Adelaide: Australian captain Ricky Ponting has conceded that Australia is struggling to fill the spinning void left by the retirement of champion Shane Warne one year ago. Australia won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India 2-1 but spinner Brad Hogg failed
Dhaka: Bangladesh have axed spinner Mohammad Rafique and opening batsman Shahriar Nafees to make room for three uncapped players in their 15-man Twenty20 squad for next month's world championship in South Africa.
More imagesSt George's, Grenada:Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes spinner Brad Hogg will play a key role when the champions take on South Africa in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final in St Lucia.
More imagesGros Islet, St Lucia:England made light of Andrew Flintoff's absence by scoring 279 for six in their World Cup Group C match against Canada at Beausejour Cricket Ground here Sunday.
Mumbai:Uncapped Iqbal Abdulla, a under-17 spinner has been included in the 15-member Mumbai team which will take on Baroda for their Ranji Trophy Super Division semi-final match to be played from January 23-27.
Dhaka:Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak grabbed four wickets as Bangladesh whipped Scotland by 146 runs in the second and final One-day international here to complete a 2-0 sweep.
More imagesMultan:The West Indies halted Pakistan's run spree by dismissing in-form Mohammad Yousuf in the closing stages of the first day of the second Test at Multan stadium here.
Lahore:West Indies spinner Dave Mohammed is hoping to be given more opportunities in Test cricket after struggling to force his way into the side since his debut two years ago.
London:Eighteen months ago Monty Panesar was concentrating on his degree and had yet to unleash his finger spin on the international stage.
Cuttack:A mesmerising spell by Sri Lanka test spinner Upul Chandana helped Sri Lanka A to register an emphatic 195 run victory over West Zone in the Duleep Trophy match at the Barbati stadium here today.
