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Pressure off, I'll focus on raising ELO rating: Ganguly
New Delhi: The newest entrant to the country's elite Grand Masters' pool, Surya Shekhar Ganguly feels that the third and final GM norm has taken the pressure off him and he can now concentrate on improving his game further.

Cricket
Verma takes up crowd trouble issue with BCCI
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) Crowd trouble, which has marred the ongoing One-day series between India and West Indies, came up for discussion during a meeting between delegates of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Sports Minister Vikram Verma on Wednesday.

Pakistan to play three One-dayers in England next year
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday announced the dates for Pakistan's three One-day International matches against England next year.

England players ease off ahead of Australia 'A' game
Hobart: England's cricketers have eased off on their preparations ahead of playing Australia's second-best side, with acting captain Marcus Trescothick saying the team needed time off.

Match referee Lloyd hauls up Akhtar for ball tampering
Harare: Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been severely reprimanded for ball tampering by former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd in his capacity as match referee for the tour of Zimbabwe.

Chucking very much rife, ICC ducking issue: Jarman
Sydney: Former Test referee Barry Jarman said the International Cricket Council was ducking the "chucking" issue, which he believed to be endemic in the game.

Warne's verbal salvo: England will be more nervous now
Perth: Champion leg spinner Shane Warne has chipped away at the England tourists, predicting they will be even more nervous in next week's second Ashes cricket Test in Adelaide.

WICB chief Hall concerned over safety of players
New Delhi: The West Indies Cricket Board has expressed concern about crowd disturbances during the first three matches of the seven-match One-day International series between India and the West Indies and said necessary steps should be taken to avoid such incidents.

It's God's gift, onus on me to cement place: Balaji
Chennai: Tamil Nadu medium pacer Laxmipathy Balaji, picked in the 15-member India squad for the fourth and fifth One-day Internationals against West Indies, considers the honour as a 'God's gift' and said, "I must cement my place with good performance in the matches".

Identify culprits with cameras, BCCI instructs venues
New Delhi: India's cricket officials on Wednesday refused to reschedule the One-day series against the West Indies despite crowd trouble in all the three matches played so far.

Murali suffers hernia, doubtful for Aussie ODI series
Sydney: Sri Lankan spinner Muthiah Muralitharan is a doubt for next month's triangular One-day cricket series in Australia after being diagnosed with a hernia.

Trescothick to fill in for Hussain in Hobart tour game
Hobart (Australia): Marcus Trescothick will stand in as England's captain for the three-day match against Australia 'A' starting in Hobart on Friday, the team announced on Wednesday.

Concerned ICC seeks assurance on other ODI venues
London: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is seeking urgent confirmation from India's cricket chiefs concerning the security measures in place for the remaining four matches of the one-day series between India and West Indies.

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