‘ICC World Cup 2011’ Archives
A bad news for Shahid Afridi’s fans…….
After weeks of growing tension and speculation Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's recently axed one-day captain, has announced his retirement from the international game. It is, however, a "conditional" retirement in protest against the way he has been "humiliated" by the PCB, a temporary self-imposed [...]
Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Gambhir out of entire WI tour
India's already-depleted squad for the tour of the West Indies has suffered further setbacks: shoulder injuries to Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh's respiratory infection, and Sachin Tendulkar's wish to spend time with his family have ruled the four players out of the whole [...]
Sri Lanka face tough warm-up
Sri Lanka will step up their preparations for the first Test against England when they face a strong Lions side at Derby. It's a sign of the depth in English cricket that a formidable second team can be drawn up and they should give the tourists a good idea of their readiness for [...]
Bravo and Simmons make slow progress
It always feels odd when Pakistan rely so heavily on spin but so it was in Guyana and the policy didn't look a bad one on the first morning of the series against West Indies. Between them, Pakistan's three spinners bowled 24 of the morning's 31 overs and they kept the hosts in check at 66 for [...]
Siddons: Bangladesh held back by indecision
Bangladesh must grow out of a culture of petty politics and indecision if it wishes to truly develop as a cricket nation, the former national coach Jamie Siddons has said. Siddons' contract was not renewed after the series against Australia that followed the World Cup, where the tournament [...]
It’s an Irish question and a global one
Keeping the Associates in the World Cup would be sensible long-term planning, which isn't fashionable any more. India and self-interest rule, so don't hold your breath about the ICC expanding the 2015 tournament. In their famous spoof version of British history, WC Sellar and RJ Yeatman [...]
increases prize money for WC triumph :BCCI
Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI on Wednesday increased it from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore each.The BCCI, in its working committee meeting here, decided to increase the incentive to Rs 2 crore per player, [...]
Bangladesh could learn from Sri Lanka’s success
Amidst the furore about the next World Cup - or glorified Champions Trophy as it has become - it's important not to lose sight of the perilous position of the game in some of the 10 supposedly established countries. Even putting aside New Zealand, a nation with a proud tradition of [...]
SLC should appoint a long-term captain – Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara has said that the Sri Lankan board should choose a long-term captain as his successor and not succumb and give someone a caretaker role. Sangakkara believed both Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews were ready for captaincy but said they should be given longer runs if they are [...]
Scotland, Canada and Bermuda have joined the condemnation of the ICC’s decision
'Main reason is to protect Bangladesh and Zimbabwe' Scotland, Canada and Bermuda have joined the condemnation of the ICC's decision to exclude Associates from the 2015 World Cup. Scotland, who were part of the tournament in 1999 and 2007 and will [...]
