Michael Clarke: fitting is not the Aussie way

Australian Test and one-day captain, Michael Clarke, has come out in protection of his mates next to match-fixing allegation. Mazhar Majeed, exciting with getting bribes to fix matches, has maintain that the Aussies fixed "brackets", a set period of a match on which punter bet, a London Court heard on Monday. Clarke, however, rubbishes such allegation on Friday, saying he was "very sure" no Australian players were involved. "For me, personally,...

Read more »

England cricket team prepared to change play in India

England will look to get better on their miserable one-day record in India when they conflict with the injury-ravaged world champions in a five-match series starting Friday. England have beaten India just once in their last 10 one-day internationals on Indian soil, which built-in a exciting tie during the World Cup in Bangalore in March. Alastair Cook's side will be cheerful after a leading home season when they strike India 4-0 in the Test...

Read more »

Lendl Simmons star in West Indies won

Lendl Simmons stimulated the West Indies to a 40-run win in their first ODI with Bangladesh in Mirpur. The Trinidadian scored a maiden international hundred as the tourists, in Bangladesh for three ODIs and two Tests, posted a powerful total of 298 for four batting first - their second highest limited-overs score next to the Tigers. Simmons contributes 122 of those runs, with Marlon Samuels (71) and Kieron Pollard (41) making breezy assistance...

Read more »

Piyush Chawla spit with bat in tied final

India Green 238 for 8 (Harbhajan 49*, Kaif 41) tied with India Red 238 (Chawla 92, Harbhajan 3-37, Abdulla 3-37) Piyush Chawla was run out off what twisted out to be the last ball of a staged final, as India Red matched India Green's score of 238 to share the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy. India Red were out of the game when they misplaced their fifth wicket in the 23rd over with just 102 on the board, but Chawla held the lower order jointly and...

Read more »