Former Australian captain Kim Hughes feels the West Indies should be barred from playing Test cricket till they prove themselves worthy. After their humiliating innings and 65 runs defeat to Australia in the opening Test in Brisbane, Hughes said the Caribbeans' shoddy performance was a poor advertisement for Test cricket which is already .. more »

After their humiliating innings and a 65 runs defeat to Australia in opening Test in Brisbane, Hughes said the Caribbeans` shoddy performance was a poor advertisement for Test cricket which is already battling dwindling spectator interest. "It`s good for Australia to be winning, but this is not good for Test cricket. We should have countries .. more »

After their humiliating innings and a 65 runs defeat to Australia in opening Test in Brisbane, Hughes said the Caribbeans' shoddy performance was a poor advertisement for Tests which is already battling dwindling spectator interest. "It's good for Australia to be winning, but this is not good for Test cricket. We should have countries .. more »

Muralitharan, the world record holder for most wickets in test and one-day cricket, will retire from the test format next year. The tourists hope off-spinner Muralitharan will help them record their first test win on Indian soil to square the series. The 37-year-old had a rough time in the first two tests, managing just five wickets at the cost .. more »

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka are backing Muttiah Muralitharan to strike in the third and final test against India starting on Wednesday in the master spinner's final overseas test. Muralitharan, the world record holder for most wickets in test and one-day cricket, will retire from the test format next year. The tourists hope off-spinner .. more »

The 14-strong Indian team came in the afternoon to have a two-and-a-half hour session with usual warm-up routines before having a net session. The Lankans, who arrived in the morning, had a three-hour session of warm-up followed by net sessions. India are leading Sri Lanka 1-0 after winning the second Test at Kanpur by an innings and 144 runs .. more »

Kanpur: The Sri Lankan lower order delayed the inevitable a little, but India's 100th Test victory still turned out to be one of the biggest in its long history. The innings and 144 runs verdict was completed in the second session to much merriment among the team on the fourth day of the second Test here. With little doubt about the outcome of .. more »

As Test cricket returns to the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium after more than three and a half decades, the hosts are clear favourites to wrap up the rubber with another victory following the landmark 100th win at Kanpur inside four days. A 2-0 victory margin in the series would take India to the top of the ICC Test rankings table, .. more »

As Test cricket returns to the Cricket Club of India`s Brabourne Stadium after more than three and a half decades, the hosts are clear favourites to wrap up the rubber with another victory following the landmark 100th win at Kanpur inside four days. A 2-0 victory margin in the series would take India to the top of the ICC Test rankings table, two .. more »

Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene has urged his team to go flat out in Wednesday's final Test against India at the Brabourne Stadium. India crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in the second Test in Kanpur and are poised to go top of the International Cricket Council's Test rankings if they win again in Mumbai. Former captain .. more »

December 1st is regarded as the world AIDS day and the key objective of this is to provide basic rights to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.It’s a day to be remembered and It is a time to step up awareness, improve education, and start prevention policies for countries with high incidence of HIV-AIDS. In this regard, .. more »

A South Korean man walks past a signboard set up as part of an AIDS awareness campaign in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. World AIDS day will be marked on Tuesday, Dec. 1, to increase awareness of the sexually-transmitted fatal disease... more »

“Cricketers use protection when playing the game and it’s the same in life as well. Everyone should take the necessary steps to protect themselves from HIV,” said Sehwag. “Through my work with THINK WISE I hope we can take this message further to help reduce HIV infection levels across the world,” he added. “What .. more »

Sangakkara, however, refused to underestimate Gambhir's replacement Murali Vijay, who has played just one Test in his still nascent international career. The visiting side's captain said his team is likely to add an extra seamer after playing three spinners during the big loss in the second Test, leaving out Ajantha Mendis from the playing .. more »

"Cricketers use protection when playing the game and it's the same in life as well. Everyone should take the necessary steps to protect themselves from HIV," said Sehwag. "Through my work with THINK WISE I hope we can take this message further to help reduce HIV infection levels across the world," he added. THINK WISE .. more »