Rain stops play on day three of Duleep Trophy
Greater Noida, Aug 31 (IANS) India Blue reached 285 for five when rain once again forced an early close of play on the third day of the second Duleep Trophy match against India Red at…
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BCCI in no hurry to host day-night Test: Thakur
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Board Of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said that the national cricket board is in no hurry to host a day-night Test match in…
Ashwin slips to third in ICC Test rankings
Dubai, Aug 31 (IANS) India’s Ravichandran Ashwin has slipped one rung to third in the International Cricket Council (ICC) list for Test bowlers, released on Wednesday. South African star pacer Dale Steyn has leapfrogged England’s…
Duleep Trophy: Kuldeep Yadav leads India Red rally
Greater Noida, Aug 31 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav bagged a four-wicket haul as India Red bowlers dominated on the second day of their Duleep Trophy match against India Blue here. Yadav on Tuesday returned…
Yadav leads India Red rally
Greater Noida, Aug 31 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav bagged a four-wicket haul as India Red bowlers dominated on the second day of their Duleep Trophy match against India Blue here on Tuesday. Yadav returned…
Kohli retains top spot, Rahul, Rohit, Ashwin improve ICC T20I rankings
Dubai, Aug 30 (IANS) Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his number one spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 batsmen rankings released on Tuesday, while off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has returned to the…
Shaun Marsh to return from Sri Lanka with broken finger
Melbourne, Aug 30 (IANS) Cricket Australia on Tuesday said opening batsman Shaun Marsh will return home from the national teams tour of Sri Lanka with a broken finger. “Shaun suffered an injury to his left…
Australia need to lift their game before India tour: McGrath
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) Going by Australia’s recent humbling at the hands of Sri Lanka, retired pace ace Glenn McGrath feels the former World No.1 team needs to improve a lot between now and March…
Inzamam best batsman to whom I have bowled: Shoaib Akhtar
Lahore, Aug 30 (IANS) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar said his former team-mate and skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq played him better than any other batsman in the world. Shoaib, one of the fastest bowlers to have ever…
Duleep Trophy: India Blue reach 105/0 vs India Red as rain stops play
Greater Noida, Aug 29 (IANS) India Blue were 105 for no loss when incessant rain forced an early close of play on the opening day of the second Duleep Trophy match against India Red at…
Aussie pacer Coulter-Nile faces lengthy absence after bone stress injury
Melbourne, Aug 29 (IANS) Australia pacer Nathan Coulter-Niles horror run of injuries continued as he was diagnosed with a bone stress injury on Monday that will require a “lengthy rehabilitation period”. Cricket Australia’s (CA) update…
Coach Gillespie to leave Yorkshire
Yorkshire, Aug 29 (IANS) English County Cricket Club Yorkshire has confirmed that former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie will leave his position as head coach at the end of the 2016 season. “The club would like…
Sri Lankan cricket board apologises for crowd chaos in Dambulla ODI
Colombo, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday issued an apology for inadequate crowd control measures during their third One-Day International against Australia in Dambulla. Australia won a close contest by two wickets…
Sri Lankan cricket board apologises for crowd chaos in Dambulla ODI
Colombo, Aug 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday issued an apology for inadequate crowd control measures during their third One-Day International against Australia in Dambulla. Australia won a close contest by two wickets…
Dhoni praises Mishra, Ashwin for fantastic bowling effort
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 29 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and leg-spinner Amit Mishra for putting up a “fantastic effort” to bowl out the West Indies for a low…
India vs Windies second T20I abandoned, Dhoni’s men lose series
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 28 (IANS) The second match of the two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies here on Sunday was called off due to rain, leading to the latter clinch the…
Rain interrupts India vs Windies second T20I
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 28 (IANS) Rain halted the second Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket match between India and the West Indies at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground here on Sunday shortly after the…
India bowl out Windies for 143 in second T20I
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 28 (IANS) India’s bowlers showed marked improvement bowling out the West Indies for 143 in 19.4 overs in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground…
India win toss, opt to field vs West Indies
Lauderhill (Florida), Aug 28 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field in the second T20 International match against the West Indies at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf…
Sachin presents BMWs to India’s Olympic medallists, stars
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (IANS) India’s Rio Olympics medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar who missed a medal by a whisker and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Sunday received BMW cars for their…