James Anderson: Sachin Tendulkar is not my bunny

James Anderson strength has dismissed Sachin Tendulkar but the bowler insist that the Indian batting maestro is not his bunny and that he has no control over him. Anderson got Tendulkar for the seventh time in Tests when he dismiss him leg before in the second innings of the second Test at Trent Bridge and for the second time in this series. Only Muttiah Muralitharan has in use his Test wicket more times (eight) and he had 19 matches in which...

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'England tour hardest of my career'

Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday accepted that the current England Test series is one of the hardest tours of his career. "If you consider injuries, fitness, form, everything, there are quite a few things to worry about. It's hard to recall (any other) but it's among the most difficult tour I've been concerned in," he told a press discussion ahead of the third Test starting on Wednesday. The tour has placed strange demands on the mental faculties...

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Kamran Akmal vow to make a rejoinder

Depressed at losing out on a central contract, Kamran Akmal has vowed to make a comeback into the Pakistan side throughout strong presentation in domestic circuit. Apart from Kamran, the PCB on Monday misplaced former captain Shoaib Malik and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria from the list of 28 new centrally-contracted players for a six-month period - July to December this year. "I'm extremely disappointed. I admit that it was my mistake but I think...

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Afghans capitalize as Canada fall down

Canada lost a rush of late wickets to let Afghanistan to post a 17-run victory over their hosts in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. After rain clear in Toronto, the one-day international was reduced to a 20-overs-a-side game. Afghanistan posted 150 all out in 18.3 overs, and Canada were in a location to push on for victory in the closing overs of their reply. But from 121 for five after 16.4 overs, they lost four wickets inexpensively and ran out...

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