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Mumbai: India’s one-time premier spinner Harbhajan Singh was on Wednesday recalled to the national Test squad after a gap of two years for the lone Test against Bangladesh next month. Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the Cricket Centre here to pick the Indian teams for the […]

Mumbai: A timely half-century by opener Lendl Simmons and some quality bowling helped Mumbai Indians secure a place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 final with a 25-run victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium here yesterday. Simmons rose to the occasion as he scored 65 off […]

Mumbai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee has recommended staging of Test matches that extend into the evening hours during its two-day meeting here, an ICC release said on Monday. “Day-Night Test matches were discussed at length. The Cricket Committee also received a report from the MCC on the four-day First Class match played […]

Mumbai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Committee has sugggested removal of batting powerplay and allowing five fielders outside the circle between the 41st and 50th overs in One-Day-Internationals (ODI) during its two-day meeting here. According to an ICC release on Monday, the committee, in its meeting friday and Saturday also suggested a free-hit for […]

Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming on Monday said the absence of hard-hitting opener Brendon McCullum will have a big impact when his side takes on Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Tuesday. On Tuesday, 2010 and 2011 champions CSK will have to come up […]

With an eye on the much-awaited final, heavyweights Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face-off in a high-voltage clash in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium here tomorrow

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to field against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday. The teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli (captain), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Sarfaraz Khan, David Wiese, Mitchell Starc, […]

Mumbai: A blistering century by opener Shane Watson and some quality bowling helped Rajasthan Royals secure a place in the Indian Premier league play-offs with a nine-run victory here on Saturday over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders whose chances now seem very slim. Watson rose up to the occasion in the Royals’ must-win match to […]

Rome: Swiss No. 2 Roger Federer handily won his Italian Open semifinal showdown here against countryman Stanislas Wawrinka, cruising to a 6-4, 6-2 victory in less than an hour, media reported on Sunday. Federer had the mental edge coming into the contest on center court at the Foro Italico, having won 15 of their previous […]

Mohali: Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey won the toss and opted to bat in the Indian Premier League (IPL) contest against Chennai Super Kings at the PCA Stadium here on Saturday. The teams: Kings XI Punjab: Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha, Glenn Maxwell, George Bailey (Captain), David Miller, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Axar Patel, Rishi Dhawan, […]

Hyderabad: Virat Kohli’s late blitz of 44 runs from 19 balls and Chris Gayle’s cameo helped Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a rain-curtailed Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here yesterday Gayle smashed a 10 ball 35 and helped his side climb to second spot on the league […]

Rome: Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka made an improbable comeback in the first-set tie-breaker and then dominated the action in the second set en route to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory yesterday in the Italian Open quarterfinals over Rafael Nadal. This is Nadal’s earliest exit from this clay-court event since 2008. The Spanish seven-time champion, who brought […]

Yusuf Pathan's late 52 off 37 went in vain as Mumbai Indians held their nerves till the end to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by five runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday and keep their play-offs hope alive

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians posted a total of 171/4 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday. For Mumbai, Hardik Pandya was the top scorer with 61 off 31 balls, while Shakib Al Hasan (2/22) was the pick of the bowlers for Kolkata.

Mohali: Bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 22 runs in a rain-curtailed Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (PCA) here yesterday. Punjab remained at the foot of the standings with six points from 13 matches despite the win. Bangalore stayed at the fifth spot with […]