Tag: Cricket

Dharamsala: India defeated Australia by eight wickets in the fourth and final Test at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here on Tuesday. India have thus clinched the series 2-1 to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Lokesh Rahul hit a half-century and guided the hosts to victory along with stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane after the early […]

Indian skipper Mithali Raj became the leading run-getter in Women's international cricket across formats. She scripted the history during India's successful run-chase against England in the final ODI in Worcester on July 3. She want past former England skipper Charlotte Edwards' tally of 10,273 runs. Raj and Edwards are the only players to scale the 10,000-run mark in women's international cricket. Here's a look at some stats/records held by the talismanic Indian batter

India avoided a series clean sweep, defeating England by four wickets in the rain-curtailed third and final Women's One-day International, here on Saturday. It was India's first win on the tour. They drew the one-off Test before losing the first two ODIs.

A full-fledged domestic season will take place this year with Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 to begin from October 20 and the National One-Day Championship for Vijay Hazare Trophy being scheduled from February 23 next year.

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh has earlier done guest appearances in several films. However with "Friendship", Bhajji will be making his silver screen debut.

The first largest stadium -- Narendra Modi Stadium is situated in Ahmedabad while the second largest cricket stadium is situated in Australia's Melbourne.

Pune: Australia scored 46/2 in the second innings, taking their lead to 201 runs at tea on the second day of the first cricket Test against India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. Skipper Steven Smith (27) and Jose Handscomb (8) were at the crease when umpires called for the break. After […]

The BCCI will remain the hosts of the event, which will now be held in Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground.

New Delhi: That Virat Kohli is destined to be among the pantheons of all-time greats is an oft-repeated assertion but for former Australia captain Michael Clarke, the India skipper is already the “greatest ODI batsman to have ever played the game”. Kohli, the world’s no.1 Test and ODI batsman, led India through a historic tour […]

New Delhi: Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday joined a host of former players in slamming average rating given to the Perth stadium pitch, saying only such tracks can revive Test cricket. The ICC had rated as average pitch at the Optus stadium, which hosted the second Test between India and Australia. “Pitches play a […]

New Delhi: Committee of Administrators (CoA) member and former India captain Diana Edulji on Monday defended the exclusion of Mithali Raj from the women’s World T20 semifinal, saying the team management’s decision cannot be questioned. Mithali’s omission from the playing eleven against England triggered a controversy and it intensified after India were handed an eight-wicket […]

Pretoria: One of contemporary cricket’s greatest batsmen, AB de Villiers, today called time on his illustrious international career, claiming to be “out of gas” after 14 years in the top league. The 34-year-old former South African skipper said his jaded body was no longer in a position to take the rigours of international cricket after […]

  New Delhi: Gautam Gambhir today stepped down as captain of  IPL team Delhi Daredevils, saying he just wasn’t good enough for the job. India batsman Shreyas Iyer was announced as the new skipper at the franchise’s press conference which was also attended by coach Ricky Ponting and team CEO Hemant Dua. The 36-year-old batsman, […]

  Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar today turned 45 as countless wishes poured in for the master blaster on social media. Past and current Indian cricketers took the lead in wishing Tendulkar, who remains as popular as ever after playing his last international match in November 2013. “Happy Birthday dear @sachin_rt . You are and will […]

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an anti-corruption investigation in Sri Lanka but did not specify if any particular series involving the country is under the scanner. The ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officers had recently visited the country as part of the probe, the world body said in a statement. “The ICC Anti-Corruption […]