The Indian cricket team will play one extra Test and a Twenty20 international during its tour to New Zealand. Earlier it was decided that India will face the Kiwis in one Twenty20 match, five ODIs and two Test matches. The current inclusions in the fixture have been made by calling off the tour ...

India will play five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international in Sri Lanka in the coming weeks to help recover lost revenue from cancelled events. Indian board officials finalized the series, to take place in late January and early February, after a meeting with their Sri Lankan ...

The aggressive opening batsman from Australia, Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 37-year-old Hayden was not selected in Twenty20 and limited-overs squads due to his bad form. Hayden's 39 at the Sydney Cricket Ground last week against South Africa was his highest ...

The captain of New Zealand cricket team, Daniel Vettori has managed to reclaim the top spot in ICC ranking for ODI bowlers. The ace left-arm spinners, Daniel Vettori replaced Australia's Nathan Bracken at the top spot by taking six wickets in the first three matches of the current series against ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim for violating code of conduct. Both Ashraful and Rahim have been fined 15 and 50 per cent of their match fees respectively for their conduct during the third day's play in the ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) appointed Andrew Strauss as the captain of England cricket team after the resignation of Kevin Pietersen on Wednesday (January 7). Strauss had earlier captained the English side in five Tests, with an impressive series win against Pakistan.  The board ...

Kevin Pietersen has reportedly relinquished the job of England captain following the breakdown of his relationship with team's coach Peter Moores According to media reports, the captain of English cricket team decided to the quit job after finding that his relationship with Peter Moores has reached ...

Graham Ford is likely to be appointed as the new coach of England cricket team. The England and Wales Cricket Board is considering the name of Ford to replace Peter Moores as the new mentor of English side. The existing coach Peter Moores is supposed to loose his office following a spat with ...

A new double-sided cricket bat is likely to make its debut in Australia's domestic Twenty20 tournament. Players like David Warner of New South Wales and Aiden Blizzard of Victoria will handle the bowlers with such type of bats. After testing the bat at the SCG nets, hard-hitting Warner said that ...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has named Aussie speedster Mitchell Johnson as the Test cricketer of the year, 2008. The left-arm fast bowler from Australia took 63 wickets in 14 Tests in 2008 at an average of 29.01. His bowling figures of 8 for 61 stand out to be the best figures by any ...

The International Cricket Council's chief  Haroon Lorgat said dwindling attendance at test matches could speed up the possibility of day-night fixtures, if a suitable ball could be developed.
 
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, speaking at a press conference Friday (2nd January) to ...

With a view to encourage employment opportunities for cricketers, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to introduce an Inter-Corporate prize money tournament. The decision was taken by the working committee of BCCI at a meeting held in Mumbai on January 3. The ...

Three Indian cricketing legends, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi figured among 55 former players named today in the ICC's inaugural Hall of Fame list as part of its centenary celebrations.
 
Launching the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame here, Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said the ...

The International Cricket Council is to unveil a Hall of Fame as part of its centenary year celebrations. The 55 players on an original list by the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations list will be honoured, with more added each year.
 

Talking to media on this occasion ICC ...

The cricket boards of India and England are likely to strike deal for a five-Test series. The two nations have been playing three-Test series for the past 30 years. The recently concluded series had only two test matches. The increase in the number of Test matches is a result of the better ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to keep Shoaib Malik as the captain of the national team for yet another year. Shoaib Malik's two year tenure as Pakistan captain expires on Wednesday (December 31). The board is unlikely to find any suitable replacement for Malik as the all-rounder has ...

The captain of Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has managed to hold the top position in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) one-day rankings. Indian skipper is followed by Australia's Michael Hussey and Graeme Smith of South Africa. The South African skipper, who lost his No 1 ...

In a bid to keep cricket free of banned substances, International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to introduce more stricter anti-doping code. All the members of the ICC have approved the anti-doping code which will come into effect from January 1, 2009.   According to the provisions of ...

Team India won the 'Team of the Year' honor while batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's overtaking Brian Lara as Test cricket's highest run-scorer was considered as the 'Feat of the Year' by British daily ‘Sunday Telegraph’ today (29th December).
 
The English daily praised the ...

The captain of Indian cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been picked up in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper's Test team of the year. Dhoni became the captain of the side. Apart from Dhoni, opener Gautam Gambhir has also been inducted in the side. Players were selected entirely on the basis ...

The Test series victory against England has helped India to reclaim the second position from South Africa in the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship. India won the first Test in Chennai by six wickets and drew the second in Mohali on Tuesday (December 23). As result, the Indian team garnered two ...

The second and the final test match between India and England played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali ended up in a draw. With this India won the test series by 1-0. After declaring the second innings at 251 for seven, India gave England a victory target of 403 on the last ...

The Broad of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Thursday (December 18) to suspend India's tour to Pakistan. Speaking on the matter, BCCI's chief executive officer, Ratnakar Shetty informed that the national board has taken the decision following the instructions of the government. He ...

After crushing the England team in the recently held ODIs, India today won the first test match against the English side by six wickets to lead the two-test match series by 1-0. India's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar scored his 41st Test ton which helped the hosts to register one of the highest ...

The Supreme Court has stayed the criminal proceeding against Sharad Pawar and Associates pertaining to false affidavits In Dalmiya expulsion case. The stay order came after Pawar and five officials contended that they were not heard by the High Court of Kolkata while passing the order. The case was ...

The selection committee of BCCI has announced a 15-man squad for the two-Test series against England scheduled to be held in Chennai on 11 December. India has inducted Yuvraj Singh in the test squad. The 26-year-old middle order batsman was in the peak form in the aborted one-day series against ...

Bangladesh spin bowler, Abdur Razzak has been suspended from international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following suspected delivery action. As per the ICC, the analysis of Abdur Razzak's bowling action revealed that it exceeded the 15-degree level of tolerance permitted under ...

According to a report in 'The Guardian', England cricket team is likely to return to India by Thursday (December 04) or the day next to play the Test series. The players decided to fly back after the heinous terror attack in Mumbai. The first match of the two match series scheduled to be played in ...

The recent terror attacks in Mumbai have lent a hand to the players and officials who demanded the cricket World Cup 2011 to be shifted to some other continents. The International Cricket Council is now contemplating of keeping a stand-by venue for the mega-event, reports a media.
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Thanks to the blistering knock by Virender Sehwag, India defeated England by six wickets in the fifth ODI of the seven-match series at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday night.  India now lead the series 5-0. Sehwag was named the Man-of-the-Match for his superb 91 runs ...