London:England middle-order batsman Kevin Pietersen's desire to become world number one got the desired boost when West Indian legend Sir Vivian Richards compared the Aussie-born Englishman with him.
Congratulations Bangladesh; not just for beating South Africa and justifying your place in the Super Eights but also for learning your lessons.
New Delhi: Instead of dragging his career, Sourav Ganguly should have quit last year, feels India's World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev.
London (UNI): An agitated Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq today said his team felt ''persecuted'' by Darrell Hair after the ball-tampering controversy and claimed that the Australian umpire accused his side of cheating.
Kolkata:Former National selector Ashok Malhotra dubbed ex India coach John Wright as a ''spineless character'' after the Kiwi lambasted the selection policy in his soon-to-be-released tell-all book 'Indian summers'.
New Delhi:A day after Virender Sehwag was ''verbally'' warned by the BCCI for voicing opinion on its policy matters, a sane Irfan Pathan today ducked questions on Sourav Ganguly and sidestepped the burnout issue saying that the players had to comply with the BCCI schedule.
Kolkata:The Marketing Committee of the BCCI would meet here tomorrow to discuss the contentious telecast rights for the international cricket matches to be played at home for the next four years.
Kolkata:Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly will consult team physio John Gloster and Cricket Board medical panel chief Anant Joshi on his injured right elbow before deciding to play in the Challenger tournament in Mohali from October 10.
Pune: Tainted batsman Abhijit Kale, at the centre of a bribery scandal, on Saturday appeared before the Maharashtra Cricket Association's (MCA) three-member inquiry committee and claimed, "total innocence" in the matter.
There are different strains of themes, which I have noticed from the first couple of matches. The obvious is obvious: Sri Lanka has slipped to a new level of incompetence and India is on the rise.
