MS Dhoni rules out selecting all-time Indian XI
Some former cricketers may have selected their best-ever Indian team recently, but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni does not favour such a practice, saying "one should respect every individual who has...
View ArticleIndia A reduce South Africa A to 206/6 at Tea on Day 3
India A bowlers polished off the South Africa A middle order with regular strikes to leave the hosts struggling at 206 for six at Tea on Day Three of the unofficial first Test, on Monday.
View ArticleKarnataka, Andhra enter All India Buchi Babu tournament quarter-finals
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA), its President XI side, defending champions Karnataka and Andhra have qualified for the quarterfinals of the All India Buchi Babu Cricket tournament at the...
View ArticleMS Dhoni feels dew will play key role in India-Australia ODI series
India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that the toss will be crucial in the upcoming seven-match one-day home series against Australia in October-November, all the matches being...
View ArticleEngland announce squad for T20 series against Australia
England announced their 13-member squad for the Twenty20 International series against Australia on Monday.
View ArticleMonty Panesar signs up with Essex
Monty Panesar, the England left-arm spinner has now signed up with Essex after being released by Sussex. Panesar has been in the news recently for unrinating on bouncers at a club.
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar's comment blown out of proportion: Sourav Ganguly
India should not go overboard with the A team's success in South Africa as the Test challenge would be a different ball game, remarked former India captain Sourav Ganguly in Kolkata on Monday.
View ArticleJP Duminy leads South Africa A's fightback against India in unofficial Test
India A pacer Ishwar Pandey took four wickets, including two in successive balls, but South Africa A fought back through JP Duminy's fighting 84 and his crucial partnerships with the tail-enders in...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Brad Haddin confident that Shane Watson will be fit for final Test
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is confident all-rounder Shane Watson will be fit for this week's fifth and final Ashes Test against England at The Oval, he said on Monday.
View ArticleAshes 2013: Chris Tremlett 'dying' to revive his Test career
Chris Tremlett is "dying" to revive his Test career against Australia after being included in England's squad for the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval, his Surrey home ground.
View ArticleJesse Ryder receives 6-month ban after testing positive for banned substance
Troubled New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was handed a six month ban Tuesday after testing positive for outlawed substances contained in a weight-loss supplement, the New Zealand Sports Tribunal...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Stuart Broad not sorry for refusing to walk at Trent Bridge
England all-rounder Stuart Broad has insisted he's nothing to apologise for after refusing to walk in the opening Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge.
View ArticleMohammad Asif meets PCB officials to give details on spot-fixing
Banned Pakistan paceman Mohammad Asif on Monday spoke for the first time to the anti-corruption and vigilance wing of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as an initial step towards reviving his career.
View ArticleThree Pakistan players seen at dance show before team's departure for...
The newly-appointed manager of the Pakistan team, Moin Khan might have spoken aloud about the importance of discipline in the side before leaving for Zimbabwe, but an incident involving three current...
View ArticleAshes 2013 5th Test Preview: England chasing history, Australia avoiding...
Well here we are, at the eve of the fifth and final Test of the Ashes 2013 series. It seems not that long back England and Australia were about to begin their marathon 10-Test saga
View ArticleWhen cricket debuted at the 1900 Olympics in Paris
The first cricket match in the history of the Olympics ended on August 20, 1900. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at a historic day that the cricket fraternity would definitely remember.
View ArticleSouth Africa and Kevin Pietersen's text messages rob England off the world...
On August 20, 2012, South Africa beat England by 51 runs in the third and final Test at Lord's, thereby claiming the series 2-0 and displacing their opponents as the No 1 Test team in the world.
View ArticleAshes 1930: When Don Bradman's 232 helped Australia regain the urn
Don Bradman reached 232 at The Oval on August 20, 1930. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the record-breaking innings that helped Australia regain the Ashes.
View ArticleIshant Sharma has not lived up to expectations, feels Richard Hadlee
Former New Zealand fast bowler and one of the best to have played the game, Richard Hadlee said on Tuesday, that Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma has failed to live up to the hype so far.
View ArticleJohn Emburey: One of the best off-spinners produced by England
On August 20, 1952, John Emburey was born at Peckham, London. He was the only English player to have participated in two South African rebel tours, moves that cost him a significant chunk of his...
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