Shahid Afridi is ready to quit as Pakistan's Twenty20 captain in case Younis Khan decides to return to the shortest version of the game.
 
The senior Pakistani all rounder said in an interview on Tuesday night that he will be pleased to have Younis back in Twenty20 ahead of next year's ICC ...

Former Test umpire David Shepherd passed away after a long battle with cancer on Wednesday. He was 68 years old. Shepherd, an international umpire, officiated in 172 ODIs, three consecutive World Cup finals and 92 Test matches from 1983 to 2005. He made his international debut in the 1983 World ...

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the charge with a power-packed century in the home team's 99-run victory over Australia in the second One-day international here Wednesday.
 
The Indian top order set a massive 355-run target for Australia to chase, and their bowlers bundled the ...

Shafqat Rana has been appointed as the manager of the national junior team until next year’s ICC Youth World Cup in New Zealand by Pakistan Cricket Board. Rana was just few days ago dismissed as assistant manager of the senior team.
 
A PCB source said, “It is no secret that ...

Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes have been ruled out of second One-Day International against India to be played in Nagpur on Wednesday.
 
Fast bowler Brett Lee and all-rounder Hopes are suffering from elbow soreness and a hamstring injury while Johnson injured his left ankle ...

Kapil Dev has blamed BCCI for the poor performance of Indian team in the first ODI against Australia at Vadodara. The former Indian skipper criticized the Board of flawed system of working and policies.
 
The home team lost the first game by four runs in the series. According to Dev it is ...

Pakistani all rounder Shahid Afridi has signed for South Australia and will play for domestic Twenty20 Big Bash tournament commencing on late December. He would replace Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis as the Redbacks' international recruit. This was announced by South Australian Cricket ...

The strike bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson may not play for the second One-day international against India on Wednesday.
 
All-rounder James Hopes has already been ruled out of the match after he strained his hamstring during the first match in Vadodara on Sunday. Mitchell Johnson ...

Akash Chopra will lead the 15-man Delhi squad for the two Ranji Trophy games. The two matches in his captaincy will be against Baroda and Karnataka. This was announced by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced on Monday.
 
The new inclusion in the team is left-arm pacer ...

Sreesanth, captain of the Kerala Ranji cricket team has been given final warning by Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) against indiscipline. The association at a special meeting on Sunday warned the fast bowler.
 
Sreesanth has been repeatedly violating team discipline. He has also stayed away ...

Australia won first of the seven-match One-Day International cricket series against India on Sunday. Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar's 84-run onslaught brought India to the edge of a sensational victory against Australia, but the hosts tripped in the thrilling final over and went down by a mere ...

New Zealand coach Andy Moles resigned from his post on Saturday. The news was confirmed by New Zealand Cricket officials. This also brings an end to the stand-off in which senior players had appealed for his dismissal.
 
Chief executive Justin Vaughan said that there would be no immediate ...

Abdul Raqeeb was appointed the new manager of the Pakistan team for the series against New Zealand on Friday. The key post went to the former test cricketer after Yawar Saeed stepped down.
 
A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) spokesman said Raqeeb was named as the manager for the limited-overs ...

New South Wales defeated Trinidad and Tobago by 41 runs to lift the Champions League Twenty20 title on Friday.  
 
Brett Lee was the performer both with the bat and the ball for the Australian side. Lee with 48 runs was the highest scorer in Blues' total of 159 runs for nine wickets, ...

Trinidad and Tobago stormed into the final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket on Thursday. The sensational batting from Trinidad and Tobago saw them successfully chase down the target of 176 set by Cape Cobras.
 
The West Indian team crossed the target with four balls to spare and ...

Misbah-ul-Haq has been dropped from the Pakistan’s squad for the New Zealand series.Misbah, who was promoted as vice-captain in 2007 following impressive knocks in the inaugural World Twenty20 and tour of India, paid the price for his lack of form in the last couple of ...

Daniel Vettori was named New Zealand cricketer of the year on Thursday. He was also honoured with all-rounder and most successful first class bowler award.
 
New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said,"Daniel has been an inspiration to his team and to New Zealand cricket ...

New South Wales Blues crushed Victoria Bushrangers by 79 runs in the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket.
 
Chasing a challenging target of 170, Victoria Bushrangers finished at 90 for nine in 20 overs. New South Wales will meet the winner of the second semi-final ...

Pakistan Cricket Board has issued a new code of conduct which bars players from speaking to the media without the board's permission. Pakistani cricketers will have to sign the new code of conduct before leaving for UAE to play in the limited-overs series.
 
Ijaz Butt, the Pakistan Cricket ...

Chris Gayle is happy to return as the captain of West Indies cricket team. The opening batsman said that "If I am asked to do the job, I will be committed. It is always honour to captain the West Indies. I am always committed to do it.”
 
"Support-wise, the players have been ...

Australia's new Twenty20 captain Michael Clarke wants to play in Indian Premier League in order to gain more experience in the format ahead of the World T20 in West Indies. He had withdrawn from the first two seasons of IPL.
 
"There have been reasons why I haven't taken part in the ...

New South Wales Blues will face Victoria Bushrangers in the first Champions League semi-final match today.The match will be played at Ferozeshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi.
 
On cards, the Blues look a slightly stronger outfit than Victoria. The two teams have played three Twenty20s and one ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday rejected Younis' resignation and appointed him as captain till 2011 World Cup.  
 
Younus Khan was delighted after he was re-assigned the job as the skipper of Pakistan cricket team but said that the overwhelming support he got is bound to put more ...

The day and night One-day International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka starting from Dec 21 will be played in the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.
 
Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) secretary Ashirbad Behera on Monday said that OCA has already begun the preparations. Behera told, ...

Mohammad Asif will not be able to play in limited-overs series against New Zealand next month because of the pacer's detention in Dubai last year over possession of a banned substance.
 
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ijaz Butt, on Monday said that Asif cannot be a part of the ...

Delhi Daredevils earned a consolation 30-run victory over Cape Cobras at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Monday.
 
It was an insignificant match for Daredevils as they are already out of the semi-final race, and they chose not to field their frontline players. Batting first, Daredevils made a ...

Trinidad and Tobago registered a 24-run victory over Diamond Eagles to move into the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 here Sunday.
 
Electing to bat, the West Indian scored 213 for four with the top-order putting together a powerful batting performance. Chasing the enormous ...

New South Wales Blues advanced into the semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 with a six-wicket victory over Somerset on Sunday.
 
Somerset, batting first, could make only 111 for seven in 20 overs. New South Wales made an explosive start through David Warner, who smashed 40 off just ...

Bangalore Royal Challengers crushed Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in the Super Eight match played at M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Saturday. With this all the Indian teams are out of the league now.
 
Chasing a victory target of 139 runs, Royal Challengers reached the target in ...

Cape Cobras captain Andrew Puttick was unsure of his team line-up minutes before the start of the match as the players were rattled after a security scare at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium, but that did not stop them from pulling off a convincing eight-wicket win over Victoria Bushrangers in the ...