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  Ganguly among India's greatest cricketers: Shah Rukh

  Cricket | November 11, 2012 12:25 IST

  Kolkata, Nov 11:  Leaving behind the bitter-sweet vibes he shared with Sourav Ganguly in the past, Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan Saturday rated the former India captain among the country's "greatest" cricketers.Speaking to mediapersons here,

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  230 cricketers found over-age in BCCI drive: report

  Cricket | November 03, 2012 11:22 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 3:  Nearly 230 cricketers, of them many in under-16  age group, have been found overage in bone density tests  conducted by the BCCI for age verification of players across the country. The results

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  Ashwin granted top grade BCCI contract, Harbhajan demoted

  Cricket | October 26, 2012 21:10 IST

  Mumbai, Oct 26 : Leg-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was granted the top grade contract while out of favour Harbhajan Singh was demoted to the second bracket in the new contract list announced by the Board of

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  Cricketers indulge in match fixing because of low payments, says Shoaib Akhtar

  Cricket | October 07, 2012 8:40 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 7 : Former Pakistan pacer 'Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar  says money and glamour can  make youngsters go  astray in international cricket, but in some cases it is the system that turns players

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  Actors, DJs, fashion designer among those tested positive for drugs

  Bollywood | June 23, 2012 22:22 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 23: Film actors, son of former cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, a fashion designer and DJs were among the 44 people who tested positive for drugs consumed at a high-profile rave party at a

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  No cricketers for Arjuna award due to BCCI-ministry goof-up

  Cricket | June 06, 2012 22:54 IST

  New Delhi, June 6: None of India's top international cricketers will get nomination for the prestigious Arjuna Award for their performance during the last season, apparently due to a major communication gap between the sports

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  PCB hikes pay of its cricketers

  Cricket | May 26, 2012 17:54 IST

  Lahore, May 26: The PCB has enhanced the central contract monthly retainers by 25 percent and the match fees by 10 percent but did not release the names of the players, who are to get

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  Nupur Mehta Admits She Met Cricketers At London Casino, Sunday Times Report

  Cricket | March 19, 2012 20:54 IST

  London, Mar 19: Bollywood actor and model Nupur Mehta has admitted to meeting international cricketers during a visit to a casino in central London but denied any role in fixing matches for bookies. Her remarks

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  Former Cricketers Place Dravid Among All-Time Best

  Cricket | March 09, 2012 13:54 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 9: Former players hailed Rahul Dravid, who today retired from international as well as domestic cricket, as among the very best produced by India and said his contribution to Indian cricket has been

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  Indian, Aussie Cricketers Battle It Out With Words

  Cricket | January 11, 2012 7:14 IST

  Perth, Jan 10: A war of words today broke out between Indian and Australian cricketers ahead of the crucial third Test here with senior players of both sides taking digs at each other after Brad

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  Jury Retires In Pakistan Fixing Trial

  Cricket | October 28, 2011 21:17 IST

  London, Oct 28: Jurors in the spot-fixing trial involving Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif have not reached a verdict on the 18th day of the case and will resume deliberating on Monday.The 12-person

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  Ministry Bows To BCCI, Exempts Cricketers From Some WADA Rules

  Cricket | October 17, 2011 14:50 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 17:  Bowing to the BCCI's objections, the Sports Ministry today decided to exempt cricketers from some World Anti-Doping Agency rules, including the contentious ‘whereabouts clause', in the revised National Sports Development Bill.Sports

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  Indian Women Cricketers Eye England Opportunity

  Cricket | June 17, 2011 17:15 IST

  Bangalore, Jun 17: India's women's cricket team leaves for a tour of England on Friday hoping to claim a share of the limelight the men's team is so used to dominating.A World Cup victory earlier

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  SL Cricketers Asked To Leave IPL Early

  Cricket | April 12, 2011 22:42 IST

  Colombo, Apr 12: Sri Lankan cricketers participating in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) have been asked to return home early to prepare for the national team's tour of England that gets underway on May

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  Big B Says, Players, Fans Will Need To Adjust To New Roles In IPL 4

  Cricket | April 06, 2011 15:29 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 6: Terming it as “bizarre”, megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels cricketers who played against each other in the World Cup will now be playing for each other in the soon to begin IPL tournament.“In

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  No Tweets By Cricketers, Officials During WC, Says ICC

  Cricket | February 16, 2011 12:57 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 16 : In a bid to ensure corruption free World Cup, the International Cricket Council  has banned team players and officials from tweeting during matches  The decision taken by the Anti-Corruption Unit

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  Oz Cricketers Back Indian Ownership In Aussie League

  Cricket | October 28, 2010 20:05 IST

  Melbourne : As Indian investors wait in the wings to buy stakes in Australian domestic sides, the country's Cricketers  Association on Thursday backed the idea, saying it would not just bring in money but also

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  Australian Cricketers Give Thumbs Up To Security In India

  Cricket | September 24, 2010 9:44 IST

  Chandigarh: At a time when international athletes are worried about their security in India during the Commonwealth Games, the visiting Australian cricket team on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to the security arrangements for their tour

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  Oz Cricketers Are Free To Quit India On Terror Fear: CA

  Cricket | September 24, 2010 9:43 IST

  Chandigarh: The Jama Masjid shootout may have created a scare among the visiting Ricky Ponting-led Australian cricketers. Australian cricketers have been told that any one of them is free leave the tour of India if

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  Shane Warne Calls For Life Ban On Tainted Cricketers

  Cricket | September 02, 2010 15:58 IST

  Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has called for a life ban to be imposed on any cricketer found guilty of match-fixing.  Warne says, the tainted  trio Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Pakistan captain Salman Butt,