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 […]

Kolkata, Sep 13 (PTI) Former captain Sourav Ganguly believes India will win the upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia but said that a 5-0 whitewash is unlikely against the visitors. “At home, India will be very tough to beat. India will win but 5-0 (like against Sri Lanka) may not be […]

New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are on even keel as far as leadership qualities are concerned, feels former Australia skipper Michael Clarke even though he rates the Indian captain as a slightly better ODI batsman. Asked who is a better batsman and leader among the […]

Dubai, Sep 11 (PTI) ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar has welcomed the return of international cricket to Pakistan and hopes that the series involving a World XI side in Lahore this week will lead to more teams playing in the country. It is the first high-profile series in Pakistan since a […]

  London, Sep 9 (AFP) James Anderson took the best innings figures of his Test career as England completed a nine-wicket and series-clinching victory against West Indies at Lord’s today. Anderson followed up his Friday feat of becoming the first England bowler and only sixth in history to take 500 […]

Dhaka, Aug 30 (AFP) Bangladesh registered their first ever win over Australia in Test cricket, beating Steve Smith’s men by 20 runs in a thrilling opening game in Dhaka on Wednesday. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took five wickets for 85 runs to help the hosts bowl out Australia for 244 shortly […]

Kandy, Aug 28 (PTI) A bruised and battered Sri Lanka’s woes were further aggravated today after senior batsman Dinesh Chandimal was ruled out of the remainder of the limited-overs’ fixtures against India due to a hairline fracture in his right thumb. He was hit off a Hardik Pandya delivery whilst […]

Pallekele, Aug 27 (PTI) Rohit Sharma once again showed his class in the limited overs format with a stylish unbeaten 124 as India took an unassailable 3-0 lead with a six-wicket victory in the third ODI, which was marred by unruly crowd behaviour. Sensing another meek surrender from the home […]