Cricket

Dubai, Feb 1 (IANS) Star batsman Virat Kohli on Tuesday claimed the top spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest T20 batting rankings after his stupendous form helped India thrash Australia 3-0 in a…

Sydney, Feb 1 (IANS) India’s star run scorer Virat Kohli believes Sachin Tendulkar’s advice to him during the early stage of his cricketing career helped him immensely to develop as a player. The 27-year-old on…

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Vice-captain Virat Kohli was on Monday rested from the squad for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka in February, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in…

Mumbai: Kings XI Punjab batsman Virender Sehwag during an IPL-2015 match between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab at Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on April 12, 2015. (Photo: Nitin Lawate/IANS) New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS)…

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders player Sunil Narine during an IPL -2015 match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on May 7, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Port of Spain (Trinidad),…

St. John’s (Antigua), Jan 31 (IANS) Recently retired veteran cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be honoured by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), board president Dave Cameron has said. Cameron has also shot down claims that…

Melbourne, Jan 31 (IANS) Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke has announced that he will come out of retirement to play for Sydney grade team Western Suburbs in February, also outlining his desire to play…

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday congratulated the members of the national team for clinching the Twenty20 International series against Australia 3-0. India’s top batting order…

Dubai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian women’s team will jump to the fourth spot in the One-Day International (ODI) championship ladder if they beat Australia 3-0 in a series starting in Canberra from February 2,…

Sydney, Jan 31 (IANS) India’s top batting order put Shane Watson’s unbeaten 86-ball 124 in the shade as they clinched the third and final match of their Twenty20 International (T20I) series by seven wickets to…

Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals batsman Shane Watson in action during an IPL-2015 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on May 16, 2015. (Photo: Nitin Lawate/IANS) Sydney, Jan 30…

Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) The 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction will take place on February 6 in Bengaluru with as many as 351 cricketers to go under the hammer. There are 230 Indians…

Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Australia’s swashbuckling opener David Warner has termed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) crackdown on player’s on-field behaviour as a “bit of a joke”. Just before the World Cup in 2015, the…

Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) India pocketed the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series against Australia after winning the second match by 27 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. Asked to bat…

New York: Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne during a press conference to announce the team draws of All Stars Cricket series in New York on Nov. 5, 2015. (Photo: Mohammed Jaffer/IANS) Melbourne, Jan 29…

Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) will be issuing helmets for all umpires in the upcoming World T20 in India starting from March 8 as part of increasing the safety of officials…

Dubai, Jan 29 (IANS) Legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has identified former West Indies maestro Brian Lara as the most difficult batsmen he has ever bowled to. The 43-year-Muralitharan, here to compete in the inaugural Masters…

Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Spidercam aerial camera will be used during the World Twenty20 scheduled to be played in India from March 8 to April 3, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson…