The official handle of the Indian cricket team revealed the jersey numbers of the players through Instagram stories.
Sachin's Blasters has Lara, Sehwag, Mahela, Murali and, of course, Tendulkar! Warne's Warriers has Ponting, Kallis, Sanga, Akram and Donald...
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly is confident that the off-spinner's return for India's year-end tour of Australia for a four-Test series.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has said that he finds retired fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar's controversial remarks in his autobiography "ridiculous".
Former India captain Ajit Wadekar, on Saturday, dismissed claims of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar was trembling while facing fast bowler and compatriot Shoaib Akhtar as a remark 'borne out of frustration'.
Senior BCCI functionary Rajiv Shukla, on Saturday, demanded an apology from Pakistani speedster Shoaib Akhtar for making disparaging remarks against India's batting stalwarts -- Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid in his autobiography.
The former India opener said Kaneria has played 60-55 Tests for his country. If despite that he's being made to face such torture, "this is really shameful".
Sachin Tendulkar took a trip down memory lane and for a change, it was not cricket that he talked about.
'But when you get that click, that six or seven overs where everything is in sync and you see the ball flying down at 90mph-plus causing chaos, that's why you put Jofra Archer in your team.'
The lab is run at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and becomes the fifth biomechanics lab to be approved by ICC.
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, on Friday, met Andile Phehlukwayo and apologised for hurling allegedly racist slurs at the South African all-rounder during the second ODI in Durban.
Kamran Akmal voiced his unhappiness at being kept out of the national team despite good performances in domestic cricket.
Controvesry-prone former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, on Saturday, backed his ex-teammate Shoaib Akhtar's claim that Sachin Tendulkar was uncomfortable against his pace, saying that he had once witnessed the Indian batsman 'trembling' while facing the pacer.
In his illustrious career spanning over 23 years, Sachin Tendulkar has handled the scorching pace of Shoaib Akhtar as well as the guile of Shane Warne with aplomb but it was a 'doosra' from a young Pakistani fan that stumped the senior batsman during India's tour of 2003-04.
Controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar has provided an insight into infighting that has always dogged Pakistan cricket team, recalling how greats like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis were at loggerheads.
Former Pakistan speedstar Shoaib Akhtar believes Twenty20 cricket has caused immense damage to Pakistani cricketers affecting their techniques and also posing fitness issues for players.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar conceded that money and glamour can lead to youngsters going astray in international cricket but in some cases it is the system that turns players into "criminals".
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his desire to become the bowling coach of the national cricket team.
Pakistan's controversial stumper, Zulqarnain Haider's return to first-class cricket has been marked with controversy after he lashed out at some seniors including former captain Shahid Afridi and retired pacer Shoaib Akhtar for their comments on Pakistan cricket and PCB.
Preferring to play down the controversy stirred by Shoaib Akhtar's recently released autobiography 'Controversially Yours', in which he has made some tall claims, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik said, there was no point in giving much importance to the pacer's book.
Preferring to play down the controversy stirred by Shoaib Akhtar's recently released autobiography 'Controversially Yours', in which he has made some tall claims, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik said, there was no point in giving much importance to the pacer's book.
Pakistan's enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has said world cricket will miss Australian paceman Brett Lee and more quick bowlers like him are needed as they 'light up the game'.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, on Saturday, ridiculed Shoaib Akhtar and his controversial autobiography, which has made several tall claims, saying that the pacer was a 'problem' when he was an active player and remains just that even in retirement.
The continuing freeze on Indo-Pak bilateral cricket is "frustrating", says Shoaib Akhtar but the former pacer does not agree with PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf's "politically incorrect" statement that the Indians are intimidated by the prospect of taking on an in-form Pakistan.
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels that Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammed Aamir were given harsh punishments in the spot-fixing scandal.
After a decade spent trying to woo back cricket's international elite, Pakistan is facing the prospect of being declared the game's no-go area again, and the anger is palpable.
New Zealand abandoned their limited-overs series in Pakistan on Friday after receiving a security alert, with the tourists "unilaterally suspending" all their scheduled matches.
Just a day after claiming that he saw Sachin Tendulkar's legs trembling while facing Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan's former captain Shahid Afridi has now stated that he did not intend to question the Indian batting icon's greatness and was only talking about one incident.
Former Australian umpire Darrell Hair has termed Pakistan cricketers as "cheats and liars", and criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not taking action against fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for ball tampering.
The controversial former Australian Test umpire Darrell Hair termed the Pakistan cricketers as "cheats, frauds and liars" and criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body, for refusing to act despite apparent evidence that Shoaib Akhtar tampered with the ball, during the ODI against England at the Rose Bowl, last Wednesday.
With a moving farewell speech, Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar announced on Thursday that he will retire from international cricket after the World Cup.
Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik will not be awarded a central contract by the Cricket Board (PCB) as he is yet to satisfy the integrity committee about an amount of 90,000 pounds in his account.
IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan says, h has no clue about the allegations levelled against him by retired Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, who has claimed that he should never have listened to the Bollywood star while joining the IPL.
Critical of Shoaib Akhtar for announcing his retirement in the middle of the World Cup, Pakistan ODI captain Shahid Afridi today claimed the pacer did not consult the team before making his decision public.
Waqar Younis, who has been part of India-Pakistan World Cup clashes on four occasions, said Pakistan did not know how to handle the duo of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul,
Four Pakistan players including captain, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Kamran Akmal and Mohammed Yousuf, currently touring England have cleared their respective dope tests conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
In-form Pakistan will have to guard against complacency and their tendency to implode when they take on New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match in Kandy on Tuesday.
Pakistan pace greats including Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar slammed Mohammad Amir's decision to retire from Test cricket at the age of 27.
The Pakistan cricket team management has fined fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Wahab Riaz for breach of discipline ahead of the ICC World Cup 2011, which starts from February 19.
'Very few things have given me greater joy than watching/hearing Gavaskar take on some of the fastest bowlers the game has seen, with guts, without the now ubiquitous helmet, says M P Anil Kumar.
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