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Colombo: Tillakaratne Dilshan was on Monday appointed as Sri Lanka`s captain for all three formats for next month`s tour of England, following Kumar Sangakkara`s resignation after the World Cup. "Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is proud to announce the appointment of of TM Dilshan as the national captain in all three formats of the game for […]

Bangalore: Struggling to keep their campaign on track, Royal Challengers Bangalore clash against an inconsistent Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match here tomorrow, desperately needing a win to revive their fortunes. Three defeats in four matches is not a good record to start their campaign and the Royal Challengers Bangalore will be seeking […]

New Delhi: Back with a bang after a dismal start to the season, the Delhi Daredevils would look to carry on with their newly-gained confidence when they take on Deccan Chargers on home turf here on Tuesday. The Virender Sehwag-led outfit, which was completely off-colour in its first two outings against Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders produced a clinical bowling display to bowl out Rajsathan Royals for a paltry 81 runs, the lowest total of the ongoing Indian Premier League here today. Kolkata were also helped by a spineless batting performance by Rajasthan batsmen, who played some irresponsible shots at a placid Eden Gardens pitch to be […]

Mumbai: Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag won the toss and elected to bowl against Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League match here on Sunday. Teams: Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh (c), G Smith, J Ryder, R Uthappa?, A Jhunjhunwala, M Manhas, M Mishra, R Sharma, S Wagh, W Parnell, A Thomas Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag […]

Jamshedpur: Former Indian football goalkeeper Brahmanand Shankhwalkar on Sunday said that the country has plenty of talents and could do well in international level if they players have more foreign exposure. "It is not that we do not have talents. We have good players with technique, physique and speed but we lack style of play […]

Hyderabad: Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist lavished praise on teammate Paul Valthaty for the way he had dealt with all the adulation in the last couple of days to produce another blinder of an innings in the team`s eight-wicket win over Deccan Chargers in the IPL here today. High on confidence after his match-winning […]

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Doug Bollinger is not playing for CSK, while Mike Hussey is back replacing Scott Styris. For RCB, Asad Pathan has replaced S Aravind. Teams: Chennai Super Kings: M S Dhoni […]

Karachi: Desperate to revive the Indo-Pak bilateral cricket ties, the PCB is trying hard to convince the BCCI for a short one-day series this year in Pakistan or at a neutral venue. The Pakistan Cricket Board`s Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed told PTI that modalities of the short series would hopefully be worked out in […]

Dubai: India will be handed USD 175,000 for finishing as the number one Test side while also pocketing another USD 75,000 for finishing as second-ranked ODI team this season, the ICC said. Indian team (128 points) has been sitting on top of the Test Championship table since December 2009. South Africa (127 points) will pocket […]

Hyderabad: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that he and his national teammates, playing in the Indian Premier League will have to abide by the decision taken by their Cricket Board regarding returning home midway from the Twenty20 league for a tour of England. “We have a tour of England happening by the end […]

Jaipur: Kolkata Knight Riders have elected to field after winning the toss in their Indian Premier League match against Rajasthan Royals here on Friday. Brett Lee and Shakib Al Hasan have joined the KKR in the XI as Ryan ten Doeschate misses out, while Shane Watson returns for Rajasthan. Teams: KKR: Jacques Kallis, Manvinder Bisla?, […]

Hyderabad: After breaking the home-jinx with a 33-run win against Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday, a confident Deccan Chargers will take on Adam Gilchrist-led Kings XI Punjab, who are equally on a high after their splendid victory over Chennai Super Kings. One can expect a cracker of a contest at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Uppal […]

Melbourne: Former India cricket coach and Australia`s national selector Greg Chappell has said that his country does not have the liberty to waste talents like India, which has a rich reserve pool. Fresh from his return to Boston Red Sox and the University of Texas football program to tap into their expertise in identifying talented […]

Mumbai: Pune Warriors skipper Yuvraj Singh has expressed satisfaction at his side’s second consecutive victory after beating fellow IPL debutants Kochi Tuskers Kerala by four-wicket at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here. Pune Warriors successfully chased down a victory target of 149 on Wednesday, set by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, to register their second consecutive win […]