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Kapil turns 50, hopes to see Indian cricket scale new heights

New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev, who led India's cricket team to it's only World Cup title in 1983, turned 50 today.

Shoaib awarded Pakistan contract

Shoaib Akhtar has been given a chance to revive his international career after being given a central contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Zimbabweans in control as bowlers dominate

Zimbabweans 89 (Sajidul 5-14, Nazmul 4-28) and 133 for 2 (Masakadza 55*) lead BCB Academy 59 (Chigumbura 3-7, Rainsford 3-27) by 163 runs

Westfield commits to Essex

"Meryvn is a promising young cricketer. His strong performances in the second XI in 2008 have led to us offering him an extension to his contract," said Paul Grayson, the Essex coach. "We can see the potential there and Meryvn now has to stake his claim with the first XI."

West Indies bank on batting and pace

Jesse Ryder will be keen to convert his starts into something big; he has eight scores of over 20 in nine innings but only one half-century

Windies 'at turning point'

Confident West Indies skipper Chris Gayle says a win in Wellington today would mark a turning point in his developing side's fortunes as the once-proud cricketing islands aim to lock New Zealand out of the series.

Pietersen urged to put team first

FAST bowler Stephen Harmison wants England coach Peter Moores and captain Kevin Pietersen to resolve their differences for the good of the team.

Indoor Cricket Centre's extended dates for Saturday Club

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West Indies players take time out to meet children

WELLINGTON -- Members of the West Indies team took a break from their busy schedule to spend time with a number of enthusiastic young cricketers.

Season Tickets: 2009 Digicel Series

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua --As England put the finishing touches to their preparations for their Tour of the Caribbean, in which they play four (4) Test Matches, FIVE (5) One-day Internationals (ODIs) and one (1) Twenty20 International against the West indies, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced prices for Season Tickets for the four (4) Test Matches.

Ramdin: we will take positives into third match

WELLINGTON -- West Indies vice captain Denesh Ramdin and his team-mates are in an upbeat mood looking ahead to the third One-Day International against New Zealand on Wednesday afternoon.

It would be sad if Moores is relieved at Pietersen's behest

It would indeed be a sad day for cricket if England coach Peter Moores is relieved of his position at skipper Kevin Pietersen's behest, who has maintained that he is unable to form a constructive working relationship with the latter.

Pak cricket captain should be appointed on a series-by-series basis: Qadir

Pakistan's chief selector Abdul Qadir has suggested that the captain of the country's cricket team should be selected on a series-by-series basis.

`Pup' Clarke emerges as leader of new Oz cricket era

Batsman Michael Clarke has delivered immense reassurance to his team in desperate times, and is being seen as the natural leader of Australia's changing cricket team.

Vigilance team raids Kerala Cricket Association office

A team of the vigilance department raided the office of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) Monday, three days after a corruption case was registered against the sports body, a senior official said.

Pietersen warned he is putting his head on line

BOB WILLIS believes Kevin Pietersen is within his rights to push for the removal of England coach Peter Moores but warned he must be ready for the glare of the spotlight if, as ­expected, his coup is successful.

Westfield extends Essex contract

The 20-year-old England Under-19 player, who made his first team debut in 2005, impressed the club with his second XI performances last season.

Fans sense this was Hayden's last walk

Rob Curran INVESTORS ignored more grim data and Federal Reserve warnings about the depth of the recession and embraced risk in the stock market.

Smith's golden Aussie summer

The Proteas' Castle test squad have enjoyed many individual and team highlights during their summer 'down under'.

Smith's golden Aussie summer

The Proteas' Castle test squad have enjoyed many individual and team highlights during their summer 'down under'.

Dilshan stars in SL romp

Tillakaratne Dilshan added career-best bowling figures to his two centuries as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 465 runs in the second Test.

Warner coshes Redbacks to sour Tait return

David Warner knocked South Australia senseless as NSW notched a four-wicket victory over the Redbacks in the Twenty20 match at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

SCG cricket is almost Kafkaesque

Am I the only person who left the Sydney Cricket Ground this week feeling I'd just spent eight hours in a parallel universe? It wasn't the Mardi Gras-like fiesta of pink celebrating the life and legacy of Jane McGrath but the bizarre suspension of common sense so evident throughout the day. A Test match? This seemed more like a Test of reality, with a script by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wicketland, perhaps.

Warne's to blame for Pietersen stand-off: Gooch

FAR and wide the English have searched for excuses, and now they've laid the blame for the country's coaching crisis at Shane Warne's door. Former England captain Graham Gooch reckons the influence of Warne on friend and former teammate Kevin Pietersen has contributed to the rift between Pietersen and Peter Moores, whose tenure as England coach looks to be growing shorter by the day. Pietersen and Moores are barely on speaking terms and it is clear the skipper detests his coach's methodical approach. "Unfortunately, I think he has been influenced a little bit by Shane Warne at Hampshire," Gooch told BBC Radio. "Warne was a great motivator as a player but, as one of the all-time icons of the game and after leading the Rajasthan Royals to the IPL title last year, he doesn't really believe in coaching.

Pressure mounts on the crack outfit

SELDOM has a dead rubber carried such significance. The direction of a new era of Australian cricket could be determined today, as Ricky Ponting's rookie bowling attack attempts to shut down the South Africans on a slowly deteriorating wicket.