Bangladesh won the second one-day international by five runs here on Saturday to record a first victory over England in any format. But it was not the first time Bangladesh had upset the formbook and below are some of the Tigers greatest one-day triumphs.

Sir Ronnie Flanagan has vowed to tackle match-fixing with zero tolerance when he begins his new post with the International Cricket Council, amid fresh concerns over corruption. Flanagan, the former Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, will take over as chairman of the ICC's anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) when Lord Paul Cond

All favorites finally got through to the super eight of ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2010. Only Bangladesh created some ripples. With proper match planning, better captaincy and little bit of luck they could win against both Pakistan and Australia. Lack of experience of winning against top opposition, wrong choice of bowling at the crunch time and requir

West Indies\' hopes of lifting the World Twenty20 title on home soil were boosted on Thursday when pace bowler Jerome Taylor and batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan were both named in the 15-man squad. Graeme Smith will be fit to lead South Africa in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies next month.

The International Cricket Council on Friday marked a year's countdown to the World Cup by promising a successful event in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The 14-nation showpiece event, held every four years, opens on February 19, 2011 with India taking on Bangladesh at the Mirpur stadium near Dhaka. "I believe it will be one of the great sportin

Cricket is fast catching up with soccer as the most popular game. The game has gained popularity enormously especially over the last few decades. The introduction of the Twenty/20 in 2007 has been an icing on the cake. But on the other hand, cricket betting and gambling have marred the game of the “gentlemen”. Betting on Cricket has become increasi

England started 2009 by losing both their captain and their coach yet ended it having triumphed in an Ashes series which proved cricket still had nothing to rival Test matches for sheer drama. Also India ended the year as the world's number one-ranked Test team, a position matching their standing as cricket's financial powerhouse.

Like many Chinese teenage boys, Xu Chun Yang had dreams of becoming a great basketballer like NBA player Yao Ming, but two years ago he learnt about a "slow game" and fell in love. On a grassless pitch at Bangladesh's elite sports academy outside Dhaka, Xu trains hard with 14 other young Chinese cricketers in a bid to fulfil his new dream to be th

New Zealand and Pakistan start round two of their disrupted cricket series here Tuesday searching for respectability amid a background of upheaval. The world's seventh and sixth ranked sides are two of the sport's most prominent underachievers, the result of mixing remarkable successes with spectacular collapses. Both teams enter this three-Test

Sachin Tendulkar begins a third decade in world cricket next week, insisting he is still as passionate to play for India as he was as a wide-eyed teenager 20 years ago. "My love for cricket and the honour of playing for my country have kept me motivated all these years," said Tendulkar, 36, ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka starting in Ahme

The plain and simple way of success in World cricket now is to go out and play to your potential and win matches and win series. Quality players always play the game as per the situation. But luck and leadership also counts. Starting as underdogs Australins turned the table on favourite Indians with depleted side playing brilliant cricket.

West Indies to Cricket is the same as Brazil to Soccer. While Brazilians play to the tune of Samba West Indians play Calypso cricket. Can you imagine it is Cricket which keeps several independent countries together? So many great West Indians graced cricket and glorified it over the years.

When Boom Boom Afridi fires in all cylinders no cricket team can defend. Yesterday in the first of the three match Pakistan – New Zealand ODI Series at Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi happy go merry Pathan was on song and had his dinner with Kiwi curry. He blasted them with his insatiable appetite of power batting and then clipped Kiwi wings with de

An avalanche of Indian Batting Machine driven by dynamic Dhoni lifted Indian score to Mount Everest of 354/7 in the second ODI at beautiful Nagpur stadium.

Zimbabweans fresh from massive success against Kenya is now in Bangladesh the backyard to Royal Bengal tigers. In not too distant past Tigers almost white washed Zibababwe in 5 match ODI series. Bangladesh has just announced its squad for the 5 match ODI series.

A gentle sober unassuming youngster of Magura making Bangladesh looks brighter and bigger with glories, one after another. Best ODI all-rounder in ODI of ICC rating, inclusion in ICCs best test team 2009 and now to top them all best cricketer of 2009 judged by world famous widen cricket monthly. World cricket world sports arena now knows Bangladesh

Bangladesh cricket team white washed one time great West Indies in both form of traditional cricket - Test series and one day internationals. A young budding touring team under a young captain has done wonders. Critics still talk about the composition of the opponent but that matters little here as tigers played like true champions. They have devel

Australia have only themselves to blame after going from "flat track bullies to hapless hookers" in less than a week during their Ashes battle with England, Australian media said on Saturday. Ashes holders Australia were 156 for eight at stumps after the second day of the second Test on Friday. At 269 runs behind England's first innings total of

Now that all the matches are finished for Bangladesh in this world cup, they can relax now. No more hard training leading up to the match, or those high voltage planning and strategy sessions between Ashraful and Jamie Siddons, I mean if they had any before. I’m sure there has been some strategy and planning sessions like that in the past at some p

Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle will know he is doing a good job for his side during the Ashes if English crowds start getting on his back.

In the context of his overall career an Indian Premier League title may not be the pinnacle, but Adam Gilchrist's contribution to Deccan Chargers' 2009 triumph will make this a truly special achievement.

