After India beat South Africa by seven wickets, batsman Temba Bavuma said that the Indian team is “formidable but not unbeatable”. “They are a formidable team but I do not think they are unbeatable side,” South Africa batsman Bavuma […]
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I find it easy to bowl death overs: India pacer Deepak Chahar after victory over SA
After India’s massive victory over South Africa, pacer Deepak Chahar revealed that he finds it easy to bowl death overs. “I find it easy to bowl death overs because, in the powerplay, you only get two fielders outside the […]
Pakistan: Audit reports find massive corruption in PSL’s first two editions
The Auditor General of Pakistan in the special audit report indicated massive corruption in the first two seasons of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The audit report of the year 2017-18 highlighted irregular payments to franchises, irregular advance payment to vendors, non-recovery of dues from the franchise, TA/DA to journalists […]
We never thought about spin option: Kohli
Skipper Virat Kohli Tuesday said the thought of having a spinner for the second Test against Australia never crossed his mind as he believed India’s four-pronged pace attack would do the job India lost the match by 146 runs. The visitors were outdone by a second successive eight-wicket haul by […]
Don’t want to be under pressure by comparing with Pandya: Shankar
Colombo, Mar 9 All-rounder Vijay Shankar says he doesn’t want to put himself under pressure by drawing comparisons with India regular Hardik Pandya and would rather focus on improving his own skills. Shankar claimed two crucial wickets to bag the Match of the Match award as India defeated Bangladesh by […]
India beat Pakistan to retain Blind Cricket World Cup title
Sharjah, Jan 20 (PTI) Sunil Ramesh slammed a superb 93 as India defeated arch rivals Pakistan by two wickets in a thrilling summit clash to retain the Blind Cricket World Cup title in Sharjah on Saturday. Batting first, Pakistan amassed 308 runs, courtesy some useful contribution by Badar Munir (57), […]
Rohit moves up two places to 5th in ICC batsmen rankings
Dubai, Dec 18 (PTI) Indian opener Rohit Sharma’s third career double hundred in the just-concluded series against Sri Lanka has pushed him up two spots to fifth in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings among batsmen. It’s the first time that Rohit has crossed the 800-point mark as he ended […]
Ahead of SA tour, Dhawan says batsmen learning from mistakes
Visakhapatnam, Dec 16 (PTI) Indian batsmen have been found wanting against the moving ball of late but opener Shikhar Dhawan today insisted that they have learnt from the mistakes made in Dharamsala and Kolkata. The ordinary performance in pace-friendly conditions has raised question marks ahead of the South Africa tour […]
Rohit strikes third double ton in ODIs as India post 392/4
Mohali, Dec 13 Rohit Sharma smashed his third double hundred in one-day internationals to fire India to a mammoth 392 for four in a must-win second game against Sri Lanka here today. Such was the pace of Rohit’s unbeaten 153-ball 208-run innings that after completing his 100 off 115 balls, […]
Whether ODIs or IPL, basics of captaincy remain same: Rohit
Dharamsala, Dec 9 (PTI) He has successfully led Mumbai Indians to a hat-trick of IPL titles and no wonder Rohit Sharma firmly insists that “basics of captaincy remain same” when one shifts from franchise to international cricket. Rohit has led Mumbai Indians to IPL triumph in 2013, 2015 and 2017 […]