Cricket

Freddie Flintoff still feeling gloomy about Kanpur ODI loss

Freddie Flintoff still feeling gloomy about Kanpur ODI lossBangalore, Nov. 22: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff was still angry last night at the injustice of England’s defeat.

All-rounder Freddie said the farcical conclusion of the third one-day international "left a bad taste in the mouth."

Former players who insisted the regulations must be changed to allow a proper game of cricket supported him, reports The Sun.

England players will have to choose between central and IPL contracts

England players will have to choose between central and IPL contractsLondon, Nov. 22: England’s cricketers will have to make a hard choice between retaining their central contracts or signing up for next season’s Indian Premier League (IPL), said Hugh Morris, the managing director of the team.

Ponting facing what Border went through in the 1980s

Australian cricket captain Ricky PontingMelbourne, Nov. 22: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is probably going through a phase in his sporting life that was something similar to what his predecessor Allan Border went through in the mid-1980s.

Ganguly To Be Part Of BCCI's Technical Committee

Ganguly To Be Part Of BCCI's Technical CommitteeFormer Indian Captain, Sourav Ganguly has been nominated as a member of the BCCI's Technical Committee. Gavaskar is the Chairman of the committee, which generally makes recommendations to the BCCI on the playing conditions and the structure of the domestic game. At a recent meeting in August, the committee had allowed state associations to pick four 'guest players' [those from areas outside their jurisdiction] in their squad, including one from overseas, from the 2008-09 season onwards. Earlier, only three such players were allowed.

External Affairs Ministry worried over Indian cricket team touring Pakistan

BCCI & PCBNew Delhi, Nov 21 : The External Affairs Ministry on Friday expressed reservations over Indian cricket team touring Pakistan.

The series to be played from January 5 to February 19 includes three Tests, five One-day Internationals and one Twenty20 International but is in doubt because the Indian government is yet to clear the tour.

The Ministry fears that any untoward eventuality during the tour can decimate all the efforts made in building up the Indo-Pak relations.

PCB demands legal costs incurred in getting Asif released from Dubai jail

PCB demands legal costs incurred in getting Asif released from Dubai jailLahore, Nov 21 : PCB has reportedly slapped a whopping bill on suspended Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif for the legal costs incurred for his release from detention in Dubai earlier this year.

Asif was detained at the Dubai airport for 19 days for carrying a drug-like substance.

Following his detention, the Board had hired the legal firm “Afridi and Angel” to represent him in the case contested with the Dubai police.

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