Cricket

Why Test cricket needs two tiers to combat threat of Twenty20 Telegraph.co.uk The best teams need to play against each other more often, which is why I would split Test cricket into two tiers. Six nations in the top league – Australia, England, India, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – with one relegated every two years ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

India's Fastest Rising Cricket Star Wall Street Journal (blog) Unmukt Chand, India's Under-19 World Cup winning cricket captain, is happy to bide his time before a seemingly inevitable call up to the senior team, even as doubts grow over veteran openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

Shaun Tait signs deal to play Twenty20 cricket for Essex this summer The Guardian The Australian paceman Shaun Tait will play for Essex in this summer's Friends Life t20 tournament. The 30-year-old has taken more than 150 career wickets in the 20-over format at club and international level, and will be available for the English ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

From colts to senior cricket, Kohli and Kaul's paths diverge Times of India Cut to March 2013, Kohli entered the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium as Indiancricket's new superstar, and Kaul as one of the net bowlers provided by the local association for helping the stars with a few hits ahead of the second Test against Australia. Quietly ... See all stories on this topic » Times of India

Unmukt Chand is new brand ambassador for Pepsi NDTV He will feature in Pepsi's upcoming advertisement which will have a face-off between him and the captain of the India's senior cricket team MS Dhoni along with Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina. The campaign went on air from Friday. Press Trust of India ... See all stories on this topic » NDTV

Welcome to Emirates Old Trafford! Lancashire cricket club sell ground naming ... Telegraph.co.uk It is the second naming rights deal of a Test match ground for Emirates, who signed a six-year deal with Durham in 2010 to rename the Riverside ground at Chester-le-Street the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground. The Lancashire deal means that ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Pakistan hope for better deal after umpiring howlers in Tests DAWN.com The DRS, first introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a Test match between New Zealand and Pakistan at the University Oval, Dunedin in 2009, has its supporters as well as critics in large and small numbers respectively depending on... See all stories on this topic »

Fresh moves on to make cricket an Olympic sport Antigua Observer LONDON, England – Fresh moves are afoot to have cricket become an Olympic sport perhaps in time for the 2024 edition of the games. The popular MaryleboneCricket Club (MCC) World Committee is lobbying for Twenty20 cricket to be included, claiming it ... See all stories on this topic »

India's tour of NZ next year to be trimmed: Report NDTV New Delhi: India's full tour of New Zealand early next year could be trimmed to two Tests, two ODIs and two T20 Internationals to accommodate the Asia Cup crickettournament, according to a report. The ICC's Future Tours Programme (FTP) has India ... See all stories on this topic »

Lord's Ashes tickets design The Sun THIS is the stirring image that is greeting England fans when they receive their tickets for the Lord's Ashes Test. MCC chiefs comissioned a special design for this summer's epic showdown, which depicts St George slaying a kangaroo with a cricket bat ... See all stories on this topic » The Sun