Sri Lanka News

New Delhi Sachin Tendulkar rates the 2007 World Cup cricket debacle as the worst moment of his professional career and blamed the setback on a batting order blunder.

NEW Zealand survived Mohammad Aamir's explosive half-century to clinch the series against Pakistan with a narrow seven-run victory in the third one-day international on Monday.

Fast bowler Shantha Sreesanth was named in India's 15-man squad for the first two Tests against Sri Lanka beginning next week.

Mumbai Pacer S Sreesanth on Tuesday staged a surprise comeback into India's 15-member Test squad for the first two cricket Tests against Sri Lanka starting November 16 in Ahmedabad.

New Delhi, Nov 9 : Rahul Dravid, gearing up for the Test series against Sri Lanka at home next week, feels the start of the Ranji Trophy Super League couldn't have been timed better.

When the traditional last man of a team spends considerable time countering a oethrow downsa for an extended period after nets, you know that the team means business.

England will begin their 2011 World Cup campaign against Holland in Nagpur - three days after the six-week tournament gets under way with Bangladesh hosting India.

The selection panel, headedA by Krishnamachari Srikkanth, willA be keen to have Zaheer's experience, which could be crucial if India are to stretch their home record of not losing a TestA to Sri Lanka in their previous 14 encounters.

Islamabad, Nov.8 : Flamboyant Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has ruled out changing his hard-hitting batting style.

Members of the Sri Lankan cricket team pray during a religious ceremony prior to the team's departure to India.

Sun, Nov 8, 2009, 10:14 am SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 08, Colombo: Sri Lanka cricket team led by Kumar Sangakkara left for India Saturday night to participate in the upcoming tournament with the neighboring cricket giant.

A couple of weeks after quitting the New Zealand coaching post, Andy Moles has said he wants to take a few months' break to rekindle his enthusiasm for cricket.

By Shahid Hashmi ABU DHABI: All-rounder Shahid Afridi, buoyed by a run of good form, said Friday he hoped his new attitude to batting and bowling would help Pakistan to defend its World Twenty20 title and win the World Cup in 2011.

Thu, Nov 5, 2009, 10:08 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Nov 05, Colombo: Major General Lawrence Fernando, the security consultant of the Sri Lanka Cricket has left for India to inspect the security conditions prior to the national team's upcoming Indian tour.

Dav Whatmore has been confirmed as the new coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, filling in the vacancy left by the sacking of John Buchanan after IPL 2009.

South Africa News.Net Thursday 5th November, 2009 London, Nov 5: The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English.

It seemed that Zimbabwe lost just another game on the previous day no matter how terrible their batting was in the fourth one-dayer as they were beaten by superior opponents at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium on Tuesday.

After the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan earlier this year, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board is leaving no stones unturned to ensure their teams safety during the island nations Test and ODI tour in India starting this month.

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa: England must improve their consistency to have a realistic chance of beating South Africa in their five match one-day international series, all-rounder Luke Wright said.

WEST INDIES' firepower has been appreciably diminished for the forthcoming tour of Australia by the absence of their fastest bowler and leading wicket-taker Fidel Edwards.