"Pakistan shouldn't play QFs in India" Shahid Afridi is right in saying that the team should top the group to avoid playing its quarter-final match in India, feels Wasim Akram. "I agree with what Afridi and coach Waqar Younis have said that they would not like to play their quarter-final in...

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...

"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...

Bands of youth trooped out on the roads, singing and dancing to loud drumbeats in Poisar slums of Kandivli East and Kandarpada in Dahisar West moments after India beat Sri Lanka. Lakhs of people ran out into the streets singing, dancing, hugging each other, screaming with joy, whistling,...

Kings XI Punjab captain Adam Gilchrist says someone in his former franchise Deccan Chargers has been making \"bad\" comments about him ever since he left. He captained the Hyderabad side for the first three seasons, guiding them to the IPL trophy in 2009 before being bought by...

Former India cricketer Jacob Martin, who was wanted in connection with a human trafficking case, has been arrested from Delhi, police said on Wednesday. He was arrested from Babarpur area of Shahadra on Tuesday night, DCP (IGI Airport) R A Sanjeev said. Delhi Police had announced a reward of Rs...

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...

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...

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',...