May 17 2008
Tests come first, says new global cricket body chief (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Tests come first, says new global cricket body chief (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Melbourne, May 16 (IANS) Incoming International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said that the sanctity of Test cricket would remain, despite the frenzied grab for Twenty20 dollars, it was reported by the media here Friday.
Clarke will miss only first Test against West Indies (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Melbourne, May 16 (IANS) Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has confirmed his availability for the West Indies cricket tour, but he will miss the first Test starting next week, it was reported by the media here Friday.
Pakistanis hooked on to IPL show (HT via Yahoo! India News)
The IPL matches are immensely popular in Pakistan. Prime time IPL matches on Indian television are prime time in Pakistan too. It has nothing to do with borders, and everything to do with cricket. Like Indian audiences, Pakistanis have been hooked by the IPL phenomenon. In hotel lobbies and drawing rooms, everyone is watching the latest “export” from India on their television screens.