Cricket South Africa on Friday cleared the way for players contracted to the breakaway Indian Cricket League to return to official cricket. The board of CSA also announced a resumption of bilateral ties with Zimbabwe cricket. Several leading South African players, including Justin Kemp, Nicky Boje, Dale Benkenstein, Andrew Hall and Johan van der

Rain and a floodlight failure took the gloss off the second day of the Indian Premier League\'s double-header weekend at Newlands Sunday.

Pakistan are considering whether to switch a home series to New Zealand after the Black Caps refused to tour the troubled country, a cricket official said Sunday. New Zealand were scheduled to tour Pakistan in November-December for a three-Test and five-match one-day series but had hinted they will not tour following attacks on the Sri Lankan team

The second season of Indian premier league is just a day away! Finally after some rumours and threats it’s happening. We are trying to analyse the star mechanism in IPL

India\'s first test series victory in New Zealand in 41 years on Tuesday highlighted the hosts\' battle with inconsistencies that have haunted their test performances in recent years. India claimed the three-test series 1-0 after they won the first match in Hamilton by 10 wickets before they batted for more than two days to save the second in Nap

New Zealand's bowlers have been challenged by captain Daniel Vettori to respond the same way the batsmen did in the second test in Napier when the third and final encounter against India begins on Friday. New Zealand are down 1-0 in the series after they lost the first match in Hamilton by 10 wickets. In both innings the hosts were bowled out f

The attack on Sri Lanka\'s national team in Pakistan was "cricket\'s darkest day" and has called into question the sport\'s survival in the country, media across the cricket-playing world said Wednesday.

England's bid for a series-levelling victory over West Indies ran into Ramnaresh Sarwan who fashioned his third hundred of the series in the fourth Test on Saturday. Sarwan defied the tourists for the entire day to hit an undefeated 184 - his 14th Test hundred - that carried West Indies to 398 for five, replying to the visitors' first innings to

Texas financier Allen Stanford, accused of a 9.2-billion-dollar fraud that prompted several governments to shut down his banks and seize assets, was tracked down Thursday in the US state of Virginia, the FBI said.

There are some serious fans of Sachin Tendulkar expressing their view on the great batsman of India. Some of them are quoted below: "He is 99.5 percent perfect. I'd pay to see him" - Viv Richards. "It's scary, where the hell do we bowl to him" -Allan Border. "There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the

After some thrilling test match actions and high-octane ODIs after ‘Boxing Day’ lot more exciting cricket coming up in next few days. After loosing both Test match and ODI series Aussies will take on neighbouring New Zealand Black Caps in the prestigious

Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh added his respected voice to the Ashes build-up on Friday by telling Kevin Pietersen he was wrong to relinquish the England captaincy. Pietersen had overseen just three Tests before he spectacularly fell out with coach

South Africa had every reason to look back fondly on 2008, a year in which Allen Stanford became a name known to all cricket fans and the once all-conquering Australia came back to the pack.

Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar says it is "impossible" that India will tour Pakistan early next year due to strained political relations following the Mumbai attacks.

Timeline of cricket's troubled year after England agreed to resume their Test tour of India on Wednesday despite last week's Mumbai terror attacks:

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne on Wednesday threw his support behind a musical stage show that presents a warts-and-all account of his controversy-laced career.

With a string of impressive on-field performances, including victory in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup, India have risen to become one of the world\'s leading limited-overs sides.

Former great Wasim Akram Monday called on India not to break cricketing ties with Pakistan, suggesting both countries should instead play a test match in terrorist-hit Mumbai to show solidarity.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said he is ready to return to international cricket after a spell on the sidelines since standing down as skipper in August.

England coach Peter Moores is looking forward to a winning performance from his team in the crucial fourth one-day international against India starting here on Sunday.

England have called up off-spinner Graeme Swann for Thursday's third one-day international to revive the tourists flagging fortunes after two heavy defeats.

Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam urged his team to learn from Barack Obama's historic US presidential election victory, as they prepared for a three-match one-day series against the West Indies.

LONDON, November 6, 2008 (AFP) - Ian Botham believes the current England side can emulate their 2005 predecessors and regain the Ashes on home soil next year.

New Zealand are pinning their hopes on their fast bowlers for the opening test against Australia in Brisbane starting Nov. 21. Five pacemen were included in a 15-man squad, announced on Thursday, leaving captain Daniel Vettori as the only spinner.

Ricky Ponting has been likened to inheriting a family business on the slide as Australian cricket comes face-to-face with reality.

New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram pulled out of the upcoming two-Test tour of Australia on Tuesday as he continues to be hampered by a nagging back injury.

Pakistani selectors sought a replacement for Mohammad Yousuf Monday after the star batsman joined an Indian cricket league hours after being named in a one-day series squad against the West Indies.

Star Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has joined the rebel Twenty20 cricket league in India in a move which could end his international career, an official said on Monday.

Pakistan on Monday recalled batsman Mohammad Yousuf for the one-day series against West Indies after visa problems ruled him out of last month's Twenty20 tournament in Canada.