Provides the latest RSS feeds for Cricket News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page India Gazette.com http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/cat/26e8608b40f75cfd/ en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:22 -0400 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:22 -0400 30 The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215281113/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:05 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215281113/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. Kumar Dharmasena and Rod Tucker are the on-field umpires while Bruce Oxenford and Steve Davis have been appointed as third and fourth umpires, International Cricket COuncil (ICC) said. Englishman Chris Broad has been ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270121/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270121/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215268915/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:20:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215268915/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Actor Vindu Dara Singh, arrested for betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and now on bail, says betting in the game should be made legal. "Cricket is like a religion in India. IPL will be conducted and betting will take place as well," said Vindu Monday on the sets of his film "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya" here. Vindu, who got bail June 4, feels the government should legalise betting ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215267803/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:50:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215267803/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly planning to carry out strict measures following Pakistan's bleak performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, ahead of the team's upcoming limited-overs tour of the West Indies. According to the Express Tribune, the national team's dismal performance, specially the batting, was evident from their bottom-placed finish as they lost all three of their ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215264915/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215264915/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd England off-spinner James Tredwell has said that he is confident that England can win the ICC Champions Trophy tournament this year, which is the country's first 50-over tournament, nearly 40 years after the first one was staged here. Alastair Cook's side are two games away from landing the tournament, with Sunday's nail-biting win over New Zealand in Cardiff, in what was effectively a ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215261557/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:30:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215261557/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Australia's trouble-plagued campaign of the ICC Champions Trophy had come to an end after they were defeated for 20 runs by Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday. Sri Lanka, who needed a win to remain in the competition, rode on aggressive half-centuries from Mahela Jayawardene and Lahiru Thirimanne to score 253-8 after being sent in to bat, bowling out the Australians for 233 in 42.3 overs, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215261370/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:40:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215261370/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Chris Adams has revealed his disappointment following his dismissal as Surrey team director.Adams and coach Ian Salisbury were shown the exit door following a poor start to the season - with the recruitment of South Africa skipper Graeme Smith and Australia's all-time leading run scorer Ricky Ponting failing to spark a revival in fortunes. "Clearly I am disappointed not to be able to ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215280975/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:55 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215280975/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd The most significant aspect of ball-tampering scares is that they do not fade away easily. Once the finger of suspicion has been pointed it tends to stay pointed, which made it inevitable that it would be raised before the first semi-final of the Champions ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215280976/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:39 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215280976/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd England have never won an ICC 50-over competition in 16 previous attempts, 10 World Cups and six Champions Trophies. Over a period of 38 years there have been, in all, four appearances in finals and three in semi-finals but none of the seven captains concerned has gone on to hoist aloft the silverware.At least South Africa, for all their well-chronicled reversals of fortune, have won one of the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215280977/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:38 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215280977/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Sussex bowler Amjad Khan is unlikely to feature before August after fracturing bone in his wrist.The 32-year-old is yet to make a first-team appearance this season after a knee injury initially ruled him out at the start of the campaign. Sussex confirmed that Khan, who had returned to second-team duties earlier this month, had suffered a "further setback which looks set to keep him out of ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215279779/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:38:33 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215279779/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd England's Graeme Swann looks on during nets at The Oval before Wednesday's Champions Trophy semi-final v South Africa. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215279780/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:38 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215279780/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Amla had the Indian sign over the English last year, carrying his eye-catching form from a successful three-Test series (482 runs at an average of 120.50) into the drawn one-day contest that followed (335 at 111.66). There was a career-best 150 rattled up at the Rose Bowl, and an unbeaten 97 accumulated at Trent Bridge, with the opener irresistible and the home side rendered blunt. Anderson, ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215277236/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:13 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215277236/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd After winning and losing close Champions Trophy matches to Sri Lanka and England respectively and with a washout tracking similarly against Australia, New Zealand's ageing squad faces questions on how they get more sustained success and less of a clinging-to-the-lifeboats mentality from tournament play. It is particularly relevant with national contracts on the agenda over the next ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215277218/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:18 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215277218/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd South Africa's captain AB de Villiers said on reverse swing: 'It's something the umpires and the ICC will probably look into.' Photograph: Kirsty ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215275845/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:15 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215275845/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Young Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is