On the eve of the opening clash against Deccan Chargers, Sourav Ganguly made his point straightaway that the best way to progress is by “executing” and not wasting time “planning.” The Kolkata Knight Riders captain felt there was no point dissecting the past, and the better alternative was to go out an…

Australia 202 for 4 (White 50*, Ponting 50) beat New Zealand 238 (McCullum 61, Hauritz 3-46) by 6 wickets (D/L method)…
Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played here.
Credit for the win went to skipper Ricky …

West Indies 245 for 9 (Chanderpaul 58, Barath 35, Chigumbura 2-43) beat Zimbabwe 104 (Sammy 4-26, Roach 3-28) by 141 runs…
Eighty balls into the chase, it was all but over. A penetrative spell from Darren Sammy, in which he took three wickets from his first three overs – adding one more to his tally later [.…

In an unprecedented crackdown on indiscipline, the Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday indefinitely barred its former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from playing for the country and imposed one-year bans on Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan in the wake of the team’s disastrous tour of Australia.
The P…

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been named as the most influential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated Power list.
The top 50 rates Tendulkar as the number one influencer in India, followed closely by IPL Chairman Lalit Modi at second spot and liquor baron Dr Vijay Mallya in third.
Union …

Former India captain Kapil Dev has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The 51-year-old played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs across a 16-year career, and is best remembered for leading India to victory in the 1983 World Cup.
Kapil made his international debut in a one-dayer against Pakistan in Quetta in October 197…

Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, has said Shashank Manohar and N Srinivasan, the Indian board’s president and secretary, took the call – backed by other members of the league’s governing council – to shelve the tender process for the two new franchises at Sunday’s meeting in Mumbai. Modi’s…

The continuing TV news channels boycott notwithstanding, Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi expects a successful third edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 event starting March 12.
“The preparations are in full swing and there are no hiccups. We all are ready to go. We have planned a very good opening nigh…

Australia 248 for 4 (Haddin 110, Ponting 69) beat New Zealand 245 (Taylor 62, Johnson 3-41, Harris 3-48) by 6 wickets…
Brad Haddin’s second one-day international century gave Australia a 2-1 lead and the most one-sided victory of the tour, as they chased down their target with 16 balls to spare. Haddin’…

MS Dhoni, the Chennai Super Kings captain, has backed the cap on overseas players in a playing XI, saying it was the best way to identify and groom local talent and calling on overseas players to compete amongst themselves for the four available slots in the team.
“If the overseas players want to find a place [...…