Karachi, Oct 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed resigned Wednesday just hours after the Sports Ministry issued the notification regarding the appointment of former Test cricketer Ijaz Butt as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) After the two critically acclaimed unconventional movies - “Aamir†and “Welcome To Sajjanpurâ€Â, UTV Spotboy is all set to produce three more films — and all of them will be experimental.
Sydney, Oct 8 (IANS) The Australian team reeling under the paucity of decent spinners ahead of the first Test against India can have an answer in spin wizard Shane Warne who says he is just a phone call away from joining the force in India.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) In the light of the recent bomb blasts in Bangalore and other Indian cities, about 1,500 Karnataka police personnel will be on duty during the first India-Australia cricket Test beginning at the Chinnaswamy stadium here Thursday.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting unleashed his mind games ahead of the first Test against India starting here Thursday, saying Sourav Ganguly’s retirement will be a distraction for the home team.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) Aware of the importance of starting the series on a winning note, Indian skipper Anil Kumble said his team would settle for nothing but a victory in the first Test against Australia, starting here Thursday.
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Spin genius Shane Warne has warned English cricketers that they need not take their recent success under Kevin Pietersen’s leadership anything more than “encouraging” as Australians still have it in them to hand a 5-0 defeat in the Ashes next year.
Bangalore, Oct 8 (IANS) A day after Sourav Ganguly declared the end of his international career, India’s Test skipper Anil Kumble said in no uncertain terms to stop speculating about retirement of senior players and allow them to play freely in the series against Australia starting here Thursday.
Johannesburg, Oct 8 (IANS) South Africa is planning to emulate the highly lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2009, with cricket bosses from India, Australia and New Zealand already having agreed to make their players available, according to the Afrikaans weekly Rapport here.
Johannesburg, Oct 8 (IANS) South Africa is planning to emulate the highly lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2009, with cricket bosses from India, Australia and New Zealand already having agreed to make their players available, according to the Afrikaans weekly Rapport here.