Everyone who talks about cricket has spoken about Sachin -the batsman. But on the other side, sachin has another art- bowling. Yes, Sachin at one point of time was called as partnership breaker. The most striking feature of his bowling is the amount of variations he can produce. From medium pace to leg spin, off [...]

What the media, former players, colleagues, opponents feel about Sachin. Check the best of them at cricinfo, at quotes .

Its impossible to pick up just 3 innings out of his 425 innings and rate them as best. It had 45 centuries, 91 half centuries and in all 17000 runs. But we would reflect the most testing innings in his career in which he flourished.
3rd: 186 vs. New Zealand in Hyderabad
Hyderabad would probably be one [...]

Calculations usually don`t make heroes , but Yuvaraj and MS Dhoni pulled it off with panache at the kotla as India. Prised out a 2-1 series land on saturday
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1st Semi Final: Australia vs England: The age old rivalry between two Ashes nations was expected to be a thrilling contest. But it proved out to be a converse, with Australia steam rolling England. First with the ball Aussies had England on the mat with 101 for6. But heroics from Bresnan and Wright helped England [...]

In a deadly encounter between the Aussies and Pakistanis where there were more number of Indian viewers than the India Windies match and an nail-biting encounter which finally saw the Aussies take home a win in a last ball win and made the India encounter look meaningless.
The second straight ICC [...]

India messed with the chase to hand over a comfortable 54 run win to Pakistan in an important match. India now stares down the barrel with two matches against Australia and West Indies, requiring to win both the matches. India chasing Pakistan’s mammoth 302 started of well with Dravid and Gambhir adding 67 for the [...]

Australia defeated the spirited West Indies yesterday in the league stage of champions trophy encounter. With this defeat West Indies is virtually out of the tournament except for a miracle. Australia batting first managed to score 275 which at one stage looked improbable. But mitchell jhonson, the ever improving all rounder, scored a magnificient 73 [...]

 
Arch rivals India and Pakistan face off each other today at Centurion. Pakistan are renjuvated after the victory over West Indies and the return of their skipper Younis Khan. India on the other hand have been dealt a severe blow with the injury of Yuvraj Singh. Nevertheless, Indo Pak matches have always thrown new heroes into the [...]

Yuvraj Singh injured his finger during the practice session and will not be available for the rest of champions trophy. Virat Kohli has been named as the replacement for Yuvraj Singh. While Gautam Gambhir will take over the vice captaincy. This will be a serious blow to team India as two of its most destructive batsmen in Sehwag and Yuvraj are [...]

Dashing Dilshan scored a quick fire century to lay the foundation for a victory in the first match of Champions Trophy. South Africa managed only 206 in 37.4 overs losing 7 wickets before rain stopped further play. Sri Lanka won the match by Duckworth Lewis method by 55 runs.
South Africa with the record for chasing [...]

I just don’t see why Sri Lanka is always such a highly overrated team.  Just see their records outside the Sub Continent or even outside their home, it is no where close enough to World Class.  Sri Lanka, I agree, are a very good team at home and Just at home, that’s it. They may [...]

ICC Champions Trophy 2009 is going to start from September 22 in South Africa. The tournament a smash-up between the top 8 teams which began as a mini world cup still pertinent in the post IPL age? Is the One Day International two tired format be able to stoke public passions any more? The debates have been [...]

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BROADCASTING         CHANNEL

TIME

VENUE

1
September 22
Group B – South Africa v Sri Lanka (D/N)
STAR Cricket
1800 IST
Centurion

2
September 23
Group A – Pakistan v West Indies (D/N)
STAR Cricket
1800 IST
Johannesburg

3
September 24
Group B – South Africa v New Zealand
STAR Cricket
1300 IST
Centurion

4
September 25
Group B – England v Sri Lanka (D/N)
STAR Cricket
1800 IST
Johannesburg

5
September 26
Group A – Australia v West Indies
ESPN
1300 IST
Johannesburg

6
September 26
Group A – India [...]

South African umpire Rudi Koertzen became the first umpire to officiate 200 ODI , he reached the 200 mark during the second match between Ireland and Kenya in Dublin.
Speaking in this occasion Koertzen said:
"For someone who started umpiring very late in life, it is a huge personal achievement and a dream come true. [...]

Sri Lanka announced the schedule for the Sri Lanka, New Zealand, India tri series.New Zeland will first play two tests and a T20 then India will join for the ODI’s
 

1st Test NZ vs Sri Lanka

August 18 to 22

at Galle International Stadium.

2nd [...]

Ahead of the series against the Bangladesh West Indies players have boycotted the series. The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) said it had attempted to hold talks in the past few days with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to resolve a number of issues. “The players have requested me as President of WIPA, the [...]

More of the rebel players who cut their ties with the ICL are getting into their national squads. After Abdul Razzaq made a successful return in world T20 its the turn of Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey to called back to the Black Caps squad for the series against Sri Lanka.
Shane Bond could make it [...]

Tough India could not make it big in world T20 India won the series against West Indies 2-1 making it their fifth consecutive one day win on the trot. Before rain washed out the last of the 4 onedayers at Beausejour Stadium only 7.5 overs were possible, even though the rain stoped eventually it [...]