51 Pakistani cricket stars up for grab in BPL auction

By Ubaid Awan

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 18, 2012: A total of 51 Pakistani cricketers will be up for grabs on Thursday when players auction for the second edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will be held in Dhaka.

Rest-seeking AB de Villiers pulls out of NZ T20s

By Sheriff Michaels

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (TheSportsNEXT) December 18, 2012: South African skipper for Twenty20 Internationals, AB de Villiers has ruled himself out of the upcoming three-match Twenty20 International series starting December 21 at Durban.

ICC clears Peter Siddle of ball tampering charges

By Nadene Smith

HOBART, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 18, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday cleared Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle of ball tampering charges raised by Sri Lankan cricket team after the home side won the first Test by 137 runs at Bellerive Oval.

Spirited Australia win Hobart Test by 137 runs

By Nadene Smith

HOBART, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 18, 2012: A brilliant bowling performance by fast bowlers Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc led Australia to 137 runs victory in the first of the three Test matches against Sri Lanka at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on Tuesday.

Australia include Usman Khawaja for Boxing Day Test

By Nadene Smith

HOBART, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 18, 2012: After losing skipper Michael Clarke to a hamstring injury during Hobart Test, the Australia selectors have included left-hand top-order batsman Usman Khawaja in the squad for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka.

England win Test series in India after 28 years

Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell save the day for England on final day

By Ashley Williams

LONDON, England (TheSportsNEXT) December 17, 2012: England have done it, and they have done it in great fashion as they played out the whole fifth day in Nagpur against Indian spinners on a spinners-friendly pitch which for some unknown reasons stopped helping spinners.

Australia on top in Hobart despite Dilshan ton

By Nadene Smith

HOBART, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 16, 2012: Australia seized advantage in first Test match against Sri Lanka in Hobart on Sunday as they took their lead to 141 runs with all of their wickets still in hand.

England on course for series win in Nagpur

By Abhishek Manroa

NAGPUR, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 16, 2012: England battled it hard to set their sights on Test series victory against India on fourth day of the final Test match in Indian city of Nagpur on Sunday.

India beat Pakistan to win Blind T20 World Cup

By Abhishek Manroa

BENGALURU, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 13, 2012: Indian blind cricketers kept their nerves to keep Pakistan 29 runs short of the target and win the Blind World Twenty20 2012 title in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Australia drop pacer Mitchell Johnson for Hobart Test

By Jamie Pearce

HOBART, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 13, 2012: The National Selection Panel (at the Cricket Australia (CA) decided on Thursday to rest fast bowler Mitchell Johnson for the first Test match against Sri Lanka starting from Friday at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

BBL2012: It's Lasith Malinga show as Melbourne Stars win by 10 wickets

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 12, 2012: Despite of inclement weather conditions halting the KFC Big Bash League action at Western Australian Cricket Association Ground in Perth on Wednesday the Melbourne Stars punished the Perth Scorchers by 10 wickets on Duckworth/Lewis Method.

BBL2012: Time to find out Warnie Disco Ball

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 12, 2012: Legendary Australian legspinner Shane Warne is all set to give his Disco Ball another go on Wednesday when his side Melbourne Stars take on the Perth Scorchers in the KFC Big Bash League match at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in Perth.

Pakistan storm into Blind World T20 final

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 12, 2012: Pakistan blind cricketers put off-the-field events behind to decimate England by nine wickets in the first semi-final of the Blind World Twenty20 2012 in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Lions, Stags, Wolves enter last-4 in Faysal Bank T20 Cup

By AM Khan

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Lahore Lions, Bahawalpur Stags, and Faisalabad Wolves booked berths in semi-finals of Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2012 by recording their fifth straight victories Thursday.

Why Phillip Hughes is a bad choice

By Adrian Meredith

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: When Phillip Hughes first burst onto the first class scene, he was unbelievably good.

BCCI bars Pakistani players from IPL

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Bilateral cricket ties between bitter neighbors Pakistan and India may be reviving but the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is not ready to have Pakistani cricketers in its cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

Ehsan Adil makes strong case for national selection

By Farhan Nisar

LAHORE, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Right arm fast medium bowler Ehsan Adil impressed Dav Whatmore, Pakistan national cricket team’s head coach, with his impressive bowling in his first match for the Faisalabad Wolves in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup 2012 on Thursday.

Captain Cook leads England to dominate 2nd day in Kolkata Test

By Abhishek Manroa

KOLKATA, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: Skipper Alastair Cook led England into a commanding position on second day of the third Test against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Cricket Australia fills Ricky Ponting void with Phil Hughes

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: The National Selection Panel of Cricket Australia on Thursday picked Phil Hughes over Usman Khawaja, Rob Quiney and Alex Doolan to fill up the void created by retirement of legendary Ricky Ponting.

Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen on brink of an England record

By Meg Anderson

MELBOURNE, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 6, 2012: England Test captain Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen are closing in on becoming the English batsman with most number of Test centuries.