England have had the worst possible start to the one-day series against India — in Rajkot, they played poorly and lost by 158 runs; in Indore, they raised their game a few notches and still lost by 54 runs.
There was a contest at the Ferozeshah Kotla, but not between Delhi and Mumbai. Parvinder Awana, drafted into the Delhi XI for the last two games, was waiting for a verdict from the team trainer.
Clearing the air over troubled Andrew Symonds’s inclusion, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said the allrounder will certainly play in the first Test against New Zealand.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has reacted angrily to the public disclosure by a former top PCB official that he was carrying opium when detained at the Dubai airport in June.
Captain Graeme Smith scored his 17th Test century and Hashim Amla his sixth as South Africa ended the first day of their first Test against Bangladesh at 299-1.
Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh has feels troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds did not deserve to return to Test team as he was yet to regain his form.
Truce was signed at the Karnail Singh Stadium between Baroda and Railways with eight overs and 45 minutes left in the match, as the hosts’ scoreboard read 240 for 6 and half-centuries against Amit Pagnis, Sanjay Bangar and Mahesh Rawat.
The impromptu round of applause, albeit muffled and almost embarrassed, was expected as Sourav Ganguly walked in for his final post-match press conference...
