Ricky's century puts pressure on Hyderabad
Opening batsman Ravneet Ricky, fresh from his exploits for the victorious Indian Under-19 team in Sri Lanka, hit a splendid 134 as Punjab piled on the pressure for Hyderabad at the end of the third…
Punjab women take third place
Punjab won the third place play-off match against Bihar by three wickets in the CricInfo Trophy Senior Women's National Cricket Championship at the Gymkhana Ground at Jorhat on Friday.Set to get a meagre 76 for…
Rain plays spoilsport on final day
Rain severely curtailed the final day of Tamil Nadu's South Zone RanjiTrophy encounter against Karnataka at the IIT-Chemplast ground inChennai on Saturday. Only 14.4 overs were possible during which TamilNadu contrived to lose four wickets…
New Plymouth washout for Districts' Cup match
Rain forced the abandonment of the fourth round Shell Cup match between Central Districts and Northern Districts at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth today before a ball had been bowled.The start of play was first delayed…
Hick and Alleyne reassured by Graveney
Graeme Hick and Mark Alleyne have been told that they still feature in England's plans for the 2003 World Cup.Both players have been omitted from the England squad for the NatWest Series against Australia and…
There must be serious doubts about Shoaib fitness
The momentum of Old Trafford carried to Edgbaston, Pakistan on a highand England singing the blues and the first game of the NatWesttriangular series was a mismatch. It was not that Pakistan wasoutstandingly good ,…
Losing in pressure situations is a learning exercise
An interesting week in the cricketing world, with stampedes, more match fixing allegations, the loss of a fellow international and, of course, some action in the middle.There has been a lot of negative press this…
Duleep Trophy matches in Central Zone
The 2001-2002 Duleep Trophy knock-out inter-zonal cricket tournamentwill be held in the Central Zone from March 28 to April 15.The executive secretary of the Rajasthan Cricket Association AnantVyas said today that Jaipur would host two…
New domestic cricket structure – a worthy effort?
Working in accordance with the government's devolution plan (and perhaps under the directive of President Musharraf who is the patron of PCB), Pakistan Cricket Board has expanded its boundaries to 98 of a total of…
Blot on the series
The most damning comment as the West Indies started their secondinnings in the final Test in the gloom of Monday afternoon camethrough the television stump microphone from an unidentified voice inthe Zimbabwean slips.Hey, let's go,…