the Sheffield Shield final in Melbourne after Western Australia ripped through the Bulls' fragile batting line-up at the Gabba.....(More)

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has asked out of form batsman Kevin Pietersen to clear his "cluttered" mind and return to basics and his scoring ways.....(More)

Graham Onions has been withdrawn from England's two-Test series in Bangladesh, and will fly home on Friday after failing to recover from a back injury....(More)

England go into the opening Test against Bangladesh hoping their depleted pace attack delivers and Kevin Pietersen ends his dismal run with the bat.....(More)

Australia has retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the fourth match of the series at Eden Park in Auckland.....(More)

Adam Gilchrist has backed comments by Damien Martyn that suggest Australian cricket bosses are applying double standards when it comes to assessing security threats on the subcontinent. He said adequate security measures are in place for the Indian Premier League (IPL).....(More)

David Hussey and Aaron Finch raised centuries to give Victoria first-innings points as they closed in on hosting rights for next week's final....(More)

Gilchrist said that while players were interested in not having international fixtures clash with the Twenty20 tournament because of the money they stand to earn, the window would also help build the IPL brand....(More)

Victoria are well placed to host the Sheffield Shield final after dominating Tasmania with the bat at the MCG and gaining good news from the north.....(More)

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IPL-3 kicks off with last season laggards Kolkata Knight Riders taking on defendi....(More)

Queensland's preparations for next week's final couldn't have gone much worse as they were forced to fight against Western Australia....(More)

Victoria is well placed to host next week's Sheffield Shield final after dominating Tasmania with the bat at the MCG and gaining good news from the north.....(More)

New South Wales' bowlers delivered four wickets to maintain the upper hand after their batsmen posted a massive 9 for 550 declared....(More)

Deccan Chargers take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the tournament opener on Friday as the IPL returns to India with a heady mix of cricket and entertainment.....(More)

Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, believes Michael Clarke's decision to quit the tour of New Zealand will not affect his chances of becoming a Test captain....(More)

Queensland will almost certainly contest the Sheffield Shield final in Melbourne after Western Australia ripped through their fragile batting line-up on day two at the Gabba.....(More)

Australian great Steve Waugh is backing Michael Clarke to make a name for himself as a future Test captain despite his current high-profile off-field troubles, reports said on Thursday.....(More)

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New South Wales all-rounder Steve O'Keefe ensured his last impressions in this summer's Sheffield Shield competition counted for plenty as the Blues dominated South Australia.....(More)

New South Wales all-rounder Steve O'Keefe ensured his last impressions in this summer's Sheffield Shield competition amounted for plenty as the Blues dominated South Australia on day two at the SCG.....(More)

Raqibul Hasan's decision to retire from international cricket has left both his team-mates and the national selectors bewildered....(More)

Maiden Nevill century the highlight in strong Day Two....(More)

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided to take disciplinary action against the players, including indefinite ban on former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, after confirming reports off internal strife in the team and after getting clearance from the Presidency, sources said on Wednesday.....(More)

Sachin Tendulkar can come only second, after legendary Don Bradman in the list of all-time great cricketers, according to former Australia captain Steve Waugh. ....(More)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's (ICC) complaint against the Indian Premier League (IPL) for snubbing Pakistani players, saying that it cannot act against a domestic event.....(More)

West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141 run victory over Zimbabwe to take a 2-1 lead in their five match One-day series after dismissing the tourists for just 104 at Arnos Vale in St Vincent.....(More)

Zimbabwe were undermined by Darren Sammy's career-best spell of four wickets for 26 runs from 10 overs as he led West Indies to a 141-run win over Zimbabwe in the third ODI against Wes....(More)

The Deccan Chargers coach has said there is no pressure on him or the team to repeat last year's success, which resulted in them lifting the IPL title in South Africa....(More)

ICC has rejected PCB's complaint against IPL for snubbing Pakistani players, sayi....(More)

In an interview to Mint, a business paper, Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner, Jay Mehta, talks about choosing the wrong players in the first auction, how the team has attracted pan-India s....(More)

