Harbhajan and Shoaib doubtful for second ODI
Harbhajan Singh, who missed the first one-dayer at Peshawar, appeared an unlikely starter while Sreesanth and Greg Chappell, the coach, were also rendered indisposed. [more]

Teams switch gears as one-day tournament kicks off
The Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament kicks off tomorrow with ten matches around the country. Teams divided into five zones - Central, East, North, South and West - will compete against each other and the zonal winners play in a round-robin format.. [more]

Appeal was not unsportsmanlike - Dravid
Rahul Dravid has defended the decision to appeal against Inzamam-ul-Haq for obstructing the field in the first ODI at Peshawar while adding that the team has decided not to react to allegations of "unsportsmanlike" behaviour. [more]

England face pacy reception
England will face a hostile reception when they land in India next month, after the squad was announced for their opening warm-up against an Indian Board XI at Baroda. [more]

Scratchy England U-19s sneak through to Super League
Summary of the fourth round of Under-19 World Cup group matches, as India trounced Scotland by 8 wickets and Australia beat the West Indies to make it through to the Super League. [more]

Indian board wants to reduce West Indies tour
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has asked the West Indies Cricket Board to reduce India's tour from a four-Test series to a three-Test series. [more]

Court acts to block Indian mobile updates
The Chennai High Court upheld an application from a company based in the city which means that major cellphone companies and websites will not be able to send score updates from the Pakistan v India one-day series to customers' mobile phones. [more]

Giles ruled out of India tour
The England & Wales Cricket Board today bowed to the inevitable and ruled Ashley Giles out of next week's tour of India. [more]

Dravid fined for slow over-rate
Rahul Dravid has been fined 20% of his match fee for a slow over-rate during the first ODI against Pakistan at Peshawar. The rest of the team have been fined 10%. [more]

Powar to join Indian one-day squad
Ramesh Powar, the offspinner from Mumbai, will join the Indian one-day team in Pakistan as cover for Harbhajan Singh, who is nursing a finger injury. [more]

'We are conceding too many runs' - Woolmer
Bob Woolmer admitted that although his side had become adept at big chases, he would be happier if they weren't in that position in the first place. [more]

'It was an unfortunate way to lose the match' - Dravid
"We should have got more runs in the last ten overs after the start we got," he said referring to India's stutter from 305 for 5 to 328 all out. "Unfortunately a few legbefore dismissals happened to us and there were some great catches taken too.". [more]

Hirwani announces his retirement
In 17 Tests for India - the last of which came against South Africa at Kolkata in 1996/97 - Hirwani picked up 66 wickets, while in the one-day format he took a modest 23 from 18 matches . [more]

Pakistan win a thriller by D/L rule
Bad light had the final say in a simply astonishing opening game, as Pakistan sneaked to a seven-run win in a high-scoring cliffhanger at Peshawar. [more]

Pakistan and India off to winning starts
Pakistan demolished Uganda by eight wickets after dismissing them for a lowly 74, while India waltzed past Namibia's lowly score of 170. [more]

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