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  Sangakkara Slams Sri Lankan Cricket 'Cronies'

  Cricket | July 05, 2011 15:45 IST

  London, Jul 5: Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has slammed his country's cricket authorities for being populated by "partisan cronies."In an hour-long speech for the Marylebone Cricket Club's annual Spirit of Cricket lecture, the

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  Chargers End Warriors Play-Off Hopes With Six-Wicket Win

  Cricket | May 17, 2011 8:04 IST

  Mumbai, May 16 : Deccan Chargers ended Pune Warriors' slim hopes of qualifying for the play-offs with a comfortable six-wicket victory in an Indian Premier League match here today.Asking the home team to bat, the

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  Gayle Storm Blows Away Knight Riders

  Cricket | April 22, 2011 20:16 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 22: Chris Gayle struck a brutal unbeaten 102 to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a crushing nine-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Eden Gardens

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  BCCI Showdown With Lanka Cricket Averted

  Cricket | April 21, 2011 18:45 IST

  Colombo/New Delhi, Apr 21: The possibility of a bitter showdown between the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket appears to have been averted with the island nation's government hinting that the deadline for its players' return

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  SL's Decision To Recall Players Inappropriate, Says BCCI

  Cricket | April 21, 2011 15:23 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 21: The BCCI today described Sri Lanka Cricket's decision to recall its players early from the ongoing IPL as “inappropriate” and said it is in talks with the SLC to sort out

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  Comfortable Win For Chargers As DD Batsmen Falter Again

  Cricket | April 19, 2011 20:01 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 19: A quickfire half-century by Sunny Sohal and an equally useful knock of 49 from captain Kumar Sangakkara helped Deccan Chargers register a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier

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  Lankan Players To Abide By SLC Decision On IPL: Sangakkara

  Cricket | April 15, 2011 13:05 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 14: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara today said that his national team-mates in the Indian Premier League will have to abide by the decision taken by their Cricket Board regarding returning home midway

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  Deccan Chargers Seek Revival Against RCB

  Cricket | April 13, 2011 14:08 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 13 :  Deccan Chargers would seek to break the sequence of defeats at home and revive their campaign in the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, when they hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore

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  Deccan Batsmen Need To Rethink Their Approach: Sangakkara

  Cricket | April 12, 2011 9:21 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 11 : After slumping two losses in a row, Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara today said his batsmen need to rethink their approach to get their campaign back on track in the ongoing

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  Malinga Keeps His Yorkers Ready For RCB

  Cricket | April 11, 2011 17:51 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 11: Royal Challengers Bangalore will not just have to address Sachin Tendulkar's unsatiated hunger for runs and Kieron Pollard's blistering powerplay, but will also have to be wary of Lasith Malinga's seering yorkers

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  Malinga's 'Fiver' Helps MI Rout DD By Eight Wickets

  Cricket | April 10, 2011 21:00 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 10: Lasith Malinga bowled yorkers at will as his deadly five-wicket burst helped Mumbai Indians crush Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here today.Electing to bat,

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  RCB Start As Firm Favourites Against Kochi Tuskers

  Cricket | April 08, 2011 17:04 IST

  Kochi, Apr 8: Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) will be aiming for a dream debut when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League.For

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  Sangakkara confident about Chargers' chances in IPL

  Cricket | April 08, 2011 11:20 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 7 :  Deccan Chargers skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, today sounded confident about his team's chances of regaining the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy this season.At a promotional event here this evening, he said it

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  Sangakkara Looking Forward To Stint With Deccan Chargers

  Cricket | April 06, 2011 20:35 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 6: Deccan Chargers skipper Kumar Sangakkara today said he felt privileged to lead the city-based team in the upcoming fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and was looking forward to playing

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  Deccan Chargers Keen To Win More Matches Before Home Crowd

  Cricket | April 06, 2011 15:16 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 6: Deccan Chargers Hyderabad team is keen on winning more matches in the upcoming fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) before the home crowd here, its coach Darren Lehmann said here.“With

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  Kumar Sangakkara Quits As Sri Lanka Cricket Captain

  Cricket | April 05, 2011 19:14 IST

  Colombo, Apr 5: Sri Lanka's cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara said on Tuesday he was resigning from the job three days after his team lost to India in the World Cup final.  Sangakkara said he told

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  Sangakkara To Lead Deccan Chargers In IPL 4

  Cricket | April 05, 2011 10:10 IST

  Hyderabad, Apr 4 :  Sri Lanka skipper Kumara Sangakkara will lead the Deccan Chargers in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League, it was announced here today.Australian cricketer Cameron White will be Sangakkara's deputy

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  Dhoni Misses Out, Sangakkara Captain Of ICC Dream Team

  Cricket | April 04, 2011 21:27 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 4: Their crucial contribution in guiding India to their first World Cup title in 28 years on Saturday fetched the trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan a place in

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  India Are Favourites, But We Are Not Underdogs, Says Sangakkara

  Cricket | April 01, 2011 17:41 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 1: While conceding that India were the favourites to lift the World Cup tomorrow, Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara refused to term his own band of men as the underdogs in the mega

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  Sangakkara Silent On Murali, Mathews Fitness

  Cricket | April 01, 2011 15:00 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 1 :  Sri Lankan  captain Kumar Sangakkara today refused to reveal whether spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and all-rounder Angelo Mathews are fit for tomorrow's World Cup final against India, saying the team composition