Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva, who gave batsman Gary Wilson out LBW in Ireland's loss to West Indies, has been dropped from officiating in some key ICC CWC matches. Asoka's onfield decisions has come under scanner during the ICC Cricket World Cup with the most criticised being the...

Tempers were frayed during a key world cup clash as a 63-run second wicket stand between Brad Haddin (42) and captain Ricky Ponting (19) ended with an umpire review. Brad Haddin was confronted with several Pakistani players which resulted in ugly jostling. Ponting stood his ground despite a...

Ricky Ponting slams bowlers for not being able to defend a challenging 260 against India. India captain MS Dhoni expressed his delight after his side set up a mouthwatering semi-final against Pakistan with a five wicket victory over Australia in the quarter-final of the Cricket World Cup....

"Donkeys on their last legs plod home" - read a headline in the British media as it blamed hectic scheduling for the team's quarterfinal exit. The injury-ravaged England - which lost key players such as Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad in the middle of the event - were handed a...

BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS Key batsmen: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan Key bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Daniel Vettori Best: Runners-up, 2009 Last year: Third Chances: Any team with De Villiers and Dilshan, whose stock rose as he finished top runscorer in...

In the twilight of his cricket career, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting could be seen swinging a golf club next summer as he might be given a sponsor's exemption in one of the major tournaments in Melbourne. According to a report in the 'Daily Telegraph',...

Batting first, the Super Kings amassed 196 for three thanks to some fast scoring from Michael Hussey (46), Murali Vijay (53), Suresh Raina (43) and skipper MS Dhoni (41 not out). The Royals then lost key wickets at regular intervals and despite a fighting 52 off 36 balls from Ajinkya Rahane,...

Mumbai had won six out of their seven previous games, but were bundled out for 87 in 12.5 overs on Tuesday chasing 163. Praveen Kumar's two for 19 and Bhargav Bhatt's four for 22 engineered the collapse that saw six batsmen out for single figures. Earlier, Shaun Marsh (43 off 34) and...

West Indies 209 for 9 (Simmons 49, Ajmal 4-63) against Pakistan It's not often Pakistan rely so heavily on spin and reap the benefits though not so often will they come across a batting side so ill-equipped to face it on so helpful a track. In truth, West Indies did fight as best they could...

"We need to try and be more consistent. That's the key word in Twenty20 cricket," Jayawardene said. The Sri Lankan batsman was delighted by the manner in which his team achieved it. "It was an easy win," he said. "The other day we couldn't defend 180 but on...