In the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009, the host South Africa faces Sri Lanka at the Centurion Park. The hosts were successful with the toss in this first game and elected to field first against the building up Lankans. However, Kumar Sangakkara said he would have batted first if he had...
Gambhir to lead Delhi Daredevils
Gautam Gambhir will lead Delhi Daredevils in the next month’s Champions League Twenty 20 and also the captain for IPL 2010 with Dinesh Karthik as his Deputy. This decision has been taken as Virender Sehwag stepped down from captaincy wanting to focus on his batting. Sehwag is currently recovering from a shoulder injury and...
Dhoni and Yuvraj hold top spots in ICC ODI Rankings
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his deputy Yuvraj Singh continued to hold on to the top two spots in the latest ICC ODI Players Ranking issued on Monday. Apart from these two, Sachin Tendulkar is in 7th spot while Delhi opener Virender Sehwag is in 9th place. No Indian features among thr top...
ICC Champions Trophy 2009: Schedule
Group A: Australia (1), India (4), Pakistan (5), West Indies (8) Group B: South Africa (2), New Zealand (3), Sri Lanka (6), England (7) Date Match Venue Time Sep 22 Group B – South Africa vs Sri Lanka (D/N) Centurion 1800 IST Sep 23 Group A – Pakistan vs West Indies (D/N) Johannesburg 1800...
ICC Annual Awards: List of Short-listed nominees
Here is the list of cricketers who have been short listed for ICC Annual Awards that is to be announced on October 1 in Johannesburg. Short-lists of nominees (in alphabetical order): Cricketer of the Year: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind), Gautam Gambhir (Ind), Mitchell Johnson (Aus), Andrew Strauss (Eng). Test Player of the Year: Gautam...
ICC ODI Ranking: India at no 2
After the victory over Sri Lanka in the tri-series Compaq Cup that concluded recently, India has regained the second spot in the ICC ODI ranking. India can clinch the top spot if they manage a good show in the Champions Trophy that begins on September 22 at South Africa. There is just one point...
