Cricket Australia has refused to allow fast bowler Shaun Tait to play in the Indian Premier League because of fitness concerns. The 26-year-old was due to play for Shane Warne’s Rajasthan Royals, the defending champions, in Saturday’s first game against Bangalore. But Australian officials were concerned he had not recovered from a hamstring injury...
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IPL to miss top players
The Indian Premier League may bring unforseen riches to the world’s top cricketers, but not everyone has fallen for the lure of the lucre. Australian captain Ricky Ponting and senior pro Michael Hussey opted out of the IPL’s second season starting in South Africa on Saturday to rest tired limbs after a back-breaking schedule....
Aussies Slip to 3rd place
The World Cup champions Australia slipped to third place in the one-day rankings on Wednesday, their lowest since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced ratings in October 2002. On Monday Australia collapsed to their seventh defeat in nine matches against top-ranked South Africa this year and now lies third in the rankings behind India....
Sachin proud of Dhoni’s leadership
Sachin Tendulkar has praised the leadership skills of MS Dhoni, who has overseen a successful six months for India after taking over as captain in all three formats. “I’m extremely happy and delighted at the way he (Dhoni) has conducted himself,” Tendulkar said. “He is a balanced guy, is always on his toes all...
Ponting hopes to finish tour on high
Ricky Ponting’s men have been unable to win back the one-day international ranking but he believes they can still finish the tour on a high. South Africa claimed the series with a 61-run win in Port Elizabeth on Monday in the 4th ODI and in doing so confirmed their position at the top of...
South Africa Vs Australia: SA Won 4th ODI
South Africa beat Australia by 61 runs at St George’s Park in the fourth one-day international on Monday to claim an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. South Africa innings G. Smith c Haddin b Hopes 20 H. Gibbs c Clarke b Bracken ...
Chris Gayle in Knight Riders
Chris Gayle reached the Kolkata Knight Riders’ base in Bloemfontein on Sunday. The West Indies captain had missed the first edition of the Indian Premier League because of an injury. Ishant Sharma is the only player who is yet to join the Knight Riders camp. The pacer, who failed to submit his visa application...
South Africa Vs Australia, SA beat Aussies and lead series 2-1
Jacques Kallis and De Villiers shared a century partnership to set up a comfortable 25-run win for South Africa in the third One-Day International against Australia at Newlands on Thursday. Kallis (70) and De Villiers (80) laid the foundation for a South African total of 289-6, putting on 114 off 131 balls for the...
Lee, Symonds back in Team while Ponting rested
Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel have not included regular skipper Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and pacer Mitchel Johnson in the 14-member squad to give them due rest before the Ashes and the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in England in June. Brett Lee and troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds returned to the Australian team for the...
Chennai Super Kings leave to SA for IPL
Aiming for the title that eluded them last year, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) left for Johannesburg this morning sans their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to participate in the second edition of the Indian Premier League that kick starts in South Africa on April 18. The Super Kings left for Johannesburg via Dubai at 9.45...