set to make his long-awaited return from injury on Wednesday.However, his return will come in an unfamiliar shirt as he appears for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy in Belfast. Regarded as one of Australia's brightest young pace prospects, Cummins will play for the hosts after an agreement between Cricket Australia and Cricket Ireland. The ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215274358/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:05 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215274358/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd England are waiting on the availability of all-rounder Tim Bresnan ahead of Wednesday's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa.The Yorkshireman, 28, has been on standby for the birth of his first child since the start of the competition and left the team camp on Tuesday to be with his pregnant wife. Early signs suggest Bresnan will not return in time to face the Proteas, and ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271312/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:02 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271312/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Alastair Cook has identified Hashim Amla as the main threat to England's chances of reaching the ICC Champions Trophy final.Amla will open South Africa's innings alongside Colin Ingram in the first of the two semi-finals at The Oval on Wednesday. The England skipper is all too aware of the right-hander's abilities, having watched him compile an unbeaten 311 during the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271313/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:01 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271313/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Australia's chairman of selectors says the tourists cannot be written off ahead of this summer's Ashes despite a frustrating run-up to the series.Australia, who are currently without captain Michael Clarke after suffering a back injury in his side's 4-0 Test defeat by India, were eliminated from the Champions Trophy on Monday after losing to both the hosts England and Sri Lanka. ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271314/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:00 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271314/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd With the group stage of the Champions Trophy now at an end it is not precisely clear what we have learned about the top eight teams in the world. The semi-finalists are those many predicted and India look a very strong bet indeed (if that's allowed) to win the thing. But what's mainly apparent is that, India aside, there is a heck of a lot of mediocrity (or would inconsistency be ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271315/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:09 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215271315/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Sri Lanka cruise past an Australian side missing captain Michael Clarke on Monday and booked their place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals. Sri Lanka set a first innings total of 254 with Mahela Jayawardene top-scoring on 84 not out. In reply, Australia are bowled out for 233 using just 42 of their ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270546/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:48:45 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270546/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd 10-year ban after a BCB investigation found him guilty of corruption after a Indian TV channel's sting operation in 2012. "I have submitted a mercy letter addressing the board president [Nazmul Hassan], and it [has been] received by the [acting] CEO [Nizamuddin Ahmed]," Shah said. "I have asked to lift the ban that the cricket board has issued against me as I have already ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270727/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:55 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270727/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Cricket Scotland has announced that Kenya will tour Scotland for a five-match series between June 30 to July 10. The teams will play two World Cricket League (WCL) Championship matches, two T20 matches and an Intercontinental Cup fixture. All matches will be played at the Mannofield ground in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270517/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:46:55 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270517/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd South Africa team manager Dr Mohammed Moosajee has confirmed that Dale Steyn may be forced to miss his side's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final with England on Wednesday at the Oval.The Proteas have reached the semi-final stage after victories over Pakistan and the West Indies despite the absence of key players such as Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, with fast bowler Morne Morkel also picking ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270004/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:51:53 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270004/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd LONDON ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215269993/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:07 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215269993/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Joginder Sharma to Misbah-ul-Haq: Sharma serves a length delivery, which the right-hander attempts to scoop it over the short fine-leg region. He gets bat on ball, but fails to get the connection, and plays it straight down the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270005/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:11:42 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270005/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Joginder Sharma to Misbah-ul-Haq: Sharma serves a length delivery, which the right-hander attempts to scoop it over the short fine-leg region. He gets bat on ball, but fails to get the connection, and plays it straight down the ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270006/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:11:37 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215270006/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Michael Clarke will stay in London and continue his recovery from injury ahead of this week's tour match against Gloucestershire.Michael Clarke will stay in London and continue his recovery from injury ahead of this week's tour match against Gloucestershire. Clarke, who suffered a back injury in his side's 4-0 Test series defeat by India, is confident he will be fit in time for ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215268774/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:48:14 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215268774/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Bacton Cricket Club, which has played in the Norfolk village since 1934, was ordered to stop using proper cricket balls on its pitch despite no-one actually being ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215267026/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:43:57 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215267026/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Pietermaritzburg - The father of a KwaZulu-Natal high school pupil dropped from his school's cricket team is suing the coach, The Times reported on ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215267647/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:24:05 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215267647/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd cricket by AMIT KUMAR on 2012-01-25 14:33:05.337023+05:30 REALLY THIS IS A VERY GREAT THINKING MADE BY THE GREAT MAN TO LOUNCH A CRICKET ACADEMY IN RANCHI . THIS PROOVES THAT HOW GREAT HE REALLY IS. I LIKE YOU VERY ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266653/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:54 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266653/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said there was a possibility of involvement of an IPL team besides Rajasthan Royals in spot fixing but said no "breakthrough" has come in this regard so far."There is a possibility of involvement of another IPL team," Kumar said when asked on the involvement of more IPL teams in the spot-fixing scandal.He said Delhi Police were ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266652/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:53 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266652/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd TERMS OF USE:The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. 