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A round-up of the action from the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played on February 26
13 hours, 5 minutes ago
ESPNcricinfo previews the third Twenty20 international between Pakistan and England, in Abu Dhabi
15 hours, 5 minutes ago
Barisal Burners became the second team to qualify for the Bangladesh Premier League semi-finals after comfortably beating Chittagong Kings in Mirpur
16 hours, 5 minutes ago
All-rounder Yusuf Pathan scored a blistering century as Baroda defeated Saurashtra by 52 runs to register their first win in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Mumbai on Sunday.
7 hours, 37 minutes ago
Three wickets each from Mohammad Sami and Sean Ervine helped Duronto Rajshahi thrash Khulna Royal Bengals in Mirpur, and become the first team to qualify for the Bangladesh Premier League semi-finals
17 hours, 5 minutes ago
Mohammad Amir is set to quickly start the process of trying to rescue his cricket career after returning to Pakistan
17 hours, 5 minutes ago
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni squarely put the blame on his batsmen for the crushing 87-run defeat at the hands of Australia in a critical match at the SCG on Sunday.
17 hours, 5 minutes ago
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni slammed the umpiring standard in Sunday's tri-series match against Australia, saying that the two debatable decision should have gone in India's favour.
7 hours, 34 minutes ago
Andy Flower is confident that the lessons England have learned from their tour of the UAE will stand them in good stead when they arrive in Sri Lanka
18 hours, 6 minutes ago
A major controversy erupted in the tri-series match between India and Australia at the SCG, with Sachin Tendulkar being dismissed in a debatable run out and visiting captain Mehendra Singh Dhoni lashing out at pacer Brett Lee for standing on the way of the batsman.
18 hours, 6 minutes ago
MS Dhoni has said that India were at the receiving end of both the controversial decisions today in their massive loss to Australia
19 hours, 6 minutes ago
Shane Watson has said captaining Australia in his first match back from an extended injury lay-off helped him think less about his temperamental body
19 hours, 6 minutes ago
India left fuming by controversial umpiring decisions after defeat to Australia leaves them needing a miracle to qualify for the tri-series final.
8 hours, 6 minutes ago
Team director Andy Flower says his "outstanding" England team have learned lessons on how to play Pakistan's spinners.
8 hours, 6 minutes ago
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday said that he "can't pinpoint one particular reason" for his team's failure in the ongoing ODI tri-series where they have lost their fourth match.
8 hours, 6 minutes ago
Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns' libel suit against sacked Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi will come up for hearing in the London High Court on March 5.
14 hours, 15 minutes ago
A measured partnership between Arran Brindle and Jenny Gunn guided England Women to victory in the final Twenty20 against New Zealand
8 hours, 22 minutes ago
Blaming Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the apparent 'rift' in the Indian cricket team in Australia, former captain Bishan Singh Bedi on Sunday said that time has now come for the side to have a new Test skipper.
9 hours, 15 minutes ago
Spin legend Shane Warne will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame at the annual Allan Border Medal ceremony, where current skipper Michael Clarke is expected to make a clean-sweep of the top honours on Monday night.
14 hours, 4 minutes ago
England women beat New Zealand by five wickets in the final Twenty20 international to complete a 4-0 series win.
11 hours, 6 minutes ago
Australia posted an unconvincing 9 for 252 against India in the triangular series ODI at the SCG, and might not have made it that far without a decision to rule David Hussey not out when he appeared to obstruct the field - or handle the ball - early in an
13 hours, 7 minutes ago
Was the media at fault for talk of a rift in the Indian team, as MS Dhoni has claimed? ESPNcricinfo has transcripts of the relevant press conferences to let you decide
13 hours, 7 minutes ago
Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan fast bowler, has returned home nearly a month after being released from jail in Dorset
13 hours, 7 minutes ago
David Hussey came close to being given out handling the ball/obstructing the field, but the umpires ruled him not out under laws that remain open to interpretation
13 hours, 7 minutes ago
Indian bowlers stifled Australia's batsmen in the death overs to restrict the hosts to 252 for nine in a critical league match of the ongoing ODI tri-series in Sydney on Sunday.
