Cricket

London, July 7 (IANS) England Test skipper Alastair Cook has admitted that he came close to resigning from his post on several occasions. Cook took over from Andrew Strauss as Test skipper in 2012 and…

St. Kitts, July 7 (IANS) The Indian cricket team arrived here on Thursday for the four-match Test rubber against hosts West Indies, with the first match starting from July 21 at Antigua. New head coach…

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India’s limited overs cricket skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his 35th birthday on Thursday, with many of his teammates and other prominent faces wishing him on social networking site, Twitter….

Melbourne, July 6 (IANS) Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) players Hayley Jensen and Corinne Hall were on Wednesday banned by Cricket Australia (CA) for six months for betting on matches. Both Hall and Jensen have…

Sydney, July 5 (IANS) Expressing concern over the size and weight of bats used in Test cricket, former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Tuesday said he will take up the matter at the next meeting…

London, July 5 (IANS) England’s limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan feels their trip to Bangladesh has been clouded by security concerns after the recent terror attack in Dhaka. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) earlier…

Sydney, July 5 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday appointed former England all-rounder Dimitri Mascarenhas as the coach of Australia’s Under-16 side. Mascarenhas, who earlier served as New Zealand’s bowling coach for an year, has…

Sydney, July 5 (IANS) Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan on Tuesday rated India’s Ravichandran Ashwin as the best in the business among the current crop of off-spinners. Muralitharan, who holds the world record of 800…

Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Former Pakistan tearaway pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday turned down Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s claims that he beat Singh and star batsman Yuvraj Singh, terming it a “joke”. Reacting to Harbhajan’s…

Karachi, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has suggested that the country should get a higher percentage of profits from games against arch-rivals India at International Cricket Council (ICC) events. Khan…

Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Ahead of the four-Test series against the West Indies, starting July 21, skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said rankings are the by-products of good performance. A 4-0 clean sweep of the…

Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Test skipper Virat Kohli on Monday said that Bengal’s Wriddhiman Saha will be the first choice wicketkeeper when the Indian cricket team takes on the West Indies in a four-match series…

Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Ahead of the Indian cricket team’s departure for the West Indies for the four-match Test series, head coach Anil Kumble on Monday admired skipper Virat Kohli’s on-field aggression but at the…

Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) After the dastardly attack on a city cafe placed England’s visit in the balance, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is drawing hope from last November’s Paris terror incident. France is currently hosting…

Edinburgh, July 4 (IANS) In what comes as a major shot in the arm for bowlers, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved amendments in the leg before wicket (LBW) decisions of the umpires concerning…

Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) convened a meeting here on Sunday of all the stakeholders working with the national team, national developing sides, selectors, and senior staff…

Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Indian cricket icons Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, V.V.S. Laxman and Virat Kohli, among others, on Sunday greeted veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on his 36th birthday. Batting legend Tendulkar, newly-appointed India cricket…

Melbourne, July 3 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday endorsed the progress being made by International Cricket Council (ICC) to change the structure and context of the game that underpins international competition between countries. Following…