Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 8, 2009
After being out of action for over two months following a shoulder injury that needed surgery, dashing opener Virender Sehwag is hoping to return to top notch cricket through the ICC Champions Trophy next month. I am hoping to play in the ICC Champions Trophy. My rehabilitation is going well, he said .Sehwag sustained the [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 7, 2009
India’s only batsman to hit two triple centuries, opener Virender Sehwag says his penchant to hit big centuries in Tests was driven by critics doubting his calibre in the longer version of the game. In Test matches I’m very cautious. I want to score more runs and I want to score big runs and I [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 3, 2009
India is in a strong position to grab the top slot of ICC ODI ranking chart during the Sri Lanka tri-series next month as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side is now just one point behind South Africa at second place after the annual rankings update on Sunday. Dhoni’s team jumped ahead of Australia, who are third [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 28, 2009
Struggling Mitchell Johnson has found much needed support from teammate and stumper Brad Haddin, who reckons that the Australian paceman was still making an impact in their Ashes defence. The left arm quick has invited wrath of both media and fans with his patchy bowling, which makes him a doubtful starter for the third Test, [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 25, 2009
Gautam Gambhir’s stay at the top of the ICC Test batsmen ranking lasted just 10 days as Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara grabbed the coveted position from the Indian opener on Saturday. Gambhir had replaced Pakistani run-machine Mohammad Yousuf as the number one Test batsmen on July 15 but Sangakkara’s match-saving 130 run innings in [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 25, 2009
Sourav Ganguly is almost certain to be reinstated as the captain while John Wright is likely to take over as the coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League in 2010. Even as an official announcement is awaited, that there could be a major reshuffle with former India coach [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 23, 2009
Chaminda Vaas, who served Sri Lanka cricket for over 14 years, has decided to hang his Test boots and white jersey after the final Test against Pakistan in Colombo. After making a disastrous Test debut in 1994 against Pakistan, Vaas came a long way with 354 wickets in 110 matches.This was the final Test against [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 23, 2009
Australia began rebuilding for the 2011 World Cup by including three young players and leaving out batsman Brad Hodge in a 30-man preliminary squad named on Thursday for the Champions Trophy. The squad, for the limited-overs tournament in South Africa from Sept. 22 to Oct. 5, must be trimmed to 15 players by Aug. 23. [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 18, 2009
With Andrew Flintoff set to hang up his Test boots after the ongoing Ashes, his English teammates would do everything to win the series as a farewell gift to the burly all-rounder, believes former Australia stumper Adam Gilchrist. Gilchrist paid glowing tribute to Flintoff and felt it would inspire England to put their best foot [...]
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