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You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266654/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:51 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266654/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said there was a possibility of involvement of an IPL team besides Rajasthan Royals in spot fixing but said no "breakthrough" has come in this regard so far."There is a possibility of involvement of another IPL team," Kumar said when asked on the involvement of more IPL teams in the spot-fixing scandal.He said Delhi Police were ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266655/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:50 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215266655/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Australia went down fighting in their campaign ending Champions Trophy loss to Sri Lanka, but ultimately their limp performance against England in the first match is to blame for one of their worst ever results at a world one-day tournament.Set a target of 254 to win after opting to field first, Australia needed to score at a challenging 8.7 runs an over and wrap up the chase in 29.1 overs in ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215259141/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:12:14 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215259141/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Chris Adams was sacked as team director by Surrey yesterday after a dire start to the season. The first-team coach, Ian Salisbury, was also relieved of his duties with immediate ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215258824/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:45 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215258824/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Thus, the likelihood is that Graeme Swann will miss his third match of the tournament when England play their semi-final. In his case, influential though he is, they have become almost sanguine when he is missing from their one-day side. The risk of playing him given the looming assignments is greater than the risk of not playing him. James Tredwell, his limited-overs understudy, has made that ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215258825/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:02:45 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215258825/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd George Bailey, Australia's stand-in captain, is run out by a direct throw from Nuwan Kulasekara during Sri Lanka's 20-run victory. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215257841/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:58:51 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215257841/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Sri Lanka sealed a semi-final place in the ICC Champions Trophy with a 20-run win over Australia - ending the campaign of the defending champions.Angelo Mathews' side struggled with the bat and were only able to set Australia 254 to win but a strong bowling display ensured their progression from Group A alongside co-hosts England.George Bailey's side needed to achieve that total in 29.1 ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215256098/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:02:32 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215256098/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Australia stand-in skipper George Bailey admits confidence within the squad is low following their early elimination from the Champions Trophy.The Australians were knocked out of the ODI competition on Monday evening after a 20-run defeat to Sri Lanka at the Oval. Having already lost to England in their first Group A fixture, Australia then fell victim to the weather in their washed out draw ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215256826/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:02:22 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215256826/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd George Bailey, Australia's stand-in captain, is run out by a direct throw from Nuwan Kulasekara during Sri Lanka's 20-run victory. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215256099/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:55:36 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215256099/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Australia's chairman of selectors has hinted that Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed could feature at some stage during this summer's Ashes series.Fawad took refuge in Australia three years ago after he fled his native Pakistan because he claims he was being persecuted by the Taliban. Since then the 31-year-old leg spinner has gone on to forge a successful career in domestic Australian ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215253447/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:54:13 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215253447/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd In a surreal game-within-a-game scenario, New Zealand have missed a place in the semi-finals at cricket's Champions Trophy. They needed Australia to beat Sri Lanka by a narrow margin in the final round robin match at the Oval in London. Sri Lanka won by 20 runs after being asked to bat and making 253 for eight. Mahela Jayawardene top scored with 84 from 81 balls. Australia needed ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215254999/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:44:00 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215254999/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd England's Tim Bresnan celebrates trapping Ross Taylor lbw during the ICC Champions Trophy match in Cardiff. Photo / APCorey Anderson New Zealand cricket fans finally got their chance to see why there's so much fuss about Corey Anderson yesterday. With New Zealand reeling at 62 for five in the 14th of 24 possible overs chasing 170 against England, the 22-year-old strode to the wicket on ODI debut ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215253441/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:42:00 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215253441/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Spinner James Tredwell says England fancy their chances of claiming a first ever 50-over global tournament success in the Champions Trophy.The hosts survived a tense 24-overs-per-side clash with New Zealand on Sunday, winning by 10 runs to secure a place in the semi-finals. And Tredwell, who once again filled in very capably for the injured Graeme Swann during that Cardiff win, says the team are ... http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215249811/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:47:09 -0400 http://www.indiagazette.com/index.php/sid/215249811/scat/26e8608b40f75cfd