Senior officials of the BCCI and the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), along with a Cricket Australia security officer, will meet the Hyderabad police commissioner on Monday to finalise the security plan for the second Test between India and Australia, which starts in the city on March 2. The HCA secretary MV Sridhar said the meeting was a "routine affair", but its significance is increased...
Comfortable wins for Lions, Cobras
Lions 162 for 7 (De Kock 47, Pretorius 38, Parnell 2-23) beat Warriors 115 (Harmer 33, Viljoen 3-12) by 47 runsScorecard Lions continued their unbeaten run in the tournament with a convincing 47-run win against Warriors in Potchefstroom. After putting up 162 in their 20 overs, Lions, led by Hardus Viljoen's 3 for 12, dismissed Warriors for 115 in 18 overs. Put into bat first, Lions got a strong...
Kohli lauds Dhoni special
Time away from cricket helped - Virat Kohli It is not often a Virat Kohli century can be outshone or overshadowed. At its best, it is usually an exquisite construction of beauty, timing, balance and precision. But given that his captain had taken ownership of an entire day with an innings of utter dominance, Kohli fittingly opened his media interaction with a statement before taking questions....
Giles pleased with comeback win
With England's focus switching to Test cricket for the final leg of the New Zealand tour, Ashley Giles, the limited-overs coach, was able to reflect on the end of his brief with some satisfaction. New Zealand may not be ranked among the toughest opponents in the world but two series wins, including a comeback from 1-0 down in the ODIs, represented a positive conclusion to Giles' first two months in...
Feb
24
Shakib ruled out of Sri Lanka tour
Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of Bangladesh's tour to Sri Lanka next month after it was decided that he will undergo surgery this week on his right calf muscle*. His involvement in the Zimbabwe tour in April is also in doubt, as it will take him six weeks to return to active cricket, according to BCB's chief medical officer, Dr Debashish Chowdhury. "Shakib will be out of action for at least...
Warriors in sight of stunning victory
Western Australia 97 and 8 for 351 (Whiteman 83, Agar 71*, Marsh 51, Faulkner 4-65, Hilfenhaus 3-59) need 6 runs to beat Tasmania 211 and 242 (Ponting 76, Duffield 4-71)Scorecard A remarkable rearguard by Western Australia has taken the Warriors to within six runs of victory over Tasmania with a day remaining in the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA ground. Set 357 to win early on day three after...
Zimbabwe look to avoid first ODI repeat
Match facts February 24, 2013Start time 0930 local (1330 GMT) Big picture In a short three-ODI series that doesn't last a week, a heavy defeat in the first game can quickly become a nightmare. It wouldn't be outlandish to say that 3-0 to West Indies is an expected result, but for Zimbabwe, who hardly play international cricket these days, this series offers a vital chance to show improvement....
Nothing wrong with my technique - Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan's opening batsman, has fiercely denied being the team's weak link despite sub-standard performances with the bat. Hafeez registered his fourth single-digit score of the series to open Pakistan up for the second time in the match and leave them staring at a whitewash. Despite posting his highest score of the series in the first innings - 18, Hafeez has had a disappointing...
Feb
23
Mohammad Akram satisfied with raw attack's performance
A combination of injuries and illnesses compelled Pakistan into fielding a pace attack with only two Tests worth of experience in Centurion. It gave their bowling coach Mohammad Akram insight into their resources - a look into the future - and he said he was "pretty satisfied" with what he saw, although there are some concerns. The most obvious issue is that the 19-year old debutant Ehsan Adil may...
Could have been more ruthless - Henriques
As he walked out to bat in his first Test innings, Moises Henriques felt like his legs were made of jelly. The first-afternoon pitch looked like something that had been played on for a full five days already. R Ashwin was spinning Australia into a trance. Wickets were falling much too quickly for their liking. Plenty of fans and pundits back home had questioned the selection of Henriques, not that...
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