Now Gibbs ponders the Kolpak route — New Delhi: From the moment he made his provincial debut in Cape Town as a brash 16-year-old schoolboy, Herschelle Gibbs has strutted his abundant talents. It is this self-assured streak that has made him the world-class player he is - loaded with the ego ...

The flattest ODI pitch in the world — Suresh Raina has enjoyed the excellent batting conditions in Karachi, scoring two hundreds in five innings © AFP   One-day cricket isn't much fun for bowlers at the best of times, but in the Asia Cup theirs has been an especially unen ...

India win pushes Pakistan out of Asia Cup — The result means that the Asia Cup host�s win over India on Wednesday counts for little as Mahendra Singh Dhoni�s side chased down Sri Lanka�s total of 309 with more than three overs to spare. And they will now face the Sri Lankans in Sunday�s final -� Sri Lanka having already made the last two with their win over Bangladesh ...

Pakistan out of Asia Cup final race — LAHORE: Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shattered Pakistan's Asia Cup final dream when he led his side to six wickets victory against Sri Lanka in the Super Four league match played at the National Stadium Karachi on Thursday. India and Sri Lanka have six points each w ...

Pakistan face Bangladesh — "Shoaib Malik will be going for nets at Defence Stadium to see level of his fitness," Pakistan Manager Talat Ali said while watching Pakistan's fate deciding match between Indian and Sri Lanka in team's hotel. Messrs Tony Hill (New Zealand) and Ian Gould (England) will supervise the match. Gamini Silva will be TV umpire and Alan Hurst will be matc ...

Vijay, Nishchith shine — 3 overs (Sadiq Kirmani 51, Nishchith seven for 47). Swastic Union CC (2) 199 in 48 overs (T.S. Prasad 76, V. Srinivas five for 19) lost to Sir Syed Cricketers 201 for three in 34.2 overs (S. Srinivas 47, Murali Krishna 65 n.o.). Bangalore Sports Club 26 ...

Top officials meet for 'basic discussions' — " Those who attended the meeting, held on the sidelines of the ICC annual conference here, are believed to include Lalit Modi, the BCCI vice-president and IPL chairman, Gerald Majola, the chief executive of Cricket South Africa (CSA), James Sutherland, the chief executive of Cricket Australia, and David Collier, the chief executive of the ECB, al ...

Lessons to be learnt on a tour of Pakistan — And amidst the tales of Kapil Dev hitting Sadiq Mohammad’s helmet in 1978 and Sachin Tendulkar’s assault on Abdul Qadir in 1989, there are lessons to be imbibed for young Indian cricketers. Lessons that are not necessarily about coping with conditions which, in ...

Lloyd succeeds Gavaskar as ICC Cricket Committee chief — DUBAI: Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd was on Thursday named the new Chairman of the high-profile ICC Cricket Committee to fill in the void created by Sunil Gavaskar's resignation from the post. The ICC Board on Thursday selected Lloyd ahead of the other nominee for the role, the former Pakistan captain Majid Khan. The Board also retaine ...