RP's enclosure in ODI squad baffling

If world champions India are to win the ODI series next to England, the bowlers will have to do something odd, says Wasim Akram. India’s bowlers will be below the scanner when the ODI series starts this weekend at Chester-Le-Street. India’s Test disgrace was mainly due to an insufficient bowling attack and if it continues in the same vein, Dhoni’s team will be in big difficulty. I doubt what RP Singh is doing in the ODI squad. He was totally...

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Ponting, Clarke look to hit form

Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke are aim to put an finish to a bad run in Test cricket when Australia face Sri Lanka in the three-Test series, starting Wednesday. The visitors will be dependent on Captain Clarke and his precursor, Ponting, to claim the series. This will be Australia's first since the uncomfortable 3-1 Ashes defeat to England in January. However, it will not be easy to regain form under hard conditions. The duo has struggle in...

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Jonathan Trott denies foul-mouthing kids

England batsman Jonathan Trott was accuse of foul-mouthing a group of children during the team's ODI match in Ireland but it twisted out to be a misinterpretation. Former Irish skipper, Trent Johnston, claim on Twitter: "Word on the street is Trott told a bunch of kids (including my son) to f*** off when they asked for an autograph." The 30-year-old Trott, who top-scored with 69 from 105 balls in England's One-day victory, deprived of the charges. Johnston,...

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Injured Gambhir probable to return home

With his indistinct vision deteriorating to improve, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir could be stuffing his bags to return home. In what might be a big blow to the movement of the world champions in the approaching one-day series next to England, Gambhir looks set to undergo the same fate as Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Virender Sehwag who either came or joined the Indian squad only to leave upset having contributed little to the...

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Nixon: Dhoni have painful hands

MS Dhoni could be distress from "sore hands" causing his wicket keeping deteriorating on the current England tour. Nixon, who last night retire after powering his Leicestershire team to domestic Twenty20 title victory, has also been an England 'keeper in the past and is the one who helped Dhoni out with his keeping when he first came on tour to these shores in 2007. "It looks like he has sore hands. He's too proud a guy to show it but he has sore...

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