The way the English and the Australians have been treating the forthcoming Ashes for more than a year now, any of those "new eyeballs" (that the IPL and/or the World T20 might have managed to capture) that fall upon the build up can't be...

As the ECB's marketing team ensures that The Ashes will scatter all over the cricket landscape in the next few weeks a familiar pre-Ashesquestion also makes in customary (at least from the evidence of the last 4 campaigns) rounds: Will Steven Harmison...

A tale of the PowerPak v. the Safferers: Albie in the Finals!!! Steyn alive, charging like a Jacques ... for one Morkel, made it to Botha Finals" - Younus Khan 23 minutes ago Will this be Pakistan's Doom(iny)? 29 minutes ago Wasim bowling to...

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } West Indian pace surprise Ravi Rampaul has found an admirer in Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has praised the right-armer for his ability to force mistakes...

" Ball is white; it's round, you know what you've done to get here, watch it as hard as you can ". I wouldn't want to be remembered in posterity by these words but Michael Vaughan has no choice in this matter. It's already out...

These are the exact words one heard.. And one has heard these words as well about Andy Murray.. And they play each other in the semi finals (if they win all their next rounds).. That will be my nightmare match. I will never know whom to support.. Even...

Shane Warne The Musica l is all rock and gospel, blokes and big harmonies, and humour. Perfect for depicting one of the biggest personalities to have ever come out of this country. "He happened to be in the right place at the right time, found the...

Indian pace star Irfan Pathan has decided to tie the nuptial knot with his long-time friend Shivangi Dev, a chartered accountant working in Australia. Irfan, 24, met Shivangi, 22, in Canberra in 2003 when the Indian team was touring Australia and proposed...

Rajasthan Royals did not win IPL 2, but they sure had 2 Shetty sisters cheering for them. Here is some good stuff from Maxim India. Let's get to the point, Shamita. are you single? Yes, I am. And I'm going to let you on a little secret. I have...

The past month witnessed a few momentous moments in world cricket; events that history might perhaps regard as foreshadowing future events. While the dashing Kevin Pieterson had a dream debut as English captain, scoring a century in an England win against...

This week's Dreamcricket Retrospective features the Matara Marauder, a flying fielder and an Indian cricketer doing a Rajini. The IPL has been the flavour of the year. While various youngsters proved their mettle in the tournament, a certain smiling...

ICC Americas U-19 Regional Qualifier Schedule Announced Source: ICC Americas -http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/newsdetails.php?newsId=335 The fixture list for the ICC Americas U/19 Regional Qualifier has now been announced with matches being held from 6-11...

The Stamford Advocate reported on June 27th that the city of Stamford installed a " new artificial turf field" in Lione Park. "Two of Stamford's active cricket teams, Stamford Cricket Club and St. John's Cricket Club, along with...

The American Conservative magazine, the bastion of traditionalist and paleoconservative forces in America took note of the growth of cricket in USA ! "Is America slowly becoming a cricket-playing country? This interesting NYT video shows how immigrants...

So who is your favorite for World Twenty20? Yes, now you have the luxury to keep Australia out and probably by tomorrow you would also be comfortable to keep a few good teams out. But the question is, coming into this tournament, how many of us believed that Australia would crack like this? How many of us believed that Netherlands would punish a Team that is considered to be the father of this format? How many of us thought that Pakistan would be so unsure about its place in the second stage? Do we still dare to have a favorite?

As Gilly’s thunderstorm knocked off the only north Indian team that could make it to the semis this year, the second edition of IPL has become even more interesting with mouth watering possibility of a final between two worst teams of the first edition if IPL, Deccan and Royal Challengers. Will that happen? Will resurgent Royals challenge the Super Kings tomorrow?

It still remains to be seen who finally will clinch the Mega Trophy, but the glamorous ones have been shown the door once again.

The referral system adopted by the ICC has been used in both the West Indies-England and the South Africa-Australia series. That makes them the third and fourth series to do so in the history of Test Cricket. The forthcoming Lots of controversies have...

The Stanford 20/20 tournament is a wonderful addition to the West Indies cricket calendar. Like the first edition of the competition 18 months ago, the second tournament has been a spectacle that has warmed the hearts of everyone privileged to get a glimpse...

Declining domestic standards For some time now, observers have been lamenting the standard of regional competitions in the Caribbean. The early stages of the 2008 Carib Beer first-class competition have again emphasized the point. It is a crying shame...

You couldn’t fault West Indian supporters for having a sense of optimism after a significant win against South Africa in the first Test. It was, after all, a win against Test cricket’s No. 2 ranked team, their first Test victory on South African soil...