London : Cricket has emerged stronger and more diverse than ever before as it coped with “substantial challenges” over the century by gone, observes the International Cricket Council.
The ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said when the two-day ICC History Conference looked back at the past 100 years of the game as part of its centenary [...]

Little Master retraces his life in this exclusive interview
One of the strongest childhood images for a generation was Sunil Gavaskar, frozen in his stance, having left the ball alone, bat pointing down the pitch, holding the stare of a glaring fast bowler. Since then he has been an earnest leader,  trenchant columnist, decisive official and [...]

India made amends for their Twenty20 World Cup debacle, winning the one-day international series against West Indies 2-1 after torrential rains washed out the fourth and final ODI at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday.
The match started an hour late following heavy rains just after India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss [...]

Powered by Yuvraj Singh’s cracking 131 runs, India defeated West Indies in the first of the four one-day internationals here at the Sabina Park Friday.
Yuvraj smashed one of his typically dazzling centuries and comeback man Dinesh Karthik struck a solid 67 as India set the West Indies a stiff 340-run target.
West Indies put up a [...]

Describing Harbhajan Singh as an important performer for India, West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said his team would have to “stay positive” against the off-spinner as they meet in the four-match ODI series beginning on Friday.
Sarwan also said his team will have to click as a unit as they tackle the Indian bowling attack.
“We’ve got [...]

West Indies coach John Dyson said his resurgent team will be more dangerous at home turf and will play an aggressive brand of cricket in the One-day series against India starting Friday.
Dyson said they have chalked out strategies to tackle key Indian players, though he admitted the new members in the side could spring a [...]