News for 'Michael Hayden'

Cricket Gets A New Format - Test Twenty!

Cricket Gets A New Format - Test Twenty!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2025

Cricket enters new era with launch of Test Twenty, a revolutionary 80-over format

US Senate confirms Hayden to lead CIA

US Senate confirms Hayden to lead CIA

Rediff.com27 May 2006

Bush nominated Hayden on May 8 to replace Goss.

Sunny G, Shastri, Bhogle, Bishop to call Champions Trophy matches

Sunny G, Shastri, Bhogle, Bishop to call Champions Trophy matches

Rediff.com18 Feb 2025

Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, the former England captains and respected pundits, will also be providing their expert analysis alongside former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop.

Hayden ready to help solve Australia's batting woes

Hayden ready to help solve Australia's batting woes

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

Batting great Matthew Hayden is ready to help Australia solve their batting woes in the ongoing four-Test series if asked.

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Kabhi Jeet, Mostly Haar

Rediff.com23 Nov 2024

The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.

Hayden cleared to play for Chennai

Hayden cleared to play for Chennai

Rediff.com24 Nov 2008

Matthew Hayden has been cleared by Cricket Australia to play for Chennai Super Kings in next month's Champions League Twenty20 starting December 3, according to coach Tim Nielsen.

Hayden, McGrath top PWC Test ratings

Hayden, McGrath top PWC Test ratings

Rediff.com30 Dec 2002

Mathew Hayden also overtook Sachin Tendulkar as the year's leading run scorer with 1,481 to his name.

Pakistan's ISI chief among Time's 100 most influential people

Pakistan's ISI chief among Time's 100 most influential people

Rediff.com22 Apr 2011

Pakistan's ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha has made it to the list of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world along with dignitaries like United States President Barrack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

ODI World Cup: 'Warner and Head will be Australia's key openers'

ODI World Cup: 'Warner and Head will be Australia's key openers'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2023

Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden feels that David Warner and Travis Head are the ideal duo to open for Australia at the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup which is set to begin on October 5.

Major gains against Al Qaeda: CIA

Major gains against Al Qaeda: CIA

Rediff.com31 May 2008

Less than a year after the Central Intelligence Agengy warned of renewed threats from a resurgent Al Qaeda, its director Michael Hayden portrayed the terrorist movement as largely defeated in Saudi Arabia and Iraq and on the backfoot throughout the world, including in its stronghold along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Hayden blames Clarke's premature captaincy for Australian woes

Hayden blames Clarke's premature captaincy for Australian woes

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

Australian Test great Matthew Hayden has said that he believed that the decision to appoint Michael Clarke as captain from a young age instead of grooming a group of candidates contributed to a lost generation of leaders.

Zardari met CIA director secretly: Report

Zardari met CIA director secretly: Report

Rediff.com30 Sep 2008

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari secretly met the director of America's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Michael Hayden on his recent US visit, a media report said on Monday.

'Warner's talent helped him avoid his contract getting ripped up'

'Warner's talent helped him avoid his contract getting ripped up'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2024

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke stated that David Warner's talent kept his contract from being "ripped up" early in his career.

Hayden, Lee return to Aussie line-up

Hayden, Lee return to Aussie line-up

Rediff.com18 Sep 2006

Australia won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in the fourth ODI of the DLF Cup tri-series.

Hayden out of Twenty20 match against India

Hayden out of Twenty20 match against India

Rediff.com30 Jan 2008

The opener was left out because of a hamstring strain from the Australian squad for the Twenty20 match against India.

Ponting, Symonds, Hayden, Afridi sign up for IPL

Ponting, Symonds, Hayden, Afridi sign up for IPL

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

Captain Ricky Ponting, his deputy Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Jason Gillespie and Cameron White are the Australians who have joined the IPL.

Hayden ruled out of first Test vs WI

Hayden ruled out of first Test vs WI

Rediff.com22 May 2008

Australia opening batsman Matthew Hayden has been ruled out of Thursday's first Test against West Indies at Sabina Park with an Achilles tendon injury, a team spokesman said. Simon Katich, returning to Tests after nearly a three-year absence, will now open along with Phil Jaques.

Warner laughs off early retirement talks

Warner laughs off early retirement talks

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Australia's captain Pat Cummins also dismissed the "completely made up" suggestion that Warner and Smith would walk away at the Oval and said they were focused on the task at hand.

India's Dhamne qualifies for junior Wimbledon C'ships

India's Dhamne qualifies for junior Wimbledon C'ships

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

He will open his campaign against world number 47, Australian Hayden Jones.

Warner silences critics with breezy ton to put Australia in control

Warner silences critics with breezy ton to put Australia in control

Rediff.com14 Dec 2023

Opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his Test match pedigree on Thursday with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan's bowlers.

Australia's victory in Ahmedabad caps the best World Cup win: Vaughan

Australia's victory in Ahmedabad caps the best World Cup win: Vaughan

Rediff.com20 Nov 2023

Former England captain Michael Vaughan rated Australia's World Cup triumph as the best in the tournament's history after they upstaged a rampaging India in front of a vociferous crowd.

Duplicitous a gentler way to describe ISI: Ex-CIA chief

Duplicitous a gentler way to describe ISI: Ex-CIA chief

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Voicing his frustration over the double game played by the Inter-Services Intelligence in the war against terror after 9/11, a former central intelligence agency chief has said that "duplicitous" is a gentler way to describe the notorious Pakistani spy agency, which has close links with terror groups.

