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Laxman confident despite limited preparation time
VVS Laxman is unconcerned about India's limited preparation time in England before the first Test and has backed the team to continue their much-improved overseas performance of the past 10 years. The visitors have struggled in their only warm-up match against Somerset with the bowling far from [...]
SLC confirms DRS for Australia series
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have confirmed that the DRS will be used in the upcoming home series against Australia, contradicting earlier reports. Sri Lankan media had previously reported that a cash-crunched SLC was looking at saving money by not using the DRS, the technology for which is [...]
ICC Task Force to visit Pakistan
A visit by the ICC's Pakistan Task Team (PTT) to Pakistan is on the cards, though details of the scope and nature of the trip as well as the timing are yet to be finalised. The development comes after the PTT's report on Pakistan cricket was criticised by the PCB on two counts, among others: [...]
Broad’s position the only debate
England's selectors won't be overly taxed in deciding on the squad for the first Test against India which will be announced on Sunday. The only place to be nailed down is the third fast-bowler's position and whether Stuart Broad retains his spot ahead of Tim Bresnan or Steven Finn. Broad's [...]
Dhoni should have been punished – Harper
This was the chief factor in his decision to quit prematurely from umpiring. He said he felt targeted by the Indian team during the game and was speaking out now on those incidents because the ICC "chose not to". Harper, who retired before what would have been his 96th and [...]
What makes England a tough side to beat
England have been unbeaten in their last five Test series. The side is well-balanced and is teeming with talent and confidence. TOI finds out what makes Andrew Strauss' side such a tough team to beat... PACE ATTACK: The England pacers have the height, speed, power and swing to unsettle [...]
Dhoni in dilemma over choice between Yuvraj and Raina
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will face a tough task of opting between Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina for the number five spot in the first Test between India and England in the Lord's next week. It would be quite a dilemma for Dhoni when he will have to choose either Yuvraj or Raina - [...]
Tendulkar not thinking of 100th hundred
Sachin Tendulkar is one century away from reaching 100 international tons and has an opportunity to achieve that on a historic occasion at Lord's, where India and England will play the 2000th Test later this month. Tendulkar, who has 51 centuries in Tests and 48 in ODIs, however, said the [...]
PCB raises questions about task force report
The PCB has raised serious questions about the ICC Pakistan Task Team's (PTT) report, pointing out a number of factual errors in the report and calling it "a scholarly exercise" rather than being a Pakistan-specific document. In an unusually long and fairly withering press release, the board [...]
ICC rankings for Tests
The ICC on Monday announced the players and team rankings for Tests. West Indies fast bowler Fidel Edwards has achieved his career-best ranking in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers following the drawn third and final Test against India at Dominica. The 29-year-old from [...]
