DHAKA - Protesters in the hometown of Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza enforced a half-day general strike on Thursday following the former captain’s omission from the country’s final 15-man World Cup squad.
DHAKA - Protesters in the hometown of Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza enforced a half-day general strike on Thursday following the former captain’s omission from the country’s final 15-man World Cup squad.
John Buchanan, who coached Australia to the last two of their three successive World Cup wins, has backed Ricky Ponting to lead them back into the final again in 2011 despite their recent Ashes humiliation.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has sprung another surprise by delaying announcing its captain for the World Cup.
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Cricket Board has sprung another surprise by delaying announcing its captain for the World Cup.
MELBOURNE - England handed feisty wicketkeeper Matt Prior a surprise call up as they announced on Wednesday their 15-man squad for next month’s ICC Cricket World Cup.
Manchester City’s 43-year wait for the league crown could soon be over with the modern-day team starting to look like the one from their golden era, said the club’s last title-winning captain Tony Book.
DHAKA - Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza will not take part in next month’s World Cup after the injured fast bowler was left out of Bangladesh’s 15-man squad named on Wednesday.
Batting stalwart Jacques Kallis was named in South Africa’s World Cup squad on Tuesday despite missing the current series against India due to a rib injury.
WELLINGTON - Daniel Vettori officially ended his tenure as New Zealand’s test captain on Wednesday, though he will not relinquish the coin toss responsibilities completely until after the World Cup.
Experienced Matt Prior got the nod ahead of Steve Davies as the lone wicketkeeper in England’s 15-man squad for the Feb 19-April 2 Cricket World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.