Ponting, Hayden criticise selectors for axing Haddin from 3rd Ashes Test

Ponting, Hayden criticise selectors for axing Haddin from 3rd Ashes Test

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

'He is a good gloveman, can be an important batsman and he keeps the team on its toes in the field' 'He is a broken finger away from recall so this may not be the end for him, but I suspect we won't see him again and I am a little concerned that the team may miss him more than they expect. I hope I am wrong' 'It doesn't say much for the family-first policy if Brad puts his family first and all of a sudden he's out. Sometimes the heart has to play a part in selection'

'I've seen God and he bats at No 4 for India in Tests'

'I've seen God and he bats at No 4 for India in Tests'

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

'We have had champions, we have had legends, but we have never had another Sachin Tendulkar and we never will.'

Clarke slams Australia for lack of preparation

Clarke slams Australia for lack of preparation

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

'...according to me Australia should have gone to India earlier. The preparation was not up to the mark at all. If you couldn't go to India, you should have gone to the UAE at least to prepare for a tour like this.'

'Former Pakistani ISI chief admitted to their role in Mumbai attack'

'Former Pakistani ISI chief admitted to their role in Mumbai attack'

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

In his latest book 'Playing to the Edge', Michael Hayden, the former CIA director said that Pasha had conceded that some of the powerful spy agency's retired members were engaged in training those involved in the heinous crime but refused to take action.

Clinton video questions Trump's ties to Putin

Clinton video questions Trump's ties to Putin

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

The 70-year-old reality TV star has strongly refuted reports of any relationship with Putin and has said he has never met the Russian president.

The ISI, the CIA and the Mumbai attacks

The ISI, the CIA and the Mumbai attacks

Rediff.com26 Dec 2013

When then ISI director Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha visited Washington, DC for a meeting with CIA Director Michael Hayden, he admitted that the planners of the Mumbai attacks included some 'retired Pakistani officers' and that the attackers had 'ISI links, but this had not been an authorised ISI operation.'

When I Met India's First Miss World

When I Met India's First Miss World

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Miss World 2024 will be crowned in India soon. Long before Aishwarya Rai and Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mukhey and Diana Hayden, a beautiful woman from Bombay was crowned Miss World. In 1966. Reita Faria was India's first Miss World. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/ Rediff.com met the 80 year old in Dublin recently, still as elegant, still as attractive as she was all those years ago.

Australia recall McGrath, Hayden

Australia recall McGrath, Hayden

Rediff.com22 Aug 2006

Australia left wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist out of an 18-man squad for next month's tri-nations tournament in Malaysia.

Next England coach: Langer emerges as top contender

Next England coach: Langer emerges as top contender

Rediff.com5 Feb 2022

Retired players disgusted at Langer treatment as England job possibly looms

Raina on how Dhoni transformed CSK into champions

Raina on how Dhoni transformed CSK into champions

Rediff.com14 Apr 2020

Veteran Indian batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership turned Chennai Super Kings into arguably the most decorated franchise in the history of the Indian Premier League. Raina said every move Dhoni made as a captain was "spot on."

German intelligence used NSA programme to spy on citizens

German intelligence used NSA programme to spy on citizens

Rediff.com21 Jul 2013

Germany's two main intelligence services used a special surveillance programme of the United States to collect vast amounts of communications data, even as the government continued to deny prior knowledge of such operations, a report claimed on Sunday.

PIX: Manchester Utd no match for City; Chelsea held

PIX: Manchester Utd no match for City; Chelsea held

Rediff.com7 Nov 2021

A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.

When Paris experienced Mumbai's 26/11 terror moment

When Paris experienced Mumbai's 26/11 terror moment

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

The horrific terrorist attack in Paris has been described as the copycat version of the 2008 Mumbai assault by security experts who believe that the incident will be a game changer for how the West looks at the threat terrorism presents to all.

Australia, the World Cup's Champion of Champions

Australia, the World Cup's Champion of Champions

Rediff.com6 Jun 2019

Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers of the Australian team from World Cups.

Phillips stars as New Zealand whip Windies in second T20I

Phillips stars as New Zealand whip Windies in second T20I

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

Glenn Phillips scored a half century off 33 balls as New Zealand thrashed the West Indies by 90 runs in the second Twenty20 International to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Tye questions money spent on IPL during pandemic

Tye questions money spent on IPL during pandemic

Rediff.com27 Apr 2021

'How are these companies and franchises spending so much money, and the government, on the IPL when there's people not being able to get accepted into hospital?'

Tendulkar only Indian in Clarke's best Test XI

Tendulkar only Indian in Clarke's best Test XI

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

Legendary spinner Shane Warne and South Africa's Dale Steyn have been named alongside one another by former Australian skipper Michael Clarke in his best ever Test side.

Brian Lara to star for Australian Legends XI against Perth Scorchers

Brian Lara to star for Australian Legends XI against Perth Scorchers

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

West Indies legend Brian Lara will team up with some of Australia's finest players like Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer and Glenn McGrath for the Australian Legends XI, which will take on Big Bash League champions Perth Scorchers in the Festival of Cricket match in Perth on Friday.