Adelaide, Feb 15 India had won all their previous five meetings against Pakistan in the World Cup and it was no different Sunday as the defending champions defeated their neighbours by 76 runs to take the advantage to a perfect tennis scoreline of 6-0. India once again came out on top in the high-octane clash […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday took to social networking site Twitter to convey his best wishes to the Indian cricket team for the World Cup beginning Saturday. Defending champions India will start their Cup defence against traditional rivals Pakistan in Adelaide Sunday. “As the 2015 Cricket World Cup begins, my best wishes to the Indian […]
Their golden era of cricket is well past them. What Zimbabwe were in the late 1990s are of stark contrast to what they are today. After the retirement of the Flower brothers (Andy and Grant), Heath Streak, Alistair Campbell, Neil Johnson and Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricket nosedived. However, it has raised its head again. Come […]
Port Elizabeth, Dec 25 (IANS) The West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin has said his team must change their mental approach ahead of the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the St. George’s Park here Friday. The tourists were beaten by an innings and 220 runs by South Africa in the first Test but Ramdin […]
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) A few weeks after they were left out of the 30-member preliminary squad for the 2015 World Cup, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh were Monday dropped from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) contracts list while medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was promoted to a Grade A contract. Pacer […]
Madrid, Nov 9 (IANS) Luis Suarez was the hero for FC Barcelona as he came off the bench at halftime to set up the goals that gave his side a 2-1 win against Almeria. The Uruguayan set up Neymar and Jordi Alba to score the second half goals that gave Barca three vital points, reports Xinhua. […]
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott said that the Indian players know that the Oval Test is already lost and praised India skipper Mahendra Singh for his valiant 82 in the first innings. Thanks to Dhoni’s 82, India made 148 before being bowled out by England. Boycott said the Indians know that the […]
Manchester, Aug 9 (IANS) Scoreboard at lunch on day three of the fourth cricket Test between India and England at Old Trafford here Saturday. India (first innings): 152 all out England (first innings, overnight 237/6) Alastair Cook c Pankaj Singh b Aaron 17 Sam Robson b Kumar 6 Gary Ballance lbw b Aaron 37 Ian Bell […]
Roseau (Dominica), July 7 (IANS/CMC) Andre Fletcher’s second half-century in as many days paired with Sheldon Cottrell’s incisive three-wicket burst, propelled West Indies to a 39-run victory over New Zealand and a share of the two-match Twenty20 series here Sunday. Sent in at Windsor Park, West Indies rallied to 165 for six off 20 overs, thanks […]
Derby, July 4 (IANS) India won their second warm-up game beating Derbyshire by five-wickets at the County Ground here Thursday. Derbyshire, who started the day 15 runs behind the Indians, declared their second innings at 156 for three after Billy Godleman top scored with 56 not out and Alex Hughes was unbeaten on 36. Set a […]