Cricket World - News

IPL news
Mar 12, 2012: Richard Levi is looking forward to enhancing his reputation as a big-hitter with the IPL
Tariq Engineer
Rahul Dravid's retirement
Mar 12, 2012: The pundits find it hard to arrive at a consensus over the most likely candidate capable of filling the void created by Dravid's departure
Nagraj Gollapudi
Plunket Shield 2011-12, 8th round
Mar 12, 2012: A round-up of the eighth round of Plunket Shield games
ESPNcricinfo staff
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011-12
Mar 12, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in the UAE
Peter Della Penna
MiWAY T20 Challenge 2011-12
Mar 12, 2012: A round-up of Sunday's matches in the MiWAY T20 Challenge
ESPNcricinfo staff
South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12
Mar 12, 2012: Philander is in the fledgling stages of a career that looks set to take off with all the glory of an eagle in full flight and he cannot be expected to take a five-for every time he walks on to a cricket field
Firdose Moonda in Hamilton
Australia in West Indies, 2012
Mar 12, 2012: Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has warned the tourists that a West Indies trip at the conclusion of a demanding and successful summer should not be regarded as an end-of-season holiday
Daniel Brettig
South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12
Mar 12, 2012: Former New Zealand wicketkeeper and coach Warren Lees says the gap between seniors and juniors in the national setup is too wide
Firdose Moonda in Dunedin
Australia news
Mar 12, 2012: Australian domestic cricket's honorary "Test match", the Sheffield Shield final, will not be broadcast on television for the first time since 2007
Daniel Brettig
South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12
Mar 12, 2012: Tim Southee has been dropped from New Zealand's squad for the second Test against South Africa in Hamilton
Firdose Moonda in Hamilton
Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur
Mar 11, 2012: Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, has identified his side's inability to finish games as the reason why they struggle to beat the big teams
ESPNcricinfo staff
Match fixing
Mar 11, 2012: New Zealand Cricket has confidently dismissed suggestions in the Sunday Times' that New Zealand players had agreed to meet with a bookmaker to discuss opportunities to fix cricket matches
ESPNcricinfo staff
South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12
Mar 11, 2012: Tim Southee is expected to be dropped from the New Zealand squad for the second Test against South Africa, after conceding 140 runs for no wicket in the first Test
ESPNcricinfo staff
Australia in West Indies 2012
Mar 11, 2012: Denesh Ramdin has fractured his right thumb while batting in a warm-up match and will be replaced in the West Indies squad by Carlton Baugh for the first three matches of their ODI series against Australia
ESPNcricinfo staff
One Day National Cup Division Two final
Mar 11, 2012: The final of Pakistan's One Day National Cup was a no-contest as UBL skittled KRL for 96 in their chase and ended up winners by a huge margin
ESPNcricinfo staff
England news
Mar 11, 2012: England will retain the championship mace as the top side in the ICC Test Championship rankings on the cut-off date of April 1 after a rain-wrecked final day in Dunedin ended South Africa's chances of overhauling them.
ESPNcricinfo staff
Match-fixing
Mar 11, 2012: Illegal Indian bookmakers remain uncowed by successful prosecutions against professional cricketers involved in match-fixing judging by an undercover investigation by the Sunday Times
David Hopps
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012
Mar 11, 2012: Sushil Nadkarni is aiming to perform in a big way for his side beginning this week at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, to make up for a subpar performance he had at the same event in 2010
Peter Della Penna
Bangladesh v Pakistan, Asia Cup, Mirpur
Mar 11, 2012: Bangladesh produced most of the unexpected passages in the game. But when it came to the critical moments which decided the match, Pakistan proved superior
The Report by Abhishek Purohit
South Africa news
Mar 11, 2012: South Africa's players have asked for their board to be restructured in accordance with the recommendations of a government inquiry into the payment of unauthorised bonuses
Firdose Moonda

UAE news
Mar 7, 2012: Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has signed a three-year contract as head coach of United Arab Emirates
Umar Farooq
Rajasthan news
Mar 7, 2012: The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the dismissal of suspended Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) secretary Sanjay Dixit, and passed an interim order directing that the status quo be maintained until further orders are issued
Tariq Engineer
IPL news
Mar 7, 2012: In a first-of-its-kind in the IPL, Rudi Webster, the renowned sports psychologist, has been appointed by Kolkata Knight Riders as their mental skills coach for the fifth season
Nagraj Gollapudi
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, Dunedin, 1st day
Mar 7, 2012: Chris Martin has taken a measured view of why he was able to trouble a highly-rated South Africa batting line-up, yet again
Firdose Moonda in Dunedin
South Africa v India, one-off Twenty20, Johannesburg
Mar 7, 2012: Virender Sehwag has been left out of the India squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa on March 30 in Johannesburg
ESPNcricinfo staff
Bangladesh news
Mar 7, 2012: Bangladesh's chief selector Akram Khan has resigned from his post, citing interference from the board president in team selection
ESPNcricinfo staff
Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 3rd final, Adelaide
Mar 7, 2012: The two sides are staggering every bit like heavyweights in the last round of a bout, but are desperate not to end up on the losing side
The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Adelaide
Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12
Mar 7, 2012: Michael Clarke's left hamstring injury is believed to be serious enough to rule him out of the entire limited overs portion of Australia's looming West Indies tour
Daniel Brettig
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, Dunedin, 1st day
Mar 7, 2012: A Chris Martin triple-strike just after tea justified Ross Taylor's decision to bowl first on a placid Dunedin surface, as New Zealand first toppled South Africa's top order giants, then made headway into the tail, to leave the visitors on 191 for 7 at st
The Report by Andrew Fernando
Stanford trial
Mar 6, 2012: One of the most embarrassing misjudgments in the history of English cricket has ended with Allen Stanford, the disgraced Texan financier, being found guilty of a multi-billion dollar fraud
David Hopps
Australia in West Indies 2012
Mar 6, 2012: West Indies have picked uncapped batsman Johnson Charles and recalled fast bowler Tino Best to the squad for the first three home ODIs against Australia in St Vincent in March
ESPNcricinfo staff
USA news
Mar 6, 2012: The USA Cricket Association (USACA) general elections have once again been rescheduled and are now set for April 14
Peter Della Penna
One-Day National Cup 2011-12, Division Two
Mar 6, 2012: A round-up of the One Day National Cup Division Two matches
ESPNcricinfo staff
ICC World T20 Qualifiers
Mar 6, 2012: Ireland enter the World T20 qualifiers with a sizeable weight of expectation upon them
ESPNcricinfo staff
Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12, quarter-finals
Mar 6, 2012: A round-up of the first two quarter-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011-12 in Delhi
ESPNcricinfo staff
County news
Mar 6, 2012: Moises Henriques, the Australian allrounder, has signed for Glamorgan.
ESPNcricinfo staff
Cairns v Modi
Mar 6, 2012: Chris Cairns was questioned about his work for a diamond trading company and the large sums of money he received from them prior to the third edition of the ICL
Alan Gardner at the Royal Courts of Justice
Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 2nd final, Adelaide
Mar 6, 2012: Michael Clarke has admitted that in rushing back to play after suffering an injury to his right hamstring, he opened himself up to the strained left hamstring that puts him in doubt for the third final
Daniel Brettig at the Adelaide Oval
Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series 2nd final, Adelaide
Mar 6, 2012: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has been fined 10% of his match fee for arguing with the umpires during the second final of the CB Series in Adelaide
ESPNcricinfo staff
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, Dunedin
Mar 6, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa, in Dunedin
The Preview by Dustin Silgardo