13 hours, 7 minutes ago
The visitors begun well through Praveen Kumar, who immediately made his presence felt after being given a game on account of Vinay Kumar's hamstring injury. Praveen's first spell read 7-1-22-2.
13 hours, 7 minutes ago
Shane Warne, the latest inductee to Australian cricket's hall of fame, believes David Warner and Mitchell Marsh have the talent and poise to build impressive international careers
13 hours, 47 minutes ago
The spirit of cricket debate was reignited once again at the ongoing ODI tri-series and it was India at the centre of it all yet again.
14 hours, 41 minutes ago
Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first overseas player to be presented with the honorary life membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.
16 hours, 40 minutes ago
As Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh battles cancer, here is a story of hope he can take inspiration from.
16 hours, 57 minutes ago
Jonny Bairstow and Steven Finn inspired England to a 38-run victory over Pakistan in Dubai on Saturday to level the three-match series of Twenty20 internationals at 1-1.
17 hours, 14 minutes ago
Captain Stuart Broad is full of praise for England's "brilliant bowling" after they defeat Pakistan by 38 runs in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai.
1 day, 10 hours ago
Marlon Samuels had to choose between Pune Warriors, who approached him first, and Mumbai Indians, led by his all-time favourite - Sachin Tendulkar. Being a man of his word, Samuels chose the former
1 day, 14 hours ago
Elton Chigumbura scored an unbeaten ton to revive the Eagles after they lost five wickets for four runs before coming back to snap up 3 for 27 as Mashonaland Eagles won the Pro50 final
1 day, 16 hours ago
The Sylhet Royals, playing for pride, recorded back-to-back wins, beating Chittagong Kings by 35 runs in Mirpur
1 day, 16 hours ago
Australian skipper Michael Clarke has been rendered doubtful for Sunday's crucial tri-series ODI match against India, a media report said on Saturday.
1 day, 16 hours ago
England have named an unchanged team as they try to level the Twenty20 series in the closing stages of the team's lengthy stay in the UAE
1 day, 17 hours ago
Pakistan cricket authorities plan to question banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir following his return home on Sunday from Britain after serving a jail sentence for corruption.
1 day, 13 hours ago
The fourth Twenty20 international between England women and New Zealand in Invercargill is abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.
1 day, 19 hours ago
The race for the semi-finals got tighter as Dhaka Gladiators became the fourth team to be tied on ten points after Saturday's opening match in Mirpur.
1 day, 19 hours ago
A round-up of the latest round of matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy
1 day, 8 hours ago
A round-up of the final day's action of the ICC WCL Division Five in Singapore
1 day, 8 hours ago
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday asserted that there was neither any dissension nor any communication gap in the dressing room but conceded that such reports at times create a brief awkwardness among the players.
1 day, 8 hours ago
Faced with a do-or-die situation, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all set to field his three regular openers rather than experiment with a pinch hitter at the top of the order in Sunday's crucialtri-series One-dayer against Australia in Sydney.
1 day, 8 hours ago
South Australia's 25-year drought without a one-day title ended with a thrilling tie that delivered them the Ryobi Cup in the final in Adelaide
1 day, 8 hours ago
Their survival in the series at stake and reputation hit by speculation of discord in the camp, India are a team on the brink as they prepare to take on World No. 1 Australia in a crucial tri-series league match in Sydney on Sunday.
1 day, 9 hours ago
South African captain AB de Villiers anchored his side's run chase as they beat New Zealand by six wickets at Wellington Regional Stadium on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their three-match One-day international series.
1 day, 10 hours ago
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones says that Sachin Tendulkar looked tired of One-day cricket but no selector has the courage to tell him to retire from the 50-over format.
