England clinched yet another cliff hanger by the skin of their teeth to keep their ICC Cricket World Cup hopes alive. By Shashank Kishore in Chennai Probably the noise levels in Dhaka would be at its lowest ever, given England's last minute push to clinch victory from the jaws of defeat...

Intikhab Alam has rubbished reports that Shoaib Akhtar was not ready for the ICC CWC semi-final against India because of fitness problems. "Shoaib has been fully involved in match practice, and is available for selection. He's very much part of the squad and there is no question about...

A new-look Windies side sneaked a seven-run win over the tourists, with Devendra Bishoo - one of five new caps in the line-up - taking four wickets in an impressive debut. The match also marked Sammy's first outing as skipper on home soil, and the allrounder is hoping they can now build...

Former India captain and coach Kapil Dev said an Indian should have been chosen as the coach of the national team. Speaking to the Hindustan Times newspaper, Kapil said: "Who is Duncan Fletcher? I would like to see Venkatesh Prasad and Robin Singh as coaches of the Indian team. Not because...

Chasing a modest 148 for seven set by KKR, Daredevils could only manage 131 for nine at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground to slump to their five defeat in the tournament. "We had enough batsmen, but no one took the responsibility to finish the job for the team. I said 150-160 is easily chasable, but...

Three Lions, three formats, three skippers. Andrew Strauss continues as Test skipper, Alastair Cook takes over the ODI reins and Stuart Broad gets the Twenty20 job. Apart from Strauss leading the Test side, it isn't ideal; but that doesn't mean it can't work. Strauss knows better than most...

Warne, currently playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, confirmed via Twitter the current campaign will be his last. "Yes this is my last year playing IPL. It's 100 per cent my last four games of professional cricket unless we make (the) finals - maybe I have 5 or 6 left. Please...

Chris Gayle smashed his second century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season to set up an 85-run win for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kings XI Punjab on Friday. The left-hander cracked 107 in 49 balls with 10 fours and nine sixes to power Daniel Vettori's side to 205 for six...

Royal Challengers Bangalore 205 for 6 (Gayle 107) beat Kings XI Punjab 120 for 9 (Aravind 4-14, Gayle 3-21) by 85 runs

The bowlers stole the first-innings show as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wayne Parnell, Rahul Sharma and Mitchell Marsh grabbed two wickets each, leaving Paul Valthaty (23), Shaun Marsh (32) and Dinesh Karthik (30) to steer Punjab to 119. And despite losing a few wickets, the Warriors knocked off the...