Enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to play any further role for Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. Shoaib, 35, announced on Thursday that he will retire after the tournament. The bowler seems to have lost favour with the team management, including skipper Shahid Afridi,...

ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said it was right to host the ICC Cricket World Cup final at the Wankhede since it would provide the perfect setting for Sachin Tendulkar to end on a high! Choosing the arena for the finale raised a few questions amid growing frustration for shortage of tickets as the...

The latest development was confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed today. The 30-year-old Sussex man, who has played a bit-part role during the tournament but has been a regular on the one-day scene over the last two years, is flying back to England immediately after...

Former Australian captain Kim Hughes feels national selector Greg Chappell forced Ricky Ponting to step down as Australia captain. Ponting though, after stepping down from captaincy, made it clear that Australia's ICC Cricket World Cup ouster had prompted his decision and insisted that he...

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

Former Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tillakaratne has claimed that match-fixing has been common in his country since 1992 and promised to reveal names of those involved. Tillakaratne, who played 83 Tests and 200 ODIs for Sri Lanka, made the sensational claim while appearing in a TV show. "I...

England have announced their 12-man squad for the second Test against Sri Lanka, with Jade Dernbach named as a replacement for the injured James Anderson. England are otherwise unchanged from the side that defeated the tourists in dramatic fashion thanks to a remarkable final session in Cardiff...

Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 105 guided Sri Lanka to a resounding 6-wicket victory against England, giving the tourists a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Sri Lanka, chasing 247, finished on 4-249 with 10 balls to spare. The win was built on a second-wicket stand of 112 between Chandimal...

Muttiah Muralitharan feels world cricket will be under threat if Australia decides to boycott its impending tour to Sri Lanka for moral reasons. Some of the Aussie cricketers have privately expressed their unwillingness to visit the island nation following the screening of "Four...

Kevin Pietersen has rekindled the debate over the prevalence of South African-born cricketers in English cricket set-up. A diary published by Australian cricketer Ed Cowan has claimed that Pietersen had reacted angrily to being called 'English' during England's match against...