New Delhi, All-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener Lokesh Rahul were on Friday asked to go home from the three-ODI series against Australia starting in Sydney on Saturday after being suspended for their controversial comments during a television talk show. The BCCI, in a statement, said the tainted pair would be barred “from playing any form […]
After India scripted history by winning its first series on Australian soil, edging past the hosts 2-1, an elated Virat Kohli termed the victory as his “best achievement’. After winning the Adelaide and Melbourne Tests, India scored 622 for 7 in their first innings before bowling out Australia for 300 and later enforced follow-on in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar and said his demise is as a “big loss” to the sporting world. “Ramakant Achrekarji was a shining beacon of the Guru Parampara. An outstanding mentor, he groomed cricketing talent for years and the gems he trained went on to […]
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday confirmed the sides that have qualified directly for the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2020 to be held in Australia, based on the Twenty20 International (T20I) rankings as on December 31. As per the qualification criteria set for the tournament, Australia and the other nine top ranked sides have […]
In a bid to return to the playing XI for the fourth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting Thursday, India’s premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday underwent a solo indoor bowling session while the rest of the Indian team preferred to take a day off. Ashwin, who suffered a side strain during […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison today hosted a New Year’s Day Reception at Kirribilli House for the Australian and Indian Test Cricket Teams and their families. The Prime Minister was presented with framed cricket bats by the Australian Captain, Tim Paine and Indian Captain, Virat Kohli. The Reception was held in conjunction with The McGrath Foundation […]
Melbourne, Dec 30 Taking a dig at uncharitable comments by former Australian players, Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday credited the country’s domestic structure for his team’s victories during the ongoing tour of Australia. Former Australian star Mark Waugh and former leg-spinner Kerry O’Keeffe, who are commentators for Fox Sports, had made fun of the […]
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi From the time he was dating actress Anushka Sharma to his wedding in Italy and even now — months after the two tied the knot — prying paparazzi and public scrutiny of Virat Kohli’s life has not stopped. India’s cricket captain and the icon of the country’s youth says it […]
· Pakistan maintain four-point lead in updated T20I table England have overtaken India to seize the top spot in the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings following the annual update while Nepal have rejoined the T20I ratings but will need to play one more match before they are ranked on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Rankings. England’s […]
· Australia seize back third position from New Zealand; Bangladesh move ahead of the Windies India have consolidated their position at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update in which series results from 2014-15 are removed and outcomes from the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons are weighted at 50 per cent. […]