Pakistan captain Salman Butt has seen no evidence that he is implicated in any of the ‘spot-fixing’ allegations against members of his team. England’s victory in the fourth Test at Lord’s was entirely overshadowed by newspaper revelations – and the subsequent arrest of a 35-year-old man, from outside the Pakistan squad – alleging attempts to [...]
Tags: Pakistan, Salman Butt, Spot-Fixing
Graeme Smith will step down as captain of South Africa’s one-day international and Twenty20 teams in order to prolong his career. The 29-year-old said in Johannesburg that he was relinquishing the Twenty20 captaincy with immediate effect but would lead the ODI side through to next year’s World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. “I [...]
Tags: Graeme Smith, Odi, Proteas, Twenty20
Neil McKenzie used all his experience gleaned over a long career in international cricket with South Africa to guide Hampshire to a two-wicket win over Leicestershire in their Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Rose Bowl. As wickets tumbled around him McKenzie held firm with an unbeaten 51 to help Hampshire get home with 13 balls [...]
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Muttiah Muralitharan captured his 800th wicket with the final ball of his Test career as Sri Lanka cruised to a 10-wicket victory over India in Galle after finally breaking the tourists’ stubborn resistance. The 38-year-old, the leading wicket-taker in Tests and one-day internationals, dismissed India’s Pragyan Ojha to reach the milestone in his final Test [...]
Tags: India, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka, Test Cricket
Luxury book publishers are crossing new boundaries with the release of a $85,500 special edition autobiography of Sachin Tendulkar made with the batsman’s blood. Reverence for the India Test star has always bordered on fanaticism, but this ‘blood edition’ is for only the most dedicated of fans, The Guardian reported. The Tendulkar Opus includes unpublished [...]
Tags: India, Sachin Tendulkar
Bangladesh secured their first ever victory over England, winning by five runs in Bristol to level the three-match one-day series at 1-1. An extraordinary contest was settled when England, needing 237 to win, were bowled out as Jonathan Trott fell for 94 off the third ball of the last over. Ian Bell was at the [...]
Tags: Bangladesh, England, Odi
India suffered a second successive shock defeat by Zimbabwe, this time losing by seven wickets to the minnows in the triangular series. India, who lost by six wickets to Zimbabwe last Friday, made just 194 from their 50 overs. Off-spinner Greg Lamb took 3-45 in an impressive team bowling performance. In reply, Hamilton Masakadza (66) [...]
2010 Fifa World Cup