Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne on Friday said that the back-to-back victories over Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Mumbai Indians have brought his side back to a 'good position' in ongoing Indian Premier League.
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Relieved after snapping their losing streak, Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne said his team responded well to the pressure and showed intensity in its eight-wicket victory over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Jaipur.
Legendary Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has accused skipper Steve Smith of 'bad captaincy' for his handling of off-spinner Nathan Lyon during the team's first Test against South Africa at the WACA in Perth.
Struggling Rajasthan Royals will face an uphill task to bring their campaign back on track when they clash against in-form Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their Indian Premier League match, in Jaipur on Sunday.
Clobbered in their lung-opener, Delhi Daredevils will have to get their act together pretty quickly as they take on a determined Rajasthan Royals in their second match of the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Tuesday.
Constant criticism leading up to the Ashes may actually work in Australia's favour, galvanising an under-pressure team against a more settled England side, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden believes.
Retired batting icon Sachin Tendulkar will be seen in cricketing gear again when he leads the MCC team against a Shane Warne-led Rest of the World at Lord's in a one-day game on July 5, to mark the bicentenary celebrations of the historic club.
Shane Warne believes Australia will triumph in the Ashes series against England, which starts in one week, because they know the local conditions and that defeat would mean a complete overhaul of the team.
Kartik, a former left-arm tweaker who played eight Tests and 37 ODIs for India, lamented the absence of quality spinners in the country, which according to him is a stark contrast from the past.
The International Cricket Council has "successfully finished" cricket in the last 10 years and brought it down to its knees, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar insisted in a scathing criticism of the sport's global body. Akhtar expressed his anguish at some of the playing conditions in white ball cricket, which has made it a game only for the batsmen.
Embattled Australian captain Ricky Ponting is the right man to regain the Ashes from England, according to former leg-spinner Shane Warne.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists he is the right choice to lead the team for Ashes despite critics calling for his head after the Test series debacle in India.
After using his famed digits to publicly criticise captain Ricky Ponting on Twitter during Australia's Test loss to India on Wednesday, Shane Warne has proffered them to help embattled spinner Nathan Hauritz get his groove back.
India captain Virat Kohli condoled the demise of American basketball legend Kobe Bryant and said he was 'absolutely devastated to hear the news'. Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board.
Following Harbhajan Singh's milestone of 400 wickets in the third Test against the West Indies on Thursday, we present the leading wicket-takers in the longest format of the game.
Former Australian spinner Shane Warne is reportedly foraying into the nightclub industry along with football player Dermott Brereton in Melbourne, Sydney and India.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) should impose life ban on the Pakistani players if they are found guilty of spot-fixing, Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan said in Centurion, on Wednesday.
Even as Indian cricket coach Duncan Fletcher joins the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne in heaping praise on Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, the purists only hope that it's not just a case of false dawn once again.
Fresh from his 45-ball 92 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the ongoing Indian Premier League, in-from Rajasthan Royals batsman Sanju Samson on Tuesday said his career is on the right track.
The Pakistan spot-fixing scandal has once again shone the spotlight on illegal betting in the sub-continent and reopened the debate on the legalisation of gambling in India.
Retired cricketers, including Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne, had a 'bruising' argument with Ricky Ponting over touring India for the IPL III in the wake of security concerns, the current Australian captain said
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard faces a tough electoral battle from 'Mad Monk' Tony Abbott.
"We have got some extremely talented players and we need them to lift a little bit and contribute a little bit more to what they are doing."
Still in with an outside chance of making it to the play-offs, a bruised Rajasthan Royals will be eyeing nothing less than a victory when they take on an inconsistent Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their crucial IPL match in Indore on Sunday.
Former Australia spin ace Shane Warne talks about his IPL journey and experience as captain of Rajasthan Royals.
Former India batsman Ravi Shastri agreed with Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne that the Jaipur pitch was not a '90-run wicket' even though he felt Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar was also not off the mark in stating that 'it was a two-paced, difficult track to bat on'.
Towering England seamer Chris Tremlett was pleased to belie his 'gentle giant' reputation with a fiery three-wicket haul that took the wind out of Australian sails on day one of the third Ashes Test on Thursday.
Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive James Sutherland has ruled out the possibility of former leg-spinner Shane Warne coming out of retirement to play in the Boxing Day and Sydney Tests of the Ashes series.
Paying glowing tributes to Muttiah Muralitharan, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said the Sri Lankan spin legend is more accurate and has more variations, so tougher to face.
British actress Elizabeth Hurley has confirmed that she ended her marriage with Arun Nayar.
Legendary bowlers Shane Warne and Wasim Akram are of the opinion that no bowler can match, or even come close, to Muttiah Muralitharan's amazing achievement of 800 Test wickets.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne has reportedly been dating married British actress Liz Hurley and the two were spotted cosying up at various hotels in London.
Muttiah Muralitharan, with the wicket of Yuvraj Singh in the first innings, completed his 100 wickets against India. He is the first bowler in Test history to accomplish this feat.
# Shane Warne has claimed 53 wickets at an average of 24.50 in 48 matches -- the second highest in the IPL. Only RP Singh (54) has bagged more wickets than Warne in the IPL.
Shane Warne led from the front with a three-wicket haul as Rajasthan Royals notched up an easy eight-wicket victory over Kochi Tuskers Kerela to bring their campaign back on track in the Indian Premier League in Jaipur on Sunday.
More than the million dollars, it is Australia's captaincy which can pull spin legend Shane Warne out of retirement to rescue the team's floundering Ashes campaign, claims cricketer-turned-commentator Dean Jones.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was booked for speeding in a Lamborghini arranged by his friend Shane Warne while driving back from a beach resort near Melbourne on Thursday, local police said.
After suffering another crushing defeat in the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne said the "horror start" never allowed them to make a comeback in the match.
Miffed with reports that he has undergone a facelift or used Botox, Australian spin legend Shane Warne has said he is looking younger because of a new moisturiser, healthy eating and exercise.
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