Black Caps show spunk to make series tight
By Veturi Srivatsa More than India winning the first of the 13 Tests they are to play at home in the 2016-17 series, New Zealand should get credit for dragging it into the second session…
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Viv Richards backs expansion of cricket to non-traditional nations
Dubai, Sep 26 (IANS) Legendary former West Indies captain Vivian Richards has thrown his support behind the expansion of cricket to non-traditional nations. The 64-year-old, the symbol of West Indies cricket supremacy during the late…
Mamata congratulates Team India on win
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated the Indian cricket team for registering a win on their 500th Test appearance. “Congratulations Team India for winning. May India continue to…
Tamim first Bangladesh batsman to score 9,000 international runs
Dhaka, Sep 26 (IANS) Tamim Iqbal has become the first Bangladeshi batsman to score 9,000 runs in all formats combined in international fixtures. The 27-year-old opener was 15 runs shy of the landmark when he…
Kohli praises lower-order batting performance against New Zealand
Kanpur, Sep 26 (IANS) Indian Test cricket skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said the teams lower-order batting performance has improved and that is the area they need to keep working on to win more matches….
Spin great Prasanna lavishes praise on Ashwin
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Legendary India tweaker Erapalli Prasanna on Monday rated offie Ravichandran Ashwin as the best spinner in the cricket world. Ashwin became the second fastest ever and the quickest Indian to reach…
India vs New Zealand first Test scoreboard
Kanpur, Sep 26 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the first Test between India and New Zealand which ended at the Green Park here on Monday. India completed a 197-run victory in the post-lunch…
India beat New Zealand by 197 runs in first Test
Kanpur, Sep 26 (IANS) India bowled out New Zealand for 236 in their second innings to win the first cricket Test by 197 runs on the fifth day at the Green Park here on Monday….
India beat New Zealand by 197 runs in first Test
Kanpur, Sep 26 (IANS) India bowled out New Zealand for 236 in their second innings to win the first cricket Test by 197 runs on the fifth day at the Green Park here on Monday….
India 3 wickets away from winning Kanpur Test
Kanpur, Sep 26 (IANS) India are three wickets away from clinching the first cricket Test after the visiting New Zealand team were reduced to 205 for seven in their second innings at lunch on the…
India inch closer to big victory against New Zealand in 1st Test
Kanpur, Sep 25 (IANS) Chasing a daunting 434-run target, New Zealand were 93 for four at stumps in their second innings on Day Four of the first cricket Test against India at the Green Park…
First Test: India vs New Zealand Day Four scoreboard
Kanpur, Sep 25 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard at the end of the fourth day’s play of the first Test between India and New Zealand at the Green Park here on Sunday. Scoreboard: India…
New Zealand 93 for four at stumps on Day Four
Kanpur, Sep 25 (IANS) Chasing a daunting 434-run target, New Zealand were 93 for four at stumps in their second innings on Day Four of the first cricket Test against India at the Green Park…
‘Disappointing’ West Indies undone by conditions: Radford
Dubai, Sep 25 (IANS) Batting coach Toby Radford has said the West Indies failed to adjust to conditions in the second Twenty20 International and need to find answers ahead of the final game on Tuesday….
First Test: India set 434-run target for New Zealand
Kanpur, Sep 25 (IANS) India declared their second innings at 377 for five at tea, extending their overall lead to 433 runs on the penultimate day of the first Test against New Zealand at the…
India lead passes 300-run mark at lunch on Day Four
Kanpur, Sep 25 (IANS) Riding on brilliant batting of Murali Vijay (76) and Cheteshwar Pujara (78) India extended their overall lead to 308 runs in the first session of the penultimate day of the first…
India post 252/4 at lunch, lead NZ by 308 run
Kanpur, Sep 25 (IANS) India were 252 for four at lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand at the Green Park here on Sunday. India now took a hefty…
CAB lists series of events during second Test against NZ
Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Saturday listed a series of programmes it is planning when the second Test against New Zealand gets underway here from September 30. India are…
India extend lead to 215 at stumps on third day
Kanpur, Sep 24 (IANS) Murali Vijay (64 not out) and Cheteshwar Pujara (50 not out) struck half-centuries as India scored 159 for one, taking a hefty lead of 215 against New Zealand on the third…
India 52/1 at tea on Day Three vs NZ
Kanpur, Sep 24 (IANS) India was 52 for one at tea on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Green Park stadium here on Saturday. Murali Vijay (14) and Cheteshwar…