Over the years cricketers have graced the Wimbledon Championships. And this year it is no different. From Sachin Tendulkar to Kevin Pietersen, everyone has been to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club to witness some hardcore tennis action. Rediff gives you a sneak peek of the cricket stars at Wimbledon.
Delhi Daredevils all-rounder Irfan Pathan has called on the middle-order batsmen of his side to fill in the gap left by Kevin Pietersen, and also hoped that struggling Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor would soon regain his lost touch.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Statistical highlights of the IPL match between Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors played in New Delhi on Saturday.
Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag admitted the presence of Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene in the line-up gave him the freedom to go for his shots at the start of innings.
England won the second Test against Sri Lanka in some style when man of the match Kevin Pietersen smashed Tillakaratne Dilshan for six over mid wicket to complete an eight-wicket victory on the fifth and final day on Saturday.
England's Kevin Pietersen has been reprimanded for showing dissent at the umpire after being given out lbw during his side's six-wicket win over India in Saturday's Twenty20 international in Kolkata.
Kevin Pietersen struck a rollicking 53 as England salvaged some pride on an otherwise dismal Indian tour with a comprehensive six-wicket victory over the hosts in the lone Twenty20 International in Kolkata on Saturday.
England's top T20 players are struggling to win IPL contracts due to their involvement with the national side, Indian skipper MS Dhoni has said.
Kevin Pietersen, with a superlative 62, helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match at Jaipur on Wednesday, a result that helped the last year's finalist close in on a last four berth.
England have recalled batsman Kevin Pietersen and rested their senior fast bowler James Anderson for a four-week tour of India next month including five One-day internationals and a Twenty20 international.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Captain Stuart Broad and Jade Dernbech held their nerve in the closing overs to bowl England to a five-run victory and a 2-1 series win over Pakistan in the final Twenty20 international in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Pakistan defeated England by eight runs in the first of three T20 Internationals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a modest target of 145, the visitors managed only 136 for six. Umar Gul was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with figures of three for 18.
Kevin Pietersen hit his first ODI century for more than three years to steer England to a nine-wicket win over Pakistan Saturday to help them secure an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
England's cricketers have been warned to mind their manners on Twitter after two players were fined for using obscenities on the social network site.
An injury-plagued Indian team was dealt another blow on Tuesday as Gautam Gambhir has been ruled out of the remainder of the England tour after he failed to recover from concussion.
Jonny Bairstow is looking forward to a spot in the England Test team, and is aware that Kevin Pietersen is ahead of him in the pecking order.
Other captains have had their fair share of sleepless nights but following Kevin Pietersen's sudden exit, England skipper Andrew Strauss can be forgiven for wondering what he has done to be denied a moment of tranquility.
Rising Pune Supergiants have roped in former Australia captain George Bailey to replace Faf du Plessis, who was forced to cut short his Indian Premier League campaign due to a finger injury.
Images from the second day's play in the fourth Test between India and England, at The Oval.
Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen slammed fluent centuries as England put themselves on course for a clean sweep, taking complete command of the fourth and final Test against a hapless India at the Oval on Friday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is planning to ban English cricketers from social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook while on national duty.
Kevin Pietersen will be ready to unleash his destructive brand of cricket from the off when England face the Netherlands in their opening World Cup Group B match on Tuesday.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said that he would use unorthodox shots, particularly his 'Switch Hit', to challenge traditional field-setting during the World Cup, which gets underway on Saturday.
England's middle-order mainstay Kevin Pietersen is set to move from Deccan Chargers to Delhi Daredevils for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League, making it the third transfer of the 2012 trading window.
England, replying to India's 288, were 24 for 1 in their second innings, still 43 runs adrift, at stumps on the second day of the second Test.
Praveen Kumar has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for arguing with the umpire on the opening day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Scintillating knocks by seasoned duo Ramnaresh Sarwan (19 n.o.) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (17 n.o.) propelled West Indies to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup beating England by five wickets via Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected match on Monday night.
The body language between the tall Englishman and the Indian medium-pacer with an endearing grin radiated friendship, unusual for two teams contesting the Test championship of the world.
ECB rotation policy became a hot topic in world cricket when they did not travel to India with their full strength squad earlier this year
India were 17 without loss at stumps on Day 2, in reply to England's first innings of 474 for eight declared, in the first Test at Lord's.
England were blindsided by the intensity of paceman Mitchell Johnson's swing during their third Test defeat to Australia in Perth, but would not be caught out again in Melbourne, batsman Kevin Pietersen warned on Wednesday.
England fought back after losing their first three wickets in the space of half an hour to reach 342 for six on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord's on Friday.
England batsman Eoin Morgan has said the team could successfully defend their World T20 title without Kevin Pietersen.
England skipper Andrew Strauss presented a straight bat to questions about batsman Kevin Pietersen's undiplomatic tweeting on Thursday, saying it was a good thing all his players were not as boring as their captain.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen, who has recovered from a double hernia operation that ended his World Cup prematurely, has vowed not to stop playing cricket until he has established himself as "a great of the game".
Former England captain Andrew Strauss admitted that he didn't handle Kevin Pietersen well during his time at the helm as the flamboyant batsman should have been given some space despite not exactly adhering to the team ethos. However, Strauss maintained that while he understands why IPL is necessary for players, he still doesn't agree that one should play the cash-rich T20 league at the cost of Test cricket as it would set a dangerous precedent.
England off-spinner Graeme Swann has criticised the manner in which Kevin Pietersen led the side during his stint as England captain.
The England cricket team prepares for their warm-up match against a Hyderabad XI at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.
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