New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is expected to be fit to lead his country for the opening Test against England at Lord’s on Thursday. Vettori needed two stitches after splitting his spinning finger in the warm-up game against Essex in Chelmsford and the left arm spinner, however, bowled five overs at a single stump at [...]

  A dejected Rahul Dravid blamed poor batting for his team`s ordinary show in the ongoing IPL but chose to keep mum on team owner Vijay Mallya`s criticism of their team selection decisions. That is true that we have not been able to click. It is disappointing. Batting has been an area of concern, Dravid said [...]

May (tbc): Australia team arrive in UKJune 1-4: Warm-up period for World Twenty20June 5-21: World Twenty20 June 24-27: Four-day game v Sussex, HoveJuly 1-4: Four-day game v England Lions, WorcesterJuly 8-12: First npower Test, CardiffJuly 16- 20: Second npower Test, Lord’sJuly 24-26: Three-day game v Northamptonshire1, NorthamptonJuly 30-Aug 3: Third npower Test, EdgbastonAug 7-11: Fourth npower [...]

  In North America and much of the world, cricket remains a mystery. In England, the home of cricket, the sport still has a strong following. Why is it that the English love cricket? It’s not surprising that so many people can’t see what all the fuss is about when it comes to cricket. Any sport [...]

  Having lost their home tie against Chennai Super Kings Yuvraj Singh would be keen to settle the score as Kings XI Punjab take on the hosts in the Indian Premier League tie at the M A Chidambaram stadium on Saturday. Absence of Australian players. Mike Hussey and Matthew Hayden and Kiwi Jacob Oram gives Yuvraj [...]

  Mark Boucher’s blistering unbeaten half-century proved in vain as the Bangalore Royal Challengers slipped to a five-run defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Thursday. The South African cracked 50 from 40 balls as Bangalore fell just short of their 130-run victory target in a match reduced to 16 overs because [...]

  To commemorate the 147th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the organisers of IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Bangalore Royal Challengers have decided to host a brief cultural programme of Tagore songs and dance at the Eden Gardens venue. Rabindra Sangeet` exponent Indranil Sen will regale the spectators with a song, while actress and [...]

With a batting order to die for, Hydebarad were in a quandary as to what would take them to get a win under their belt. Neither star power, nor the rub of the green was on their side with one win out of six games. But after losing out in many a close contest, Hyderabad [...]

  Recent international series between the two countries have been marred by a number of unsavoury on-field incidents involving top players from both sides. But Hayden said the IPL, in which cricketers from various countries line up alongside each other in a Twenty20 format, had brought players closer together. It’s been an incredible experience,” Hayden told [...]

  The Mohali juggernaut continued to roll as they drubbed Bangalore by six wickets to register their fifth consecutive win in the Indian Premier League. Yuvraj Singh’s team has now moved to second place in the tournament behind Jaipur. After Rahul Dravid played the lone hand to take Bangalore to 126, Mohali cruised to victory with [...]