DUBAI: Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, who will be assisting head coach Gary Stead during the Black Caps’ T20 World Cup campaign, feels their players’ skill levels are very high and the team only needs to get the balance right. Fleming has joined the New Zealand team after guiding Chennai Super Kings to their […]
DUBAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his part to perfection in an extraordinary script as he led Chennai Super Kings to their fourth Indian Premier League title, outwitting Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in a one-sided final on Friday. As the final delivery was bowled, the old ‘Band Master’ had that lingering smile at the […]
New Delhi: India’s batting stalwart Rahul Dravid is all set to take over as the national cricket team’s head coach following the T20 World Cup in the UAE, having agreed to the BCCI’s offer after initial reluctance. The 48-year-old Dravid, one of the greatest ever to have played for India, has been in charge of […]
DUBAI: BCCI President and former captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said the Indian cricket team under Virat Kohli has all the talent to be considered a legitimate contender for the T20 World Cup and it only needs to show a bit of maturity to claim the trophy. India will open their T20 World Cup campaign […]
LAHORE: Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan’s first great fast bowler and Abdul Qadir, credited with reviving wrist-spin bowling following his entry in international cricket in the late 1970s, have been inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Hall of Fame posthumously. The two late former stars thus joined stalwarts Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, […]
NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has completed his primary assignment with distinction, leading Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title but now comes the tricky one — to be the ‘Mentor’ of the Indian cricket team at the T20 World Cup. Dhoni the leader is very different from any of his predecessors or successors […]
MALE: Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start as title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships on Saturday. The final will be the 12th for India in 13 editions which shows the domination of the […]
DUBAI: Handed the leadership role for a second time just a few days ago, Afghanistan cricket team captain Mohammad Nabi acknowledged that he has a tough job at hand in the ICC T20 World Cup but is nonetheless hopeful of steering his strife-torn country “until the end” of the showpiece. Nabi was named captain of […]
SRINAGAR: GDC Tral beat GDC D.H. Pora by wickets in the final match of South Kashmir Inter- College T-10 Cricket Tournament played at Degree College Kulgam on Friday. Batting first, GDC D.H. Pora was bundled at a paltry score of 41 in the allotted 10 over’s, which was also the lowest score in the tournament. […]
ANTIGUA: Curtly Ambrose is an achiever who has earned his stripes to have an opinion of his own which someone like Chris Gayle must learn to “respect” even if it’s not in his favour, said iconic Sir Vivian Richards. Ambrose, a known critic of the ‘Universe Boss’, had told a radio channel in the Caribbean […]