Cuttack: Deccan Chargers threw away a cracking start to post 170-7 against Kings XI Punjab as the IPL staged its first game at at the Barabati stadium on Friday

MICHAEL Clarke s self-imposed week long absence from Australia s tour of New Zealand may have had a positive effect on his cricket

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals are facing a severe resource crunch. Injuries to Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas have come as a body blow to the side which lost Ravindra Jadeja even before the tournament began

Sri Lanka have made a late change to their preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20, adding all-rounder Jeevantha Kulatunga to the list of players.

Sydney: Fast bowler Brett Lee has returned to Australia from the Indian Premier League (IPL) to undergo more treatment on his elbow in a bid to make himself available for the world Twenty20 championships

PCB should not waste anymore time in announcing the name of experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi as the captain for the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies next month, feels former skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Bangalore: A Hat-trick from Praveen Kumar leads Royal Challengers Bangalore to comprehensive 10 wicket win against Rajasthan Royals here on Thursday at Bangalore.

AUSTRALIA lost Phillip Hughes (20) early but was in a good position having recovered to be 1-93 at lunch on the first day of the Wellington Test.

New Delhi: It's a case of the missing skippers as Chennai travel to the Feroze Shah Kotla sans MS Dhoni and Delhi look to bounce back and defend their citadel minus Gautam Gambhir.

Praveen Kumar registered the first hat-trick of the 2010 Indian Premier League to set up a crushing ten-wicket win for the Royal Challengers Bangalore over the Rajasthan Royals.