Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has outshone Sachin Tendulkar, Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Kallis to be named as The Wisden Cricketer magazine's Test Player of the Year for 2009. Shakib comfortably topped a performance table compiled by the magazine's correspondents at Tests played between September 2008 and the end of August 2009.
Under-pressure Argentina coach Diego Maradona has announced that he might quit after must-win World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Uruguay.
Bangladesh will be playing in Group B in the ICC world cup 2011 along with India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Ireland and Netherlands. An International Cricket Council Board meeting in Johannesburg today confirmed the groups for the One-Day cricket’s largest gala, reports a private television channel.
Match-fixing has returned to haunt Pakistan cricket with the parliamentary committee on sports summoning PCB chief Ijaz Butt, captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam to seek explanation for the team's Champions Trophy loss to Australia after allegations of deliberate underperformance, reports PTI.
Shane Watson and Cameroon White were the batting heroes as title-holders Australia coasted to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand Monday in the Champions Trophy final.
New Zealand will adopt a familiar role of underdogs when they confront title holders and hot favourites Australia today in the ICC Champions Trophy final. Form and tradition are stacked against the ‘Black Caps’, but that will not concern skipper Daniel Vettori and his warriors ahead of the 50-over-a-side contest for a record two-million-dollar first prize in Centurion.
Bangladesh might not feature in the Asia Cup one-day tournament planned next year in Malaysia due to prior international commitments, reports the Times of India. According to media reports, Bangladesh Cricket Board officials have made it clear to the Asian Cricket Council that their team can't play the Asia Cup between March and May next year.
Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an incredibly thin batting line-up, blighted by injuries, to a modest target which was made more difficult to achieve by the variety in Pakistan's bowling attack. The New Zealand batsmen, who came out blazing at the start, made sure Pakistan never got back-to-back wickets, and the required run-rate never became too high for a well-timed batting Powerplay to redress. The five-wicket victory broke New Zealand's semi-final hoodoo, both against Pakistan and in world events.
Rio de Janeiro was named host of the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday as red-hot favourite Chicago, backed by US President Barack Obama, was handed a devastating, heart-breaking snub.
India's wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of the International Cricket Council (ICC) World One-Day Team of Year, it was announced here on Thursday. The team was chosen by a specially-appointed selection panel, chaired by West Indian batting legend Clive Lloyd, the ICC said in a statement.