1 day, 10 hours ago
The Mumbai Cricket Association's academy has been virtually shut for the last seven months because of a lack of support staff, the chairman of the committee that oversees the academy has claimed
1 day, 11 hours ago
ESPNcricinfo previews the triangular series ODI between Australia and India in Sydney
1 day, 12 hours ago
A fearsome pace-bowling inquisition at the top of the innings, and a canny performance at the death helped South Africa restrict New Zealand to 253 for 9 from 50 overs
1 day, 13 hours ago
MS Dhoni has said it was, and is, unfair to put the onus on the fielding captain when an appeal for mankading is made
1 day, 13 hours ago
Michael Clarke believes Peter Forrest's excellent one-day form will boost his chances of winning a place in Australia's Test squad for the tour of the West Indies
1 day, 17 hours ago
South African opener Richard Levi, who grabbed the headlines hitting the fastest ever century in T20 internationals, in all likelihood will be playing for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.
1 day, 17 hours ago
Graeme Swann is confident England can stop Pakistan danger man Umar Gul in the second Twenty20 international on Saturday.
2 days, 12 hours ago
After seven consecutive defeats, the Sylhet Royals finally opened their account in the BPL, albeit a bit late in the day
2 days, 14 hours ago
A round-up of the latest round of matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy
2 days, 15 hours ago
Keith Wyness, the former chief executive of both Aberdeen and Everton FC, has taken on the challenge of selling Twenty20 cricket to the United States
2 days, 15 hours ago
Misbah-ul-Haq has led an impassioned defence of his captaincy and urged the media not to destabilise Pakistan cricket by pursuing "their own agendas"
2 days, 14 hours ago
ESPNcricinfo previews the second Twenty20 in Dubai between Pakistan and England in their three-match series
2 days, 15 hours ago
A nerveless final over from John Mooney gives Ireland a two-run win over Kenya and a 3-0 Twenty20 series success.
2 days, 19 hours ago
A round-up of the fifth match-day's action from the ICC World Cricket League Division Five in Singapore
2 days, 17 hours ago
A sense of frustration pervaded the England camp on Friday as they reflected on the one that got away. England feel they should have won the first T20I of the three-match series against Pakistan in the UAE, rather than stumble to an eight-run defeat
2 days, 17 hours ago
Runs from Gary Wilson and Ed Joyce combined with some tight bowling at the death helped Ireland sneak a two-run win over Kenya and wrap up the Twenty20 series 3-0
2 days, 19 hours ago
Images from the 9th ODI between Sri Lanka and Australia played in Hobart on Friday.
2 days, 19 hours ago
Michael Clarke believes Australia must improve their bowling at the death after another match slipped from their grasp in the dying stages
2 days, 18 hours ago
A parsimonious, wicket-taking spell by Kevon Cooper helped Chittagong Kings defend a modest 120 against Dhaka Gladiators
2 days, 8 hours ago
Australia captain Michael Clarke expressed unhappiness with his bowlers after the three-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in Hobart on Friday. Despite posting a competitive 280 on the board in the league match of the ongoing ODI tri-series the Aussies ended up on the losing side.
2 days, 8 hours ago
Mahela Jayawardene believes Sri Lanka have found a special player in Dinesh Chandimal after his third half-century of the series helped set up a record chase at Bellerive Oval
2 days, 7 hours ago
Surrey batsman Mark Ramprakash will captain the MCC in the county season curtain-raiser against champions Lancashire from 27-30 March.
2 days, 9 hours ago
Mark Ramprakash, Surrey's former England batsman, will captain MCC against the champion county, Lancashire, in the traditional precursor to the English domestic season
2 days, 8 hours ago
"All powerful teams go through a period of transition" -- this was BCCI President N Srinivasan's take on the future of Indian cricket team but he gave no indication as to when the much-talked about phaseout ofseniors will happen."
2 days, 10 hours ago
Stung by widespread reports of a rift within the Indian team in Australia, the beleaguered squad's media manager G S Walia urged the media to move ahead and focus on the positives.
2 days, 11 hours ago
Young Peter Forrest smashed his maiden One-Day International hundred and skipper Michael Clarke hit a crafty 72 to guide Australia to a formidable 280 for 6 against Sri Lanka in the tri-series match, in Hobart, on Friday.
2 days, 11 hours ago
Cheteshwar Pujara will take it step by step to reclaim his lost berth in the Indian squad, focusing on helping Saurashtra qualify for the One-day Inter Zonals for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
2 days, 14 hours ago
ESPNcricinfo previews the first ODI between New Zealand and South Africa, in Wellington
2 days, 10 hours ago
Australia's left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc hopes that his current form for New South Wales will help him get back into Australia's One-day squad before the tri-series final.
