Jyoti Bajpai named manager of Indian World Cup team
The joint secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Jyoti Bajpai has been named the manager of the Indian World Cup team that will leave for South Africa on January 29.…
Australians out to get the little master
CENTURION, South Africa, Feb 13 AAP - Get Sachin.Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar will be confronted with the full force of Australia's pace attack when he opens the batting in the World Cup cricket match at…
Kenya pour the acid on New Zealand for last two matches
New Zealand have been given a clear message that their remaining World Cup games against Bangladesh and Canada cannot be treated as cakewalks.The potential exists, after Kenya's win over Sri Lanka today, for Kenya to…
Matabeleland win by 108 runs in Mutare
With the pitch deteriorating, Manicaland were unable to mount a challengefor the 268 runs needed for victory over Matabeleland and subsided to defeatby 108 runs. Andre Hoffman bowled his accurate medium-pacers to good effectand finished…
The granddaddy of reverse swing
Wasim Akram plays cricket like there's no tomorrow. And at times it must feel like there won't be. He has already retired from cricket once, been hectored to do so on several other occasions, and…
Groundsman gets a taste of Indian fervour
New Zealand Cricket's High Performance Centre turf manager Karl Johnson got a taste of what it is like to be a cricket celebrity during a recent visit to India.Johnson was working at the Cadence Cricket…
Pakistan lodge complaint against umpire Harper
The Pakistan team has lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a decision made by umpire Daryl Harper during the tri-nation Bank Alfalah Cup in Sri Lanka. According to a report in…
Crowds pack church in Dale Middleton honour
Over 400 New Forest sportsmen packed All Saints Church, Hordle, on Tuesday morning to pay their last respects to Bashley (Rydal) cricketer Dale Middleton, who was found dead at his Lymington home recently.Many of Dale's…
Arbitration on suspended players issue goes ACA way
Suspended leg spinner Shane Warne has been given the green light to play in charity or testimonial matches as the result of independent arbitration over the issue which saw a decision announced today.Warne is serving…
Ngam on the comeback trail
Fast bowling aficionados everywhere, and South African supporters in general, would have winced with deja vu at the pained departure of Monde Zondeki from Headingley on Friday. For Zondeki, who pulled up with a strained…