In a shock move, Bangladesh's young middle order batsman Raqibul Hasan has retired from all forms of cricket ahead of the country's first Test match against England, an official ....(More)

South Australia made a solid start to their reply to New South Wales' massive first innings total in their Sheffield Shield match at the SCG on Thursday.....(More)

The ICC has rejected the Pakistan Cricket Board's complaint against the IPL for snubbing Pakistani players, saying that it cannot act against a domestic event.....(More)

The West Indies bowler has said his determination to perform well at the international level stems from the fear that every game he plays may be his last ....(More)

Queensland teenager Chris Lynn and all-rounder Nathan Reardon dug their heels in after the Bulls' top order again failed to fire in the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the Gabba on Thursday.....(More)

Victoria is a step closer to hosting the Sheffield Shield final after century makers David Hussey and Aaron Finch put the Bushrangers in a strong position against Tasmania at the MCG.....(More)

A look at the players to watch out for in the third edition of the Indian Premier League.....(More)

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain, has called for several changes to increase the popularity of five-day cricket, including paying Test players significantly more....(More)

New Zealand set Australia a victory target of 239 in the fourth match of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series at Eden Park in Auckland this afternoon.....(More)

While the motives behind the decisions to hand out bans to the Pakistan players are laudable, the haphazard manner in which they are likely to be carried out could see Pakistani cricket sink deeper into the quagmire. Rishad Mahmood, writing on the ....(More)

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Victoria was well placed to build a big first innings score at 2 for 121 at lunch against Tasmania on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the MCG.....(More)

Rising star Steven Smith scored his second century in as many Sheffield Shield appearances as New South Wales continued to deal out the hurt to South Australia at the SCG.....(More)

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Queensland was dismissed for a paltry 106 in the first innings of its Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the Gabba on Thursday.....(More)

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fourth Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day cricket international against New Zealand at Eden Park here today.New Zealand made three changes from their six-wicket.......(More)

England will have to avoid complacency and master Bangladesh's spinners if they are to win the two-Test series, captain Alastair Cook said.....(More)

The Black Caps must beat Australia today to have a chance of retaining the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy. Follow the action live by clicking on the player below.....(More)

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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, March 11 (Reuters) - England will have to avoid complacency and master Bangladesh's spinners if they are to win the two-test series starting in Chittagong on Friday, captain Alastair Cook said.....(More)

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting stuck by a winning formula and sent New Zealand in to bat in the fourth ODI in Auckland after winning the toss. Follow the game with our live updates.....(More)

nzherald.co.nz reporter Michael Dickison is roaming the crowds at the crucial fourth one-dayer between the Black Caps and Australia at Eden Park. 15.41: Few people at Eden Park were paying attention when Ross Taylor was caught.......(More)

Ricky Ponting has won his fourth consecutive toss and has again sent New Zealand in, after the tactic worked for Tuesday's game in Hamilton....(More)

Michael Carberry and James Tredwell are set to make their Test debuts at Chittagong on Friday, and there could yet be a third new cap in the Middlesex seamer, Steven Finn....(More)

She is being called the Yoko Ono of the cricket world. Lara Bingle, a 22-year-old swimsuit model, stands accused of jeopardisi....(More)

Sir Ian Botham believes that Andrew Strauss's absence from England's tour of Bangladesh is a major mistake. Strauss chose to take a....(More)

Alastair Cook will tomorrow become the 79th man to be captain of England in a Test match and the fifth youngest. Everything he does in t....(More)

In sweeping, characteristically bizarre fashion, Pakistan set out to reform its cricket team yesterday by taking punitive action aga....(More)

Vice-captain Michael Clarke has been named in Australia's Test squad for the tour of New Zealand despite returning home during the curren....(More)

THE Pakistan Cricket Board have barred former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from the national team for life as part of a major crackdown on player indiscipline. ....(More)

ENGLAND bowler Graham Onions was ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury yesterday. ....(More)

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