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Cricket Corner - Howzzat

Anoop Kumar
04/10/2006

Kaif retained for West Indies tour
Mohammad Kaif has retained his place in the Indian one-day squad for the tour of the West Indies, starting in the second week of May. The selectors announced an unchanged squad for the Caribbean tour, where India are scheduled to play five one-dayers. [more]

Dhoni clinches top spot
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has displaced Ricky Ponting as the top batsman in ODIs in the latest ICC rankings. [more]

'Sehwag eased the pressure off me' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid said Virender Sehwag "eased the pressure off" him and helped India set up a match-winning total against Pakistan in India's series-levelling win at Abu Dhabi. [more]

Azharuddin selection causes controversy
Eyebrows have been raised in Pakistan over the presence of Mohammad Azharuddin in an Indian veterans team set to play a limited-overs series against a Pakistan Veteran's XI later this month. [more]

All-round brilliance levels it for India
India levelled the series 1-1 through a solid batting performance backed up by a fine bowling effort by a team that understood the need of the hour and sent down a mixture of diligent pace and crafty spin, supported well by the field, to notch up a 51-run win. [more]

Pushing players to national side the main task: Robin
Robin Singh, the India A coach, has said that helping the players in his squad make it to the seniors' squad for the World Cup will be his prime goal on his return to an international assignment. [more]

'Run-outs were critical' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid has defended his decision to bat first, saying the batsmen's failure led to India's six-wicket loss against Pakistan in the first one-dayer at Abu Dhabi. [more]

Younis stars in hard-fought win
After losing four in a row at home, Pakistan made amends with a six-wicket victory over India in the first one-day international at Adu Dhabi. [more]

Defeat will not take away from superb season: Dravid
As the Indians prepared to take on Pakistan in the two-match DLF Series, Rahul Dravid, the captain, indicated that even a defeat in the series would not take away the sheen off what the Indians have achieved already in a long season. [more]

'Important for Pakistan to beat India', says Woolmer
Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, has said that it was important for Pakistan to beat India in the two-match ODI series beginning in Abu Dhabi to regain their confidence. [more]

Atherton raises questions about freedom on air
Michael Atherton, the former England captain who was part of commentary team for the recently concluded India-England series, has said that commentators had been had been asked to stay clear "sensitive" issues by the production company. [more]

Tendulkar's recovery as per schedule, says Indian board
Sachin Tendulkar has been recovering well and his rehabilitation process after a shoulder operation is as per schedule according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India . [more]

Second notice slapped on Dalmiya
The BCCI has slapped Jagmohan Dalmiya, the former board president, with another show cause notice. Dalmiya has been asked to explain, within 21 days, the details of exorbitant expenses during the 1996 World Cup under his time in office. [more]

Dravid praises battling India
Rahul Dravid expressed his satisfaction at another perfectly-executed run chase, but added that he wouldn't tolerate any complacency in lead-up to next year's World Cup. [more]

Inzamam says Pakistan must learn "to finish"
Inzamam-ul Haq, the Pakistan captain, says his side need to learn how to "finish off" games ahead of the two one-day internationals against India at Abu Dhabi next week. [more]



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