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...

The Indian Premier League organisers were forced to tweak the event's schedule this year because of the upcoming assembly elections in five states. The league organisers, in a statement, said they have made some changes in the 2011 IPL original schedule taking into account the assembly elections...

"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...

The Pakistan Cricket Board is reportedly keen to host India at a neutral venue in lieu of the canceled 2009 series. The Pakistan Cricket Board's Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed told PTI that modalities of the short series would hopefully be worked out in a meeting with BCCI officials...

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...

The ICC said it would be improper if all of India's star cricketers skip the West Indies tour to rest after a hectic schedule. Media reports have said that players like Sachin Tendulkar, skipper M S Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Gautam Gambhir may be rested....

Stars such as Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Vettori and Kevin O' Brien look set to play in the first edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the Airtel Champions League Twenty20. According to an ESPNcricinfo report, seven...

India team: Gautam Gambir (captain), Suresh Raina (Vice-Captain), Parthiv Patel (Wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra and Wriddhiman Saha. The team will...

According to a report in 'islandcricket.com', Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has secured the services of several prominent overseas cricketers, including Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard, who are currently engaged in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Apart from Gayle, whose blistering strokeplay...

The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper, who has been tasked with leading the Indian ODI side after MS Dhoni decided to rest, had apparently injured his shoulder during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final against Sri Lanka in Mumbai. Gambhir arrived in Kolkata at the start of the IPL complaining of...