Dubai [UAE]: South Africa batsmen Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up the ICC Test Player Rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, which their team won by 333 runs to take a ...
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Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood on track for Ashes return
Three of Australia’s four main seamers are on track to be fit and going in all cylinders when the Ashes resumes in November 23 in Brisbane. Mitchell Starc is poised to return in the domestic competition to play for NSW ...
Read More »Morne Morkel out of Bangladesh series with side strain
South Africa strike bowler Morne Morkel will take no further part in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh after suffering a side strain that will sideline him for six weeks, officials said on Monday. Morkel had taken two wickets in ...
Read More »Rohit Sharma back in top-5, Virat Kohli stays No.1 in ICC ODI rankings
DUBAI: In-form Indian opener Rohit Sharma broke back into the top-five at fifth, while skipper Virat Kohli held on to the numero uno position in the latest ICC ODI rankings, issued on Monday. Rohit moved up four places to reach ...
Read More »India vs Australia T20s: Shikhar Dhawan Ashish Nehra picked; Yuvraj, Raina snubbed
Mumbai: Opener Shikhar Dhawan and veteran pacer Ashish Nehra made a comeback to Virat Kohli-led Indian side as the selectors announced squad for the three Twenty20s against Australia. While Nehra made a comeback, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina were not picked ...
Read More »If I do well, it’s news, if I don’t do well bigger news: Ashish Nehra
NEW DELHI: Ready for yet another international comeback, veteran Ashish Nehra is hardly bothered about the doubters and cynics as he revels in the feeling of being a sought after pacer for India at the age of 38. Nehra has been ...
Read More »Fed up with rejections, Pakistan cricketer attempts suicide during match
LAHORE: Fed up with constant selection rejections, a young cricketer in Pakistan tried to immolate himself during a first-class match at a stadium here, accusing selectors of demanding bribe to give him a chance. Ghulam Haider Abbas, a right-arm fast ...
Read More »Pandya is the biggest asset from the series, says Kohli
Nagpur: India captain Virat Kohli feels man- of-the-series Hardik Pandya has emerged as the “biggest asset” for the team after their convincing 4-1 win in the five-match series against Australia. Kohli had special praise for all-rounder Pandya, who scored 222 ...
Read More »India aim to regain top spot in fifth one-dayer
Nagpur: India will aim for a return to the top spot in One Day International (ODI) rankings when they face Australia in the fifth and final match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur on Sunday. The hosts, who ...
Read More »India can make future perfect under Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni care
To call this cricket team India’s greatest ever on the strength of a string of victories, mostly at home, will certainly be a hyperbolic exaggeration fans are given to. But it won’t be wrong to speculate, on the strength of ...
Read More »Irfan Pathan holds this cricketer responsible for his career downfall
New Delhi: Irfan Pathan who was one of the rising cricketers in 2003, suddenly disappeared. While praising India’s present cricketer, Hardik Pandya, he expressed his pain for sudden downfall of his career. He said that a talented cricketer can show ...
Read More »India tie down Australia despite Finch, Smith efforts
Aaron Finch returned from a calf injury to become the first Australian opener since Shaun Marsh in 2009 to score an ODI century in India, but the hosts pulled it all back rather well in the last 15 overs to restrict ...
Read More »I never thought I would end up taking a hat-trick: Kuldeep Yadav tells Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Kuldeep Yadav became the third Indian bowler to pick a hat-trick in ODIs when he got three wickets against Australia in the second ODI in Kolkata. Calling it a special moment, the left-arm spinner said that since the start was ...
Read More »Joginder Sharma – Still not over after that ‘one’ over
Guest appearances in a story can be strange at times, it might just be for a limited time frame, but they enjoy a telling impact. Joginder Sharma might not enjoy being termed a guest in one of India’s greatest cricketing tales, but ...
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