Alastair Cook prove to lead England rout

England 171 for 0 (Cook 95*, Kieswetter 72*) hit Sri Lanka 174 (Sangakkara 75, Anderson 3-24) by ten wickets - D/L Alastair Cook prove nothing new to himself but much, he hopes, to plenty of others as he led England to a 10-wicket NatWest Series-levelling victory. England's new 50-over captain has come in for much flak over his seeming incapability to up his tempo sufficiently at the top of the order in the shorter formats. But after his of...

Read more »

Rain disturbed India in Dominica

West Indies 75 for 3 (Bravo 22*, Chanderpaul 17*, Ishant 2-23) v India India were disturbed by the weather in the third Test in Dominica with only 19 balls bowled in the afternoon session before rain obligatory an early stumps with West Indies on 75/3. The tourists headed into the meet - the first Test ever staged at Windsor Park in Roseau - looking to seal a 2-0 series win and soon reap the plunder of winning the toss and opt to bowl first. The...

Read more »

Ishant Sharma well fit for third Test against Windies

Indian pace lead Ishant Sharma is set to play the final cricket Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesday in spite of carrying the after belongings of a rear-ender with team-mate Praveen Kumar on his face. Ishant largely stand aside during the only carry out session ahead of the decisive Test at Windsor Park on Tuesday, giving rise to conjecture that he may not be fit sufficient to bowl. That speculation was soon put to rest when Ishant...

Read more »

'Pie-chucker' Yuvraj prepared to face England

India's Yuvraj Singh said on Wednesday he is keen to renovate his competition with Kevin Pietersen on the imminent tour of England after being called a "pie-chucker" by the England batsman a few years ago. "I know that guy well and I am actually keen to throw some more pies at him and others around him," Yuvraj told. "And if my pies can add and get Pietersen's and some other precious wickets, I would be really pleased." "Test cricket is one area...

Read more »

Intikhab expose intrusive players

Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has exposed there are certain Pakistan players who get in the way in the management issue and leak information to the media. "The main problem I have faced is that some players try to get in the way in management issues and when that happens then problems occur. Everyone wants to know what his role is in the team," Intikhab told the Geo Super channel in an interview. "Another big trouble in the team is that some players...

Read more »