2 days, 14 hours ago
GS Walia, India's media manager on tour in Australia, addressed the press to try to douse reports of a communication breakdown between the senior players. His refrain was to forget all that had happened
2 days, 11 hours ago
Irfan Pathan on Friday said he is keen to fill in the position of the medium-pace bowling allrounder in the Indian team that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni craves for all too often.
2 days, 13 hours ago
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta. He will pick questions readers send him and provide answers. Your queries should be addressed to: Ask Rajneesh on Facebook or askrajneesh@rediffmail.com Rajneesh replies to questions he received from readers last week:
2 days, 18 hours ago
Paul Collingwood states getting back into the England side is what "motivates and drives" him to continue playing the game, though he admits it would take "something miraculous" for him to regain his place in the international set-up.
3 days, 13 hours ago
South Australia enter the Ryobi Cup final hoping to break a 25-year drought, while Tasmania are playing their fourth final in five years
2 days, 18 hours ago
It cannot be easy to take over from a champion, but Peter Forrest made an outstanding start as Australia's No.3 in the post-Ricky Ponting ODI era with a century that helped his side to 6 for 280 against Sri Lanka
2 days, 13 hours ago
Marlon Samuels, the West Indies allrounder, has been signed up by Pune Warriors for the next two years
2 days, 13 hours ago
Northamptonshire have concluded their search for a left-arm spinner by bringing in Con de Lange, a 31-year-old South African who qualifies as a UK resident from his time living in Scotland
3 days, 10 hours ago
Captain Stuart Broad says he will "take positives" from England's eight-run Twenty20 defeat by Pakistan because his side showed "a lot of character" at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
3 days, 11 hours ago
Captain Stuart Broad is frustrated to see England throw away a winning position against Pakistan in the first of three Twenty20 internationals.
3 days, 11 hours ago
Pakistan fight back to beat England by eight runs in the first of the three-match Twenty20 series.
3 days, 13 hours ago
Pakistan defeated England by eight runs in the first of three T20 Internationals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a modest target of 145, the visitors managed only 136 for six. Umar Gul was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers with figures of three for 18.
3 days, 13 hours ago
Surrey team director Chris Adams tells BBC London 94.9 that the signing of Jacques Rudolph can help fill the batting void left by Steven Davies' possible selection for England's tour of Sri Lanka.
3 days, 15 hours ago
Surrey sign South African batsman Jacques Rudolph for the start of the domestic season.
3 days, 15 hours ago
Jacques Rudolph, the South Africa batsman, will join Surrey as their overseas player for the start of the county season, providing cover for Murali Kartik
3 days, 14 hours ago
A wicketkeeper, a middle-order batsman and an allrounder top the buying list of the Pune Warriors, who have started knocking on the doors of rival franchises to explore any possible trading opportunities
3 days, 14 hours ago
Northants sign South African-born left-arm spinner Con de Lange for the 2012 campaign.
3 days, 16 hours ago
A round-up of the action from the fourth day of matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12
3 days, 17 hours ago
England won the toss and decided to bowl in their first T20 encounter in World Cup year. Stuart Broad's side will hope to continue the excellent form from the ODI series and set a platform for their World T20 defence in October.
3 days, 17 hours ago
Ireland beat Kenya by eight wickets in the second of three Twenty20 internationals between the sides in Mombasa.
3 days, 18 hours ago
The Board of Control for Cricket in India stepped in to bring about harmony in the Indian cricket team in Australia, telling skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and vice-captain Virender Sehwag to ensure cordiality prevails.
3 days, 18 hours ago
Paul Stirling sparkled with ball and bat as Ireland brushed aside Kenya despite an improved performance from the hosts
3 days, 19 hours ago
Former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar slammed suggestions in the media and Kapil Dev's view that Sachin Tendulkar should quit one-day cricket, saying that the master batsman needs no advice on the issue.
3 days, 19 hours ago