Nagpur, India rode on a superb performance from off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to beat South Africa by 124 runs in the third Test and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. Resuming the third day at 32/2, South Africa were bowled out for 185 in […]
New Delhi, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior functionary Rajeev Shukla said on Thursday that the high-octane India vs Pakistan series may begin on December 15 in Sri Lanka. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday gave the go-ahead to the series, which will have one-dayers and T20s, at the neutral venue, […]
Cricket Australia (CA) today congratulates Australian umpire Claire Polosak, who has been selected to officiate in the upcoming ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015, which starts this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand. Polosak will join three other female match officials – New Zealands’ Kathleen Cross, England’s Sue Redfern and West Indies’ Jacqueline Williams – which marks […]
Nagpur, South Africa were batting at 11/2 in their first innings on the opening day after bowling out India for 215 in the third cricket Test of the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday. Dean Elgar (7 not out) and skipper Hashim Amla (0 not out) remained unbeaten on the […]
On January 7th, the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup will be on the line as India and Pakistan battle it out on Spotless Stadium in front of a Sydney Thunder home crowd to be crowned champions and have their nationality etched alongside South Africa and Nepal on the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup. Now in its the third year, the […]
London, India’s Rohan Bopanna and Romanian Florin Mergea missed a golden chance to clinch the prestigious $7 million ATP World Tour Finals as they went down to the Dutch-Romanian pair of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in straight sets in the men’s doubles summit clash on the indoor hard courts of the O2 Arena. Second […]
Kolkata, The Indian Premier League (IPL) is keenly followed in Afghanistan, says Naweed Sayem, manager of the country’s under-19 cricket team. Amid the explosions rising from constant fighting, political or otherwise, cricket has taken giant strides in the war-ravaged nation and Sayem on Thursday confirmed that there was now a cricketing structure in place. The […]
Perth, Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson announced that he will retire from all forms of international cricket at the end of the ongoing second Test against New Zealand that concludes here on Tuesday. Johnson, 34, the country’s fourth highest Test wicket-taker, informed his teammates of his decision Monday night, saying that after 73 Tests he […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday appointed its president Shashank Manohar as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) removing incumbent N. Srinivasan for the rest of the term. Srinivasan, who was elected for a two-year term, was scheduled to head the ICC till June 2016. The decision […]
Mohali, Nov 7 – Scoreboard at tea on the third day of the first Test between India and South Africa being played at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Saturday. India (first innings 201) & South Africa (1st innings 184) India (2nd innings, overnight 125/2) Murali Vijay c sub (Bavuma) b Tahir 47 Shikhar […]