New Delhi, Dec 7 Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels the Virat Kohli-led team has a “great chance” of winning a maiden Test series in South Africa next month given the depth of talent in the side. Dravid, while speaking to PTI, said the current Indian team has all […]
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Kohli 1st captain to score hat-trick of tons in 3-match series
New Delhi, Dec 2 Indian cricket’s current ‘Milestone Man’ Virat Kohli on Saturday became the first international captain to hit three successive hundreds in a three-Test series. Kohli also completed his individual 5000 runs in the longest version of the game. While many captains have had three or four Test […]
Pakistan seeks USD 70m from India as compensation
Karachi, Nov 30 (PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today formally initiated a legal battle against the BCCI by filing a compensation claim of USD 70 million before the ICC for not honouring a bilateral cricket series agreement. The PCB has sent a Notice of Dispute to the International Cricket Council, […]
Perera named captain for ODIs against India, Tharanga ousted
New Delhi, Nov 29 Senior batsman Thisara Perera today replaced Upul Tharanga as Sri Lanka’s limited-overs captain, a change that will come into effect with the upcoming three-match ODI series against India and the subsequent T20 Internationals. Perera has played 125 ODIs since his debut in December 2009, with a […]
India crush Sri Lanka by innings and 239 runs
Nagpur, Nov 27 A ruthless India equalled their biggest victory margin, decimating a lacklustre Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs in the second cricket Test for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, here. The victory margin is identical to India’s Test win over Bangladesh at Mirpur in […]
I too need rest, I am not a robot: Kohli
Kolkata, Nov 15 (PTI) Batting for long in a manner that often seemed unreal, India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said he too needs rest from the gruelling international schedule since he is “not a robot”. Kohli has played seven Tests, 26 ODIs and 10 T20 internationals in 2017, the […]
Dhawan back in ODI team; Karthik, Thakur too recalled
New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik and pacer Shardul Thakur were on Saturday recalled for the three- match ODI series against New Zealand while selectors continued to ignore senior spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Aswhin. Opener Shikhar Dhawan has also returned to the ODI team after missing the series […]
England Stokes after arrest, and Hales
London, Sep 26 (AFP) England have dropped Ben Stokes and Alex Hales from their side to play West Indies in the fourth one-day international at The Oval on Wednesday following Stokes’s arrest, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Tuesday. The duo have been made unavailable after key all- rounder Stokes, […]
Gayle ‘good to go’ says Windies skipper Holder
Bristol (United Kingdom), Sep 23 (AFP) Chris Gayle is “good to go” for tomorrow’s third One-day International against England, according to West Indies captain Jason Holder. The star batsman suffered a twinge in his right hamstring while warming-up shortly before the toss in Thursday’s second ODI in Nottingham — his 38th […]
After Dhoni, Tendulkar now a biopic on woman cricketer Jhulan
Kolkata, Sep 19 (PTI) Inspired by the success of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar’s biopics, world’s leading wicket taker in women’s ODI cricket, Jhulan Goswami’s life will now be portrayed on celluloid. Tentatively titled, ‘Chakdaha Express’ the biopic will trace the journey of Jhulan from her hometown in Nadia district […]