Paul Collingwood marked his record 171st one-day appearance with an unbeaten century to lead England to a commanding seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the second match of the series on Sunday.

Zaheer Khan could not be spotted, Yuvraj Singh didn't bat and Harbhajan Singh fooled around as an air of casualness breezed through the Indian cricket team's practice session ahead of their second Test against Sri Lanka in Kanpur.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP and BCCI's Finance Committee chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday ridiculed Shiv Sena's latest verbal attack on senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar, saying the party was only harming its own image by criticising the revered cricketer.

It is neither the record-defending Indian helmsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni nor his Sri Lankan counterpart Kumar Sangakkara. Less than 48 hours before the second Test between the neighbours, Green Park Stadium's curator Shiv Kumar insists he is the man most

Riding on his match-saving hundred against Sri Lanka in the opening Test, senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar rose a rung to joint 15th but opener Gautam Gambhir slipped one place to third in the latest ICC Rankings issued on Sunday.

Drunk and eager to do some charity, New Zealand cricketers Neil Broom and Aaron Redmond ended up causing a "riot" during a tour of India with their 'A' team in August for which, they were even detained by the Chennai

Amid heavy security presence, Sri Lankan cricketers on Sunday sweated it out at the nets to prepare for the second cricket Test against India starting in Kanpur on November 24.

Amidst rumours that he is likely to make his Test debut in the second match against Sri Lanka in place of an unimpressive Amit Mishra, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha said he would like to make the most out of the

Michael Clarke should never become a Test captain, considering his injury worries and Ricky Ponting's desire to lead the national side to England for Ashes revenge in 2013, feel former Australian greats.

South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been ruled out of the One-day series against England because of a rib injury, Cricket South Africa said on Saturday.

Former India wicket-keeper Chandrakant Pandit is all set to coach the Under-19 Indian cricket team, who will be defending their title in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled in New Zealand from January 15-30.

A man carrying a revolver broke through the heavy security cordon and entered the Green Park Stadium premises, hours after the Indian and Sri Lankan teams arrived in Kanpur on Saturday for the second Test.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said India should retain Amit Mishra notwithstanding the suggestions that the leg-spinner should be replaced in the second Test against Sri Lanka from November 24-28.

Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has suffered a fracture on his nose while playing football but his team manager says he will be available for the second Test match in Kanpur, starting Tuesday.

The Indian Cricket Board is under pressure from the Congress party to revoke a life ban on former skipper Mohd Azharuddin for his alleged involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.

The PCB might have decided to give a go ahead to its players for participating in next year's Indian Premier League, but the board is yet to approach the Sports Ministry for the government's clearance, a must for the cricketers

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt dismissed reports that he had ruled out the possibility of Shoaib Akhtar's return to the national team and said that the injury-plagued pacer will have to prove his worth in domestic tournaments to be

A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian cricket team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on his own.

Miffed with the docile pitch in the drawn Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said such batting-friendly tracks would kill cricket's longest format.

After being snubbed, China has conveyed to India that it has no intention of playing a broker in India-Pakistan relations and favours direct talks between them.