The Assam Cricket Association will use the Sunday's India-Sri Lanka T20I as a "curtain-raiser", ahead of hosting two home matches of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League this year. The ACA wants to create an IPL like atmosphere for Sunday's international fixture.
Having aired his view that the Ferozeshah Kotla track was unsuitable for international matches, star Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday said the Motera pitch in Ahmedabad is not ideal for Test cricket either.
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to participate in cricket at the Games, Kutubuddin Ahmed, secretary-general of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, said after a meeting in Kathmandu on Monday. A Twenty20 competition at under-21 level will feature in the Games for the eight-nation grouping, to be staged from January 29 to February 9 next year.
Two days after the pitch fiasco that led to the abandonment of the fifth India-Sri Lanka one-dayer, the DDCA on Tuesday brought back old hand Radhey Shyam as the chief curator of Ferozeshah Kotla.
The Ferozeshah Kotla stood disgraced on Sunday after the fifth and final India-Sri Lanka ODI was abandoned following visiting captain Kumar Sangakkara's refusal to play on a dangerous pitch, raising the possibility of the venue being banned for a minimum of one year.
The Delhi and District Cricket Association apologised for the fiasco that led to the cancellation of the fifth India-Sri Lanka ODI and promised that it will not be repeated.
Like India, Sri Lanka are also struggling with injury to at least one key player as their paceman Lasith Malinga was on Monday rendered doubtful for the first ODI due to indisposition.
There was no trace whatsoever of their stormy past as S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh -- the main protagonists in the 2008 Slapgate episode -- hobnobbed like long lost mates brought together by the ongoing second India-Sri Lanka second Test match in Kanpur on Thursday.
Graeme Smith will step down as captain of South Africa's One-Day International and Twenty20 teams in order to prolong his career, he said on Wednesday.
Australians have responded with a mixture of disbelief and anger to the ICC's decision to ban Darrell Hair from umpiring international matches, labelling it "tragic" and "disgusting".
Muttiah Muralitharan claimed the wicket of Pragyan Ojha on Day 5 of the first Test against India on Thursday to breach the 800 wickets mark and sign off as the highest Test wicket-taker of all time. It is highly unlikely that anyone in contemporary cricket, or in the near future, will even get near that feat.
It is time the political leaderships in this country arrived at a common ground over issues of foreign and security policy concerns. There has to be a greater communication between the government and the Opposition leaderships for the nation to present a unified face against the rest of the world, advises N Sathiya Moorthy.
In the endlessly entertaining and absorbing soap opera that is India-Sri Lanka relations, wait for the next episode, Aditi Phadnis reports.
If Indian PM boycotts the CHOGM, it is likely to add to Sri Lanka's bitterness. This would not help India's desire to add more depth and content to its relations with Sri Lanka but its ability to influence Sri Lanka's decision making process on the both strategic issues and on Tamil minority issues, says Colonel (retd) R Hariharan.
The Indian squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe will be picked by the national selection panel in Chennai on May 9, BCCI sources said on Monday.
"Appu", the elephant was the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi and almost three decades down the line, the pachyderm has been chosen to perform the same role at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 to be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ejaz Butt has accused the ICC and the BCCI of treating them as beggars and threatened dire consequences if they are not allowed to host 2011 World Cup matches.
Former Test captain and Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar on Thursday cautioned the International Cricket Council not to proceed with plans to introduce the Umpire Decision Review System without putting in place a fool-proof technology.
Kenya, Canada and the Netherlands joined Ireland in qualifying for the one-day World Cup to be staged in South Asia in 2011. Ireland topped the league standings in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers in South Africa, where the top four nations will join the 10 full-member countries in the 14-team event, to be hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
In what came as lease of life for disgraced Ferozshah Kotla, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said the world governing body was not in favour of banning the stadium for a longer period of time for the pitch fiasco during the recent India-Sri Lanka ODI.
The BCCI top brass met in Mumbai on Sunday to draft their reply to the ICC showcause notice on the December 27 pitch fiasco at Ferozeshah Kotla so that the venue evades an international ban and gets away with a fine.
Statistical highlights of the first one-day international match between India and Sri lanka in Dambulla on Wednesday.
Claiming to be one of the most misunderstood cricketers in the world, born-again pacer S Sreesanth says he feared not playing for India again after a series of controversies plagued his career.
Off-colour Ishant Sharma needs to balance his workload and the ongoing India-Sri Lanka Test series is a golden opportunity for the beanpole pacer to regain his form, said former pace spearhead Javagal Srinath.
Next year's three-Test series between India and Pakistan is one of the four series that the ICC on Tuesday shortlisted for continuing the trial of the umpire decision review system.
Malaysia has scrapped the visa-on-arrival facility for Indian nationals along with those of 26 other nations, visitors from where will now have to apply for a visa from their respective countries.
The turnover of GSL is Rs 625 crore. Godrej Sara Lee was formed in 1995, a year after Godrej acquired the Good Knight brand from R Mohan.
Following is a list of the fastest centuries in test cricket after Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq reached the mark in 56 balls against Australia in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Arguments on Nimbus' petition seeking quashing of the Sports Broadcast Signal Ordinance 2007 remained inconclusive in the Delhi high court.
GE Healthcare Technologies on Monday said it is confident of doubling its annual revenues to $800 million in less than three years from its operations based out of Bangalore, a top company executive said on Tuesday.
Arguably the most accomplished batsman of contemporary times, Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar still has unfulfilled dreams, one of them being to win the World Cup for his team when the event comes to Asia next year.
After winning the International Cricket Council's ODI Player of the Year 2008 award, it is not such a big surprise that Mahendra Singh Dhoni is also India's most valuable ODI player so far in the 2008-09 season.
The former Indian skipper will feature in the first Asian Super Sixes tournament in Pakistan next month.
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PCB chief Shaharyar Khan said a decision was made at Monday's ACC meeting in Dubai.
Irfan Pathan has recovered from a nagging side strain and would be available for selection for India's crucial Asia Cup match against Pakistan on Wednesday, coach Gary Kirsten said in Karachi on Tuesday. Kirsten said Pathan has recovered from the side strain that forced him out of all the three Asia Cup games played by India.
It was Prime Minister Modi's first such virtual bilateral engagement with a leader of a neighbouring country. For Rajapaksa, it was the first diplomatic engagement with a leader of a foreign country after he was sworn in as prime minister.
