Ashwin Shines as India Clinch Series with Third Test Win

Ashwin Shines as India Clinch Series with Third Test Win

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 […]

India-Pakistan series in Sri Lanka may begin December 15: Shukla

India-Pakistan series in Sri Lanka may begin December 15: Shukla

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, […]

Australian Umpire Claire Polosak to Officiate in ICC Tournament

Australian Umpire Claire Polosak to Officiate in ICC Tournament

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 […]

South Africa Trail India by 204 Runs

South Africa Trail India by 204 Runs

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 […]

Bopanna-Mergea Finish Runners-up at ATP World Tour Finals

Bopanna-Mergea Finish Runners-up at ATP World Tour Finals

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 […]

IPL is Keenly Followed in Afghanistan: U-19 Cricket Team Manager

IPL is Keenly Followed in Afghanistan: U-19 Cricket Team Manager

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 […]

Australian Pacer Johnson Announces international Retirement

Australian Pacer Johnson Announces international Retirement

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 […]

BCCI chief Manohar to replace Srinivasan as ICC chairman

BCCI chief Manohar to replace Srinivasan as ICC chairman

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 […]

India vs South Africa: First Test, Day 3, Tea scoreboard

India vs South Africa: First Test, Day 3, Tea scoreboard

  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 […]

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