The two Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir, who had been given custodial terms for their alleged involvement in a spot-fixing scam which  has shocked the integrity of sport, are willing and going to challenge their sentences. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, sitting with two other judges at the Court of Appeal in London, will be hearing this case. Former-Test captain Salman Butt, Twenty-seven, who has been jailed for two and a half years for his role as the "mastermind" of the plot to bowl deliberate no-balls in the Lord's Test versus England last summer. Amir, 19, who had been tipped for being one of the all-time great fast bowlers, was detained for six months in a young offenders' institution after he admitted bowling...Read More

Team India’s past captain, Ajit Wadekar, firmly believes that Sachin Tendulkar is destined to score his most-wanted and long-awaited 100th international century at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, where third and final Test match is being played between India and West Indies. Wadekar states that the God of Cricket Sachin will really achieve the mark at his home ground as a great number of fans are backing him. Talking to the media currently, the past skipper said, “It is destiny that he was born and brought up in Mumbai. He is bound to make history at Mumbai. Among the list of trio, Dravid and Laxman have scored century (in this series), only he's left. He can score it in Mumbai.” The Master Blaster has been struggling for a hundred since ICC...Read More

The fifth edition of the Indian Premier League organized by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held from April 4, 2012 to May 27, 2012 in hot summer of Indian subcontinent. The IPL 2012 will feature 74 matches, same as in 2011 Indian Premier League. The tournament will be held after Indian team returns back from Australia tour where they will play 5 Test, 2 T20 International and a Tri Series against Australia and Sri Lanka. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has given unofficial window to IPL for the next 10 years in their Future Tour Programs (FTP). Indian team is not expected to play any series in the months of April and May. In the Indian Premier League 2011, international players from Australia, West Indies and Pakistan may miss the tournament...Read More