ICC approved Eoin Morgan's return to the ICC Cricket World Cup squad in place of injured Kevin Pietersen. Pietersen, who had been building a new opening partnership with captain Andrew Strauss at the tournament, did not join his team-mates on the journey from Chennai to Chittagong after...

"We are very disappointed with the decision. Technology is supposed to eradicate the mistakes and bad decisions but I am afraid today this was not the case. The giant screen clearly showed that the batsman was offering a shot and the ball was also hitting him outside the line. I wonder what...

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Canadian batsman Hiral Patel reminded him of Indian swashbuckler Virender Sehwag. Patel's blazing 45-ball 54-run innings had the Australians on the backfoot before the defending champions regrouped to skittle out the Canadians for 211 and chase the...

Royals were chasing 196 for win but all they could manage was 147 for seven in 20 overs as they suffered early setbacks. "We thought they could score 220-230, but in the end we did well to pull them back. But we had horror start," Warne said at the post-match press conference. Warne said it was...

Chasing 222 to win, Misbah-ul-Haq (73 not out) and Asad Shafiq (61no) both piled on the runs in what proved a decisive partnership for the tourists. Opener Mohammad Hafeez also posted a fifty in a dominant batting display which saw them pass their target with eight overs to spare. West...

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...

Deccan Chargers beat Mumbai Indians by 10 runs on Saturday. Mumbai batsmen struggled to negotiate the likes of Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha and Jean-Paul Duminy, all of whom got huge help from the wicket. "The ball was gripping quite a bit. I think the wicket could have been better. This was...

"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...

The cricket fraternity has not met with any unanimity with UDRS being made compulsory despite opposition from the BCCI. Alastair Cook England one-day captain Alastair Cook has backed the mandatory use of the Decision Review System in international cricket. The International Cricket Council's...

Company of explosive batsman Virender Sehwag is like a 'stressbuster' since he helps his partners bat without pressure, feels India opener Gautam Gambhir. The left-handed batsman, who was here to shoot for a TV quiz show hosted by former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, also said that he...