East London (S.Africa), Jan.27 (ANI): Outgoing South African cricket team coach Mickey Arthur today said that he resigned because his vision for the national squad was at cross-purpose to the plans being decided by Cricket South Africa.

“I am disappointed, because when I started there I said I wanted to get [...]

London, Jan 27 (ANI): Australia is all set to rest Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger for Friday’s ODI against Pakistan after taking an unassailable lead of 3-0.

Watson and Bollinger will be rested for the remaining matches of the ODI series against Pakistan.

Selectors may also [...]

Johannesburg (S.Africa), Jan.27 (ANI): Just days before South Africa undertakes a tour of India, the South African cricket board has sacked the national selection panel.

Chairman of selectors Mike Proctor confirmed the development to a local radio station in Johannesburg.

Procter told Talk Radio 702 that Cricket South Africa [...]

Mirpur (Bangladesh), Jan 27 (ANI): Some splendid batting and bowling performances fetched Team India a 10 wicket victory in the Mirpur Test that was played against Bangladesh. Team India won the series 2-0.

After winning the series, skipper Dhoni said, “It was a difficult task to get 10 wickets [...]

Karachi, Jan.27 (ANI): After captain Mohammed Yousuf, swashbuckling Pakistan all rounder Shahid Afridi too has highlighted the lack of unity and team spirit in the national squad.

Speaking during a television programme, Afridi said players are trying hard to come out good against Australia in the ongoing series, but they are [...]

Sydney, Jan.27 (ANI): The Australian cricketers decision to give a miss to the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is both wise and promising, feels noted columnist Peter Roebuck.

In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck opines that the Australians are fully aware of the workload [...]

Cape Town, Jan.27 (ANI): Mickey Arthur, among the most successful international cricket coaches of modern times, quit mentoring the South African cricket team because of the pressure that was being put on him to include more black players.

South African cricket is in turmoil again because of racial issues in [...]

Islamabad, Jan.27 (ANI): Pakistan Sports Minister Ijaz Jakhrani has urged the Indian government to initiate an inquiry into the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction fiasco.

Jakhrani said while it was quite clear that the ‘snub’ was deliberate and influenced by certain quarters, New Delhi must come out with the actual details [...]

England coach Andy Flower believes that having Alistair Cook as captain for the upcoming Bangladesh tour will test the entire England squad. The Essex opener takes over from Andrew Strauss in the role for three one-day internationals and two Test matches over the next couple of months, in order to allow Strauss to take a [...]

England coach Andy Flower believes that having Alistair Cook as captain for the upcoming Bangladesh tour will test the entire England squad.
The Essex opener takes over from Andrew Strauss in the role for three one-day internationals and two Test matches over the next couple of months, in order to allow Strauss to take a break [...]

There’s this extremely fast and furious (run up only) gentleman called Shahadat who has laid bare the Bangladesh strategy to take on India. The plan is simple, yet effective. They have discovered the weakness of every Indian batter and have stuck to the…(read more)

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But here at OmniBlog we’ve just learned a valuable lesson in just how important they are – the hard way!
We use – and are happy to recommend – a WordPress plugin called Google XML [...]

I doubt many of us armchair cricket fans expected to hear the news today that Youtube that will host live Indian Premier League cricket matches in the UK.
This is the first live major sporting deal to be broadcast by the Google owned operator; the IPL will be broadcast online in all countries except the United [...]

I doubt many of us armchair cricket fans expected to hear the news today that Youtube that will host live Indian Premier League cricket matches in the UK. This is the first live major sporting deal to be broadcast by the Google owned operator; the IPL will be broadcast online in all countries except the [...]

The older brother of world-famous cricket umpire David Shepherd, who died in October, has also died, the North Devon Journal reports. Bill Shepherd, 71, was himself a respected cricketer and once scored a century at Lord’s for the MCC Young Cricketers. Unlike his brother (pictured), he did not pursue a career in professional cricket and, [...]

The older brother of world-famous cricket umpire David Shepherd, who died in October, has also died, the North Devon Journal reports.Bill Shepherd, 71, was himself a respected cricketer and once scored a century at Lord’s for the MCC Young Cricketers.U…

Bill McLaren, the voice of rugby to millions, has died at the grand old age of 86, he died at 10:30 this morning in Hawick. He was appointed OBE, CBE and MBE for services to rugby however an online campaign calling for McLaren to be knighted failed last year. I grew up watching rugby and [...]

Bill McLaren, the voice of rugby to millions, has died at the grand old age of 86, he died at 10:30 this morning in Hawick. He was appointed OBE, CBE and MBE for services to rugby however an online campaign calling for McLaren to be knighted failed last year.
I grew up watching rugby and listening [...]

Brisbane cricket fans to be served a free breakfast by their favourite Commonwealth Bank Series cricketers.

You’ve got to hand it to Cricket Australia, planning ahead for when the current crop of players retire – gives them a little experience in the restaurant buisness!
Get down to Queen Street Mall this Thursday (January 21) to be [...]

Brisbane cricket fans to be served a free breakfast by their favourite Commonwealth Bank Series cricketers. You’ve got to hand it to Cricket Australia, planning ahead for when the current crop of players retire – gives them a little experience in the restaurant buisness! Get down to Queen Street Mall this Thursday (January 21) to [...]