Legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis has called India “real contenders” for the World Cup title after they outclassed South Africa but urged his struggling country to not throw in the towel yet. Legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis has called India “real contenders” for the World Cup title after they outclassed South Africa but urged his struggling country […]
That’s that: No play in the third session then. The rain was heavy when it lasted and the ground staff couldn’t drain it all out for the cricket to resume. At stumps, New Zealand reached 152 for 1 with Kane Williamson (65 not out) and Tom Latham (56 not out), narrowing down the deficit to […]
India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against a spin-heavy New Zealand in the first match of the three-test series at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium on Thursday. Kohli’s decision at the start of India’s 500th test match leaves New Zealand with the unenviable prospect of batting in the fourth innings on […]
New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin (5/61) and Umesh Yadav (3/9) fully exploited a Day 5 Feroz Shah Kotla wicket on Monday as India beat an ultra-defensive South Africa in the fourth Test in Delhi by a whopping 337 runs. India won the Test series 3-0 following wins at Mohali and Nagpur. The Bangalore match was washed […]
New Delhi: Ravindra Jadeja plotted South Africa’s downfall with a five-wicket haul after Ajinkya Rahane’s brilliant century as India gained complete control of the fourth cricket Test by taking a commanding 213-run lead on the second day here on Friday. Jadeja produced a mesmerising spell of 5/30 to skittle out the hapless visitors for a […]
Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina will get to test their fitness and form ahead of the South Africa series as the selectors on Wednesday named them in India’ A squads for the upcoming home series against Bangladesh A. Left-handed opener Dhawan, who suffered a hand injury during the first Test against Sri Lanka and missed […]
Sri Lanka were down for the count in the first two days of the Galle Test. They were blown away by Ravichandran Ashwin in the first innings to be bowled out for 183. Centuries from Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan helped India reach 375, a lead of 192. In Tests, only seven times before had […]
Christchurch: Pakistan set a new record for the worst start to a one-day international innings when they collapsed spectacularly to one for four against the West Indies in their World Cup clash in Christchurch on Saturday. The team eventually folded for 160 – 150 runs short. Chasing 311 for victory, Pakistan saw opener Nasir Jamshed, […]
