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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chennai, Sep 17 (PTI) Skipper Virat Kohli today said Hardik Pandyas blistering half-century at a crucial stage was the game-changer for India in the first ODI of the five-match series against Australia, here. India beat Australia by 26 runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected match to go 1-0 up […]
Chennai, Sep 16 (PTI) KL Rahul might have had his share of struggles in the limited overs format of late but skipper Virat Kohli is confident that the talented Karnataka right- hander will come good at his new No 4 slot. Rahul had scores of 4, 17, and 7 in the […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Virender Sehwag on Friday said he missed out on becoming the Indian cricket team’s chief coach for the lack of patronage from the powers that be in the BCCI and will not apply for the position again. Sehwag lost out to Ravi Shastri, who was touted […]
