South Africa will have a three-day warm-up in Perth before the opening of the three-Test series at the WACA from December 17, and another practice match is planned for Hobart in the lead-up to Boxing Day. There is no major fixture for Hobart, which hosted the second Australia-Sri Lanka Test in 2007-08... more »

His father Mohammad Azharuddin began his career at Eden Gardens and now an 18-year-old Mohammad Ashaduddin, called for the Kolkata Knight Riders selection trials, hopes the venue will do the magic for him as well in his quest to make it big in cricket. A product of St John's Academy - a club where VVS Laxman learned his basics - Ashaduddin is yet .. more »

Aggressive and high self-confidence might not be the right words to use while defining personality. However when it comes to Cricket and MS Dhoni, one might not have better words in mind. Be it the victory of T20 World Cup 2007 or the IPL finale, Dhoni has always led his team with pure zeal of winning. Cricket, especially the Indian Cricket has .. more »

Team India batsman Yuvraj Singh will be a part of the ICC's global celebration of the spirit of cricket and will speak about his experience of playing in Pakistan on the governing body's special centenary year website... more »

The Pakistan Cricket Board has rubbished reports about a BCCI hand behind the delay in Sri Lanka's confirmation of its tour of Pakistan.PCB chief operating officer Saleem Altaf said there was no substance in the reports that the BCCI was pressurising the Sri Lankans to skip their tour of Pakistan... more »

Three Indian cricketing legends, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi figured among the 55 former players named on Friday in the ICC's inaugural Hall of Fame list as part of its centenary celebrations.Launching the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said the initiative, in association with Federation of International .. more »

Pacer Doug Bollinger and all-rounder Andrew McDonald will make their Test debut as Australia on Friday named one of its most inexperienced teams in decades for the third and final Test match against an unchanged South Africa, starting in Sydney on Saturday... more »

When the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) trading window opens on Tuesday, three top players will be up for grabs as their franchises have listed them under ‘available to trade’ (ATT) category.According to sources, Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi, and South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs are the three names doing the rounds... more »

The England first innings failed to get underway as play was called off due to bad light after India were all out for 453 runs in their first innings on the second day of second Test at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Saturday... more »

A century stand by Tim McIntosh and Daniel Flynn put New Zealand in the box seat as they hunted down the West Indies first innings total of 307 in the second Test on Saturday... more »

Sri Lankan cricket authorities have confirmed their tour to Pakistan in January and February, a Pakistan Cricket Board official said on Friday.Pakistan had invited Sri Lanka to play three Tests, three One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 game after the Indian government refused to permit its team to undertake their Test tour of Pakistan from next .. more »

India's former cricket skipper Anil Kumble has been nominated to the athletes' committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).The leg spinner, who retired last month as the third highest Test wicket-taker with 619 wickets, has been included in the list announced on the WADA website... more »

The Board of Control for Cricket in Indian (BCCI) will release a commemorative volume on Thursday to mark the platinum jubilee of Test cricket in India.BCCI secretary N Srinivasan will release the volume while Board president Shashank Manohar and his English counterpart Giles Clarke would exchange mementos a minute before the second Test between .. more »

An unpredictable wicket and India's awesome recent form have forced England to delay naming their team for the must-win second Test starting on Friday. England captain Kevin Pietersen said a final decision on the playing XI would be taken just before the toss as the tourists attempt to level the two-match series... more »

New Zealand and the West Indies will be fighting for supremacy on the lower rungs of Test cricket world rankings in a two-match series starting on Thursday.Both sides are licking their wounds after defeats to Australia, although the seventh-ranked West Indies have not played another Test since going down 2-0 in a three-match series at home which .. more »