Cricinfo staff
January 29, 2008
Munaf Patel will replace the injured seamer Rudra Pratap Singh in the squad for the upcoming one-day tri-series in Australia, a statement from the Indian board has said. Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal middle-order batsman, has been selected as backup for the injured...
Cricinfo staff
January 29, 2008
Shaun Tait has walked away from cricket indefinitely, citing physical and emotional exhaustion. Cricket Australia announced that Tait will be rested from all levels while he undergoes a programme to help him recuperate, and the length of it will be dependent on...
Author: David Clifton
The players, guests and vips all commented on the day and what a success it was. Apart from the result, everything else was brilliant, and many, many guests frequently commented on what makes Bankstown cricket so good for its players, visitors and the community at large...
Sri Lanka batted first and made 276/9.
Tharanga 22 (caught at cover)
Jayasuriya 48 (played on)
Perera 17 (caught at squareleg)
Jayawardene 28 (went for a single that wasnt there..sent back...run out)
Sangakarra 38 (bowled)
Silva 61*
Dilshan 21 (bad comm...
MULTAN: (AFP) - Shahid Afridi equalled the record for most sixes in a one-day career to guide Pakistan to a 37-run win over Zimbabwe in the third day-night international here on Sunday, clinching the series in the process.
Afridi smashed six sixes and two fours in his swashbuckling 52-ball 85...
Many Sri Lankans all over the world were in an upbeat mode on the 23rd of January when Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets raided a clandestine LTTE military base deep inside the jungles east of Iranamadu. Reason for the jubilant mode among the crowd were various reports (both military sources and...
Cricinfo staff
January 27, 2008
Following a break from international cricket - five weeks is something of a luxury these days - Sri Lanka are back on Australian shores, this time for a one-day series, the CB triangular also featuring the hosts and India. They were last here three months ago for...
Peter English at the Adelaide Oval
January 26, 2008
Adam Gilchrist, who revolutionised the role of the wicketkeeper-batsman, has retired from Tests barely 24 hours after taking the world record for dismissals. The shock news means Gilchrist will depart on a global high at the end of the...
COLOMBO, Jan 24, 2008 (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene's Sri Lanka team left for Australia Thursday hoping winning the upcoming one-day tri-series will be a springboard for his young team.
"We have a very good young side that has put in a lot of hard work at practice," Jayawardene told reporters...
This series is totaly differnet series machan..Indians too are on a high after winning the perth test..How can u win a series with out-of-form players?? Thats my question.. if he really thinks 6 fast bowlers can doit thats a joke..Even Aussies lost because they selected 4 fastmen for the perth...