Sports / Cricket

Pietersen dreaming of 10,000 Test runs 11 Apr 2014 - 01:05 am

NEW DELHI: Sacked England batsman Kevin Pietersen (pictured) regrets his fall-out with former skipper Andrew Strauss and still harbours the dream of becoming...

Wasim wants boot camp ahead of 2015 World Cup 11 Apr 2014 - 01:04 am

KARACHI: Former Pakistan great Wasim Akram (pictured) yesterday said players heading for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand should sweat...

Akhtar wants ‘fear factor’ back for fast bowlers 10 Apr 2014 - 02:02 am

Former pace bowlers Pakistan’s Shoaib Aktar (left) and Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Zoysa at Qatar Sports Club Stadium in Doha yesterday. The two former...

Cricket board hits back at Jayawardene, Sangakkara 10 Apr 2014 - 12:39 am

Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning T20 cricket team members watch parliamentary proceedings as legislators move a resolution congratulating them at the Sri Lankan Parliament...

Wisden laments ‘divide and rule’ ICC in new edition 10 Apr 2014 - 12:36 am

LONDON: International cricket is set for a future of “colonial-style divide and rule,” and will be “holding its breath” over the extent of...

ICC happy with associates’ progress 10 Apr 2014 - 12:35 am

KARACHI: The International Cricket Council’s faith in associate member teams was vindicated by their recent showing in the World Twenty20, development manager Tim...

Pakistan’s Afridi asked to explain criticism 10 Apr 2014 - 12:34 am

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket authorities yesterday demanded an explanation from star all-rounder Shahid Afridi after he criticised the team’s “negative” approach for their early...

Latif turns down Pakistan cricket selector role 10 Apr 2014 - 12:33 am

KARACHI: Pakistan cricket turmoil yesterday took a new turn as former captain Rashid Latif turned down the job of chief selector following an...

Celebrations marred by retirement row 09 Apr 2014 - 12:23 am

Sri Lankan Twenty20 cricket captain Lasith Malinga (second left) offers a piece of cake to President Mahinda Rajapakse during a welcoming ceremony at...

Don’t crucify Yuvraj for T20 final flop: Tendulkar 09 Apr 2014 - 12:20 am

MUMBAI: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has come out strongly in support of the beleaguered Yuvraj Singh after the left-hander’s poor performance with the...

Sri Lanka in celebration after triumph over India 08 Apr 2014 - 01:19 am

Sri Lankan cricket fans in a rickshaw wave flags as they celebrate in Colombo after Lanka beat India during the final of the...

Leg spin placates master blasters in Bangladesh 08 Apr 2014 - 01:18 am

Imran Tahir of South Africa (top) and Ahsan Malik of the Netherlands. MIRPUR, Bangladesh: Now that the dust has settled on Sri Lanka’s...

Indians dominate ICC team of the World Twenty20 08 Apr 2014 - 01:17 am

MUMBAI: Paceman Lasith Malinga was the only member of Sri Lanka’s World Twenty20-winning side to earn a place in the International Cricket Council...

Dhoni defends struggling Yuvraj Singh 08 Apr 2014 - 01:16 am

MIRPUR, Bangladesh: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sprang to team mate Yuvraj Singh’s defence after the left-hander’s struggle with the bat in the...

Gutsy Sri Lanka crowned T20 World Champions 07 Apr 2014 - 01:35 am

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga (centre) holds the trophy as he celebrates with team-mates after Sri Lanka won the ICC T20 World Cup...

Sri Lankan fans celebrate biggest win in 18 years 07 Apr 2014 - 01:28 am

Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga (left), star batsman Kumar Sangakkara (second left) and Mahela Jayawardene (seen with Malinga) celebrate Sri Lanka’s T20 World...

Sangakkara relieved to break World Cup jinx 07 Apr 2014 - 01:27 am

DHAKA: Former skipper Kumar Sangakkara yesterday said he was relieved to realise one of his career dreams: to win a World Cup trophy...

Australia bag hat-trick of women’s T20 titles 07 Apr 2014 - 01:27 am

Australian cricketers celebrate their victory over England during the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 final against England at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in...