London:Paul Collingwood was named as England's new one-day captain and put in charge of a new-look squad for the upcoming series against the West Indies.
Sydney:World Cup final hero Adam Gilchrist believes Brad Hogg's sensational run in cricket's showpiece tournament has made him a strong contender to replace spin wizard Shane Warne in the Test team after the latter's retirement.
Sydney:Australian batsman Damien Martyn announced his immediate retirement from international and domestic cricket, midway through the Ashes series against England.
Mumbai:Sachin Tendulkar will be bestowed a rare honour of presenting the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the Player of the Year at this year's ICC Awards ceremony scheduled here for Friday.
London:All-rounder Jamie Dalrymple's selection at the cost of Monty Panesar for England's second Test against Pakistan has triggered a debate with former spinner Pat Pocock criticising the move.
London:Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has promised to pose England's batsmen even more of a threat than he did last year when he returns to Pakistan's Test team.
New Delhi:Almost every chopping-and-dropping exercise by the management had Ajit Agarkar's head rolling but the Mumbai pacer doesn't crib and says he is ready to live a life full of twists and turns.
London:Recalling the horrible experience of being put on diet before the 2003 World Cup, Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq said the 17 kg weight loss that followed only worsened his performance, frustrating him to the point that he thought of giving up cricket.
London:Recalling the horrible experience of being put on diet before the 2003 World Cup, Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq said the 17 kg weight loss that followed only worsened his performance, frustrating him to the point that he thought of giving up cricket.
Lahore:Shahid Afridi will remain in contention for the Test team as the selectors are yet to receive any official word on his temporary retirement from the longer version of the game, while Shoaib Akhtar might also find himself among the 25 probables for Pakistan's tour of England to be announced next month.
