Monthly Archives: October 2011

Kumar Sangakkara hit his eighth double hundred and Prasanna Jayawardene notched up a fighting century to thwart Pakistan’s hopes of victory to salvage a draw for Sri Lanka in the first Test. Sangakkara scored 211 during a marathon near eleven-hour … Continue reading →

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq blamed sloppy fielding as the main reason for his team’s failure to win the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday, saying it was the only negative to take from the match. Pakistan, led by … Continue reading →

For the second successive match, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor hit an unbeaten century and finished on the losing side as New Zealand won the second one-day international by four wickets at Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Taylor made 107 not … Continue reading →

It’s been an interesting few days between matches in the India-England series. The action on field will resume with the fourth ODI, but the sound-bytes off-field have caused almost as much drama. While MS Dhoni took a not-so-subtle swipe at … Continue reading →

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has revealed that the alleged bookmaker Mazhar Majeed, who is at the centre of a spot-fixing scandal since last year, approached him and tried to befriend him several times in the past. “He made several … Continue reading →

Former captain Chris Gayle and all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have been denied central contracts by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for 2011-12 season after the trio refused to accept them last year. Lendl Simmons and Denesh Ramdin, … Continue reading →

Former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes feels that India’s middle-order batsman Virat Kohli has the ability to match the extraordinary feats of iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar to some extent. “Kohli is only 22 but he has already shown his potential … Continue reading →

Junaid Khan said he wanted to fill the void left in Pakistan’s pace attack by the absence of his close friend and one-time bowling partner Mohammad Aamer. The 21-year-old took a maiden five-wicket haul to help Pakistan dismiss Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

Viewers of the 1st ODI between England and India in Hyderabad were left in the dark as live coverage started 14 minutes late. The viewers had missed the first 3 overs of India’s batting. Neo Cricket, who are the right … Continue reading →