Kane Williamson is 11 points clear of Virat Kohli in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings for batsmen.© Twitter After displacing Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to reach the number one spot in the ICC Men’s Test Rankings for batsmen, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Thursday said he was just trying to do the best
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BBL 2020: Alex Carey dived to his right to pull off a sensational catch during a BBL game.© Twitter Adelaide Strikers skipper Alex Carey, after leading his side from front with the bat, pulled off a brilliant catch, diving to his right at full stretch during a Big Bash League (BBL) match at the Adelaide
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has raced ahead of Australia’s Steve Smith and India’s Virat Kohli to seize the top spot for the batsman in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after his player of the match effort in the first Test against Pakistan in Tauranga. Willamson had briefly occupied the top spot towards the
Mohammed Azharuddin thanked supporters for their concern.© AFP Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin on Wednesday said he is well and safe after his car met with a minor accident in Soorwal, Rajasthan earlier in the day. The former batsman further thanked his supporters for their prayers and good wishes. “Good evening everyone. Thank you for
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar has played against some of the finest Australian teams in his time but when he looks at their current batting line-up, he feels it is “less settled” with some “playing for their spots”. Following India’s incredible turnaround in the second Test at Melbourne after the Adelaide debacle, Tendulkar spoke to PTI
Australia vs India: David Warner has been included in the Australia squad for last two Tests.© AFP David Warner and Will Pucovski have returned to the Australia squad for the last two Tests against India even as out-of-form opening batsman Joe Burns has been dropped. Warner’s inclusion is a boost for Australia who lost the
Ajinkya Rahane scored his 12th Test century in the 2nd Test against Australia.© AFP Indian cricket board head Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday heaped praise on the team for their series-levelling win against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane led from the front as India beat Australia in the second Test of
Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne said his team would try to stay positive after losing the first Test against South Africa by an innings and 45 runs inside four days at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Tuesday. Karunaratne bemoaned the injuries that derailed his bowling attack, with fast bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara both
AUS vs IND: India beat Australia by 8 wickets at the MCG to level the four-match series at 1-1.© AFP India looked down and out after the humiliating loss in the opening Test in Adelaide. With talismanic captain and batting star Virat Kohli also returning home on paternity leave, few gave India a hope of
Sri Lanka lost two early second innings wickets after taking a pounding from South Africa’s batsmen on the third day of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Monday – but batting coach Grant Flower said they were effectively five or six wickets down. Former captain Faf du Plessis led the batting assault,
Virat Kohli, after winning top honours at the ICC Awards of the Decade, took to Twitter to thank his family, friends and well-wishers. Posting a long message on the micro-blogging site, the Indian skipper also shared his 10-year-old tweet from March 16, 2010, in which a young Kohli was hoping to score loads of runs for
Australia vs India: Umesh Yadav hobbled off the field on Day Three of the second Test.© BCCI/Twitter India fast bowler Umesh Yadav hobbled off the field after suffering a calf muscle injury during the third day of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne on Monday and has been taken for scans. Umesh, 33, was in
South Africa’s batsmen scored freely against a depleted Sri Lankan bowling attack as the host nation fought back on the second day of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. South Africa were 317 for four at the close in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 396. Dean Elgar (95)
After the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Men’s T20I Team of the Decade, many fans and experts were surprised at the lack of bowling options, with only three frontline bowlers finding a place in the team. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer, who has become famous for his witty tweets, took a dig at the
Spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has threatened to take legal action against the DDCA if his name is not removed from a spectators’ stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground with immediate effect. On Wednesday, Bedi had shot a letter to the Delhi and District Cricket Association, lambasting it for installing a statue of its
Former captain Dinesh Chandimal said Sri Lanka had exceeded their expectations by scoring 340/6 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Saturday. Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva were mainly responsible for putting the tourists in a strong position, scoring 85 and 79 respectively — but De Silva had
Australia vs India, 2nd Test: Mohammed Siraj celebrates a dismissal on Day 1.© AFP India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Saturday said that getting the Test cap ahead of the Boxing Day Test against Australia is the biggest achievement of his life so far. Siraj went on to take the wickets of Cameron Green and Marnus
Tim Paine survived a close run out call before being outfoxed by Ravichandran Ashwin on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Some hesitation between Paine and Cameron Green almost led to the former’s downfall. Green prodded the ball towards mid-off and set off for a run,