Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad showered praises on batting great Sachin Tendulkar and said the young cricketers in the sub-continent should follow his example if they are serious about carving out a career in cricket.Miandad congratulated Indian batting maestro for
More imagesNew Delhi:India's cricketers will head for a tour of England on Wednesday with their annual graded contracts back in place following a flip-flop by the sport's administrators.
Sydney:The historic Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground in Perth could be sold off under a plan to develop a new A$800 million stadium with flexible seating arrangement to accommodate up to 60,000 spectators.
Georgetown (Guyana):South Africa suffered another blow to their morale on Sunday when they lost their world number one ranking following their shock 67-run defeat to Bangladesh.
Capacity: 20,000Matches: Group stage and 2nd semi-finalBuilt in 2001-2002, the stadium has increased its capacity from 12,000 to 20,000 with the addition of temporary stands.
Capacity: 20,000Matches: Super-8Located in Georgetown, Guyana, the stadium can hold 20, 000 seats. Built on the banks of the Demerara River, it is designed to be the largest stadium in Guyana.
When the World Cup moved out of England to the sub-continent in 1987, Australia were certainly not the favourites to win it in front of 70,000 spectators at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta.
Dhaka:Bangladeshi players will get 2,000 dollars each for winning a first-round match in next month's World Cup in the Caribbean, the cricket board announced on Sunday.
Sydney:Retiring champion spinner Shane Warne has committed his charitable foundation to pay $20,000 for tsunami reconstruction work in Sri Lanka.
Dubai:With more then 15,000 international runs under his belt Sourav Ganguly certainly deserves a place in the Indian team, believes former coach John Wright, who also insists that he had a steady relationship with the former captain and never had any trouble working with him.
