JOHANNESBURG(timesofindia): Once the financial engine driver of the game, One-day cricket will get a definitive chance at restoring its fading aura when South

Africa and Sri Lanka kick off the Champions Trophy at Centurion from Tuesday.
With England having scrapped the 50-over format from its domestic calendar and a largely predictable pattern – coupled with the sheer [...]

JOHANNESBURG — The pressure will be on South Africa and off Sri Lanka when they clash at Centurion Park on Tuesday in the opening 2009 ICC Champions Trophy fixture.
South Africa need the cup to confirm what the world rankings have been saying for some time – that they are a class act when it comes [...]

Former captains Aamir Sohail and Rashid Latif have vouched for disgraced pacer Mohammad Asif’s inclusion in the playing eleven in Pakistan’s Champions Trophy opener against West Indies on September 23.
Both Sohail and Latif were of the view that Asif should be allowed to make his comeback against the Caribbeans to ease him out for the [...]

Leading his team in a full-fledged series against India and defeating the arch rivals in that is one of Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan’s biggest aspirations.
“I would love to lead the team in a full series against India as beating them would be a big achievement for me and a big plus in my [...]

Although the ICC Champions Trophy is just five tournaments old, it has delivered six different winners with England and Pakistan the only unsuccessful top-eight nations.
South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies and Australia won the mini-Cricket World Cup outright and Sri Lanka and India shared the honour after rain ruined two attempts to complete the 2002 [...]