Australian Prime Minister John Howard has entered the debate over Muttiah Muralitharan's controversial bowling action, labelling the Sri Lankan off-spinner a "chucker".
Sachin Tendulkar unveiled 'Pavilion', an exhibition-cum-museum of the rarest of rare photographs and other memorabilia of cricketing legends in Hyderabad.
The ICC fears that bookies in the sub-continent are active clandestinely even today.
Here's a look inside the venue where the two lovebirds will say 'I do' and other details about the wedding, which is being dubbed as the 'event of the year'.
Barring a radical change in thought by the selectors, it's reasonably certain that Rahul Dravid will be keeping wickets in the coming one-day series.
Powar surprised many with his steely nerves even though he was wearing country colours for the first time.
Even as India is desperately on the lookout for openers, former England skipper Tony Greig suggested Sachin Tendulkar as an ideal choice for the slot.
From madrasa and gulley cricket to the doorstep of Indian cricket, Irfan Pathan has come a long way.
Indo-Pak cricket is embellished with stories from the past, little nuggets of human behaviour that reflect the very special nature of cricket played between the two countries.
Zimbabwean police arrested nine players for dancing nude in the rain in the middle of the cricket ground in the northwestern town of Hwange.
14-year-old Sarah Genuis, suffering from Leukemia will be Brett Lee's date at next week's Allan Border Medal dinner.
For those who have accepted without question the propaganda pedalled about Sourav Ganguly in recent years this will come as quite a surprise.
The rupee ended the day stronger against the dollar.
Michael Jackson, Roy Keane, Mike Tyson... The world's greatest darts player tells about the travails of being a superstar.
On an unrelated note, Dravid also looked forward to having the services of Zaheer Khan for the next Test.
Govt sees little Fed hike impact on 'fortressed' Indian markets.
Tendulkar's ranking may have slipped but he will show why he is recognised as the world's best batsman in the remaining three Tests, Indian teammate VVS Laxman said on Tuesday.
A secret slogan summarising their goals for the series will be used to inspire and motivate the Indian cricketers as they strive for their first Test win on Australian soil since 1981.
Nehru's faith in science and technology, his genuine respect for Bhabha, and their burning ambition worked synergistically to place India on the nuclear map of the world. Atomic energy developed and prospered because of Nehru's vision fulfilled by Bhabha's mission, recalls K S Parthasarathy, former secretary of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, on the occasion of India's first prime minister's 119th birthday today.
Hayden cannot wait for the Indians to come over later this month and the first Test will be at Hayden's hometown Brisbane.
Three police vehicles were damaged by agitators during bandh call in Saran district on Wednesday over the death of 22 children due to eating poisonous mid-day meal in a government school, police said.
The Australian fast bowler has until Friday to shrug off his hip injury or his long-awaited return to the international game will be over before it began.
The cricket legend said he would like to read little-known matters about the life and career of the batting ace.
The wicket for the second and final Test between India and New Zealand is expected to generate "good bounce", the curator of the pitch said.
All those millions of youngsters on the streets of Delhi and Calcutta with dreams of becoming the next Sachin Tendulkar or Harbhajan Singh should consider this.
South Africa Test cricketer, Andrew Hall, tells how he survived two car-jackings in Johannesburg.
Daniel Vettori is being touted as the bowler to watch out for after his great run in Sri Lanka.
Sachin has now applied for a homologation waiver of Rs 15 lakh.
Cricket followers would rather share a drink with the England fast bowler James Anderson than David Beckham, according to a survey conducted for the first issue of the Wisden Cricketer magazine.
No matter what Rohan Gavaskar achieves in cricket, he will always have to face the question - what is it like having a famous father?
Ralf Schumacher left the San Rafaele hospital in Milan today after crashing his Williams-BMW in testing at Monza.
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Rabri Devi said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not have the strength to stop Narendra Modi from coming to Bihar, the way her husband Lalu Prasad Yadav had stopped L K Advani during his rath yatra in 1990.
Pakistan may be eagerly awaiting the Indian cricket team. But when it comes to journalists, Islamabad is not being large-hearted.
Patel was undoubtedly Australia's 12th player during the Test series. The 13th and 14th were the umpires, and it didn't matter what their names or their nationalities were.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it has been decided to fix the minimum wages at Rs 350 per day for unskilled non-agricultural workers for 'C' category areas keeping in view the modalities of fixing minimum wages.
With his team up against it, the scene is set for Steve Waugh to finish his career batting for his team's survival.
Although Steve Waugh remains non-committal about how he will keep busy after his retirement, speculation is red hot that he will spend at least a part of next summer behind a microphone.
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