Harbhajan caused me 'lot of grief', says Ponting Perth, Dec 3: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Curtly Ambrose, Wasim Akram and Harbhajan Singh were the three bowlers who troubled him the most in his career. Calling West Indies' Ambrose and Akram of Pakistan as "two outstanding quicks", ...
West Indies cricket is in terrible state: Ambrose Antigua, Jun 12: Legendary fast bowler Curtly Ambrose made no bones about the fact that West Indies cricket is in a "terrible" state and would require lot of effort to regain its part glory. "The present standard is very, very bad ...
Texas billionaire pumps US$100m into Windies cricket St John~~s (Antigua):Texas billionaire Allen Stanford has given West Indies cricket US$100 million over three years in what he described on Wednesday as a bid to bring the game into the 21st century. ...
McGrath rates Lara slightly ahead of Tendulkar Bridgetown (Barbados):Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath rated West Indian Brian Lara just ahead of India~~s Sachin Tendulkar among the batsmen he has bowled against in a 14-year international career. ...
WACA pitch may help slow bowlers for Ashes Perth:Perth~~s WACA Ground pitch has long been considered the home of fast bowling in world cricket, but its changing nature could force Australia to break with years of tradition and play two leg-spinners for the third Ashes Test in December. ...
1996 World Cup debacle still hurts Ambrose Bridgetown: Despite a more-than-a-decade long successful career, Curtly Ambrose says not having a World Cup medal around his neck still hurts and the legendary West Indian pacer considers the five-run loss to Australia in the semi-final of the 1996 edition of the showpiece...
ODI win makes Lara's critics eat their words St John~~s:West Indies~~ 4-1 win against India in the ODI series forced Brian Lara~~s critics swallow their words but batting legend Viv Richards said he would wait a bit more and see ~~~~whether the sun shines tomorrow~~~~. ...
Americanised cricket for generation next More imagesWashington:Hold onto your bats, purists. Here comes cricket American style - complete with designated hitters, non-batting bowlers, five deliveries an over and matches about as long as an American football game. ...
Akram's path to pinnacle of glory: Wickets one to 500 Paarl (South Africa): Pakistan~~s Wasim Akram on Tuesday became the first player in history to take 500 wickets in One-day cricket when he bowled the Netherlands~~ Nick Statham in the World Cup match. ...
Dillon is 16th West Indian to reach 100 wickets Bangalore: The West Indies, which has been on the look out for budding young fast bowlers to fill the void created by its immediate past speedsters - Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, has at least some consolation in noticing Dillon~~s talent. ...