"This series will be a test for him. Till now, he has done well in the sub-continent…”

That was Sourav Ganguly talking to the media about MS Dhoni before the Kiwi series. The guy won the first T20 world cup in South Africa, won a tri-series in Australia which was a first for India, beat the Sri Lankans on their own turf twice in succession, etc, etc, and still the doubts persist. Or is it envy?

The grimmest issue for cricket could be the future of the 2011 World Cup, which was to be jointly hosted by India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. With players and governments from across the cricket world ranged against playing in Pakistan, the World Cup itinerary may have to be restructured, with Pakistan out of the scheme of things. This might be irksome to the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which has leaned heavily on the Pakistan Cricket Board for votes to establish its near-hegemony. But now the BCCI may be left with no choice in the matter.

Intelligence reports coupled with popular sentiment are likely to compel the Indian government to take a stand, as it did for the tour which was scrapped late last year.

Colombo, Mar. 4 : The Sri Lankan cricket team arrived home from Pakistan by a special charted plane on Wednesday, a day after getting targeted by terrorists in Lahore.

On Tuesday, around a dozen heavily armed assailants attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team''s bus and a police escort as they drove to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for the ongoing second and final Test. At least six cricketers were wounded, while six policemen and a driver were killed during the ambush.

Helps SSPMS (D) to gain a first innings lead over Rosary

A dazzling 115 by Rahul Chavan helped SSPMS (D) to gain a massive 258-run first-innings lead over Rosary School in the PDCA organised Kohinoor Trophy under-14 inter-school cricket tournament at Tata Motor's ground on Tuesday. The decision to bat first fired back on Rosary as they were bundled out for 44 in just 20.2 overs. Nikhil Adhav picked three wickets while Omkar Khade and Atharva Jadhav were equally good with two wickets each. Later, Chavan dominated Rosary bowlers by scoring a ton. Rhishikesh Shinde (68) and Shubham Padwal (50) added valuable score to the total. Meanwhile, in another match, Sau Vimlabai Garware High School defeated MES Bhave High School by seven wickets.

Hours after the attacks on Sri Lanka's cricketers in Lahore, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram suggested that the Indian Premier League, set to start on April 10, be put off. Chidambaram said he was concerned that the Central government would not be able to provide adequate security to the event, as personnel would be deployed for election duty.

IPL may be put off, 2011 World Cup may avoid Pakistan

Till Tuesday, 'tis not cricket' had a connotation quite different from what it might be in the future.

The assassination of 11 Israelis by Palestinians in the Munich Olympic Village in 1972 remains the most dastardly act of violence in modern sports history. But yesterday's terrorist attack by a dozen armed gunmen on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore is no less diabolical even if there have been fewer casualties, and no player has died.