Bond bowled over by Indian pacers
New Delhi: In Shane Bond, New Zealand had a pace ace who could swing matches in their favour till he decided to switch loyalties to 'rebel' Indian Cricket League and the ...

 County round-up: Kiwi Bond strikes it rich; Freddie back in action
London: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who hasn't played Test cricket for over a year, took a step back on the way to international recognition with a wicket for Lancashire on the ...

 Bond takes a swipe at 'greedy' IPL players
New Delhi: Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has criticised the double standards of players who will participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite their earlier complaints about tight ...

  NZC hikes players' salary to prevent attrition
Christchurch: In order to reward players for being loyal and not getting influenced by the lucrative deals around, New Zealand Cricket has (NZC) decided to hand out significant pay increases to ...

 NZC acting to appease BCCI, say players
Wellington: New Zealand Cricket Players Association (NZCPA) has lashed out at the country's apex cricketing body saying the termination of Shane Bond contract was a kowtowing to the BCCI. ''This decision ...

 NZC shows ICL-bound Bond the door
Wellington: New Zealand will dump its star paceman Shane Bond after he signed for the rebel Indian Cricket League, the country's cricket board confirmed Monday. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has been ...

 Shane Bond set for Indian cricket League
Wellington: New Zealand star fast bowler Shane Bond is set to turn his back on his national team following reports on Thursday he has signed for the rebel Indian Cricket League. ...

 Lifting world cup will be momentous occasion: Lara
London:West Indies captain Brian Lara does no longer think himself as the leading batsman in his side but says lifting the World Cup at home as captain would be a momentous ...

 Yuvraj wants to lend the finishing touch
Trelawny (Jamaica):Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh wants to fare well with both bat and ball at the World Cup after overcoming an injury that almost sidelined him for the showpiece event starting ...

 Dravid expects few batting heroics on slow strips
Trelawny (Jamaica):Indian skipper Rahul Dravid believes crucial World Cup games could be decided on how one settled batsman performs if pitches played slow in the Caribbean.