The England cricket team’s return to India for the two Test matches was close to being formalised on Wednesday after the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) security expert Reg Dickason gave his thumbs-up to the safety arrangements in Chennai, the venue for the first match.
On the sidelines of the Mumbai-Hyderabad Ranji game on Wednesday, there were enough signs to suggest it was the eve of the selection committee meeting to pick the Test squad.
Fearing that a number of senior players may opt out of the Test series in case England actually embark on the tour of India, the cricket board here has decided to keep three rookie bowlers on stand-by.
Medium-pacer Dhawal Kulkarni finds himself amongst the few lucky ones to have snapped a wicket off their first ball of a match, thrice in his fledgling career.
The Commonwealth Games Federation has reaffirmed that New Delhi will host the 2010 edition and that it never thought about moving the event to an alternative venue in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Sohail Tanvir has irked the Pakistan Cricket Board for holding an unauthorised press conference in Islamabad last night, following which the board is contemplating a disciplinary action against the left-arm fast bowler.
The PCB has decided not to take any disciplinary action against troubled pacer Mohammad Asif, even if he is penalised by the drugs inquiry tribunal of the IPL for his alleged doping offence in the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 tournament.
South Africa coach Micky Arthur is leaving no stone unturned in his ambitious bid to humble the world champions and has now turned to India coach Gary Kirsten to learn what it takes to tame Australia.
With the recent rise in popularity levels witnessed by cricket due to the advent of the Twenty20 format, Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia thinks the beautiful game should also follow the same course in India.
