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England won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the first Test of a four-match series at SuperSport Park on Wednesday. South Africa were without strike bowler Dale Steyn, who had not fully recovered from a hamstring injury. He was replaced by new cap Friedel de Wet, 29. Both teams decided to field six specialist batsmen and four specialist bowlers. Jacques Kallis was playing as a batsman only for South Africa as he recovers from a rib injury, while England decided to award a 50th... Read Full Story
Sri Lanka's world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the rest of the one-day series in India due to a finger injury, a team official said on Wednesday. Muralitharan, 37, sat out Tuesday's first one-dayer in Rajkot in which the tourists almost chased down India's 414-7 before being restricted to 411-8 in the high-scoring thriller. The off-spinner will return home later on Wednesday and will not take part in the remaining four games, team manager Brendon Kuruppu told... Read Full Story
Pakistan paceman Mohammad Sami was Tuesday recalled for the tour of Australia following team management's request for an additional fast bowler, giving him a chance to revive a dwindling career. "The selection committee has agreed to send Sami as reinforcement player to join the Pakistan team in Australia," a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement said. The addition of Sami was requested to help ease the burden on the team's fast-bowlers in what is expected to be a demanding tour in... Read Full Story
AL-AIN, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - A member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family took the stand in court on Monday over a video that appears to show him torturing an Afghan man, pleading not guilty to rape and inflicting bodily harm. The trial, the first of a member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, follows U.S. network ABC's airing in May of footage that seemed to show Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan abusing Mohammed Shahpoor, an Afghan grain merchant... Read Full Story
A member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family who is accused of torturing an Afghan man was drugged against his will when the incident took place and cannot be held responsible, a government-owned newspaper on Tuesday quoted his lawyer as saying at his trial. "My client does not remember what happened that night. He did not have the mental capacity. Because he was drugged against his will, he cannot be held responsible," The National quoted Habib al-Mulla, lawyer for Sheikh Issa bin Zayed, as... Read Full Story
Watch India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 Live Online Streaming India vs Srl Lanka T20 Live Video Watch India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 International Match Cricket Streaming at Mohali.2nd T20 India vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming Cricket Starting Time 17:30 local, 12:00 GMT,Dec 12 2009.Ind vs Sl Live.India taken their chances, Sri Lanka would have struggled to reach 215. In the over after he was dropped, Jayasuriya hit Ashish Nehra for five consecutive boundaries and provided the acceleration after a slow... Read Full Story
Yuvraj Singh took 3-23 and smashed an unbeaten 60 off 25 balls on his 28th birthday as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets on Saturday to draw the two-match Twenty20 series 1-1. India, who lost the first match in Nagpur on Wednesday by 29 runs, chased down Sri Lanka's challenging 206-7 with five balls to spare at the Punjab Cricket Association ground here. It was the highest successful chase in the shortest form of the game, surpassing South Africa's 208-2 against the West Indies in the... Read Full Story
Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and sent India in to bat in the first one-day international here on Tuesday. Both teams were hit by injuries at the start of the five-match series, with India missing explosive batsman Yuvraj Singh and Sri Lanka being without the services of Muttiah Muralitharan and Lasith Malinga. India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar... Read Full Story
India's cricket chiefs on Monday changed the venue of the second one-day international against Sri Lanka due to political tension in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam. The match will now take place on Friday in Nagpur, which had hosted a Twenty20 international between India and Sri Lanka last week. Visakhapatnam, in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh, has been gripped by demonstrations over the federal government's decision to create a separate state of Telangana. The match on Friday... Read Full Story
India's cricket chiefs on Monday changed the venue of the second one-day international against Sri Lanka due to political tension in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam. The match will now take place on Friday in Nagpur, which had hosted a Twenty20 international between India and Sri Lanka last week. Visakhapatnam, in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh, has been gripped by demonstrations over the federal government's decision to create a separate state of Telangana. The match on Friday... Read Full Story
