Durban, Jan 13 : Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed a poor start but lauded the part time spinners as India suffered a humiliating 135 runs loss to South Africa in the first One-day International at the Kingsmead Stadium here Wednesday. Chasing a target of 290 runs, India were bowled out for 154 runs in 35.4 …
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted that his side was “completely outplayed” by South Africa in the first one-dayer in Durban on Wednesday. Chasing 290 for victory, India suffered a top-order collapse and slumped to a humiliating 135-run defeat at the hands of a clinical South Africa in the first of the five ODIs at …
Pakistani selectors on Wednesday retained Shahid Afridi as captain for the upcoming one-day series against New Zealand, boosting his chances of leading the side in next month?s World Cup. The selection committee kept Afridi on as captain in the finalised the 16-man squad, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) release said. Local media reports had said …
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has shot off a letter to Chennai Police Commissioner T. Rajendran questioning his recent statements on the police inability to serve summons to him. Modi has also questioned media reports quoting Rajendran that since he refused to accept the summons, the Chennai Police was planning to prosecute him under the …
Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals have signed four ‘uncapped’ players from the state Ranji Trophy squad — Deepak Chahar, Ashok Maneria, Aakash Chopra and Dishant Yagnik — for the fourth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Royals, during the two-day auction over the weekend, also bought Rajasthan’s pace spearhead Pankaj Singh, the highest …
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One of the surprise buys of the IPL auction, pacer Umesh Yadav bought by Delhi Daredevils, does not want to get carried away by the money and glamour of the mega-event, and instead is keen to focus on his ultimate goal of playing Test cricket for India. The 23-year-old wants to use IPL as a …
Sydney: Dominant England claimed their first Ashes series in Australia for 24 years with their third innings victory over the home team in the final Sydney Test. England wrapped up an innings and 83-run victory early on the last day after victory was assured when they had Australia seven wickets down on Thursday`s close. It …
Former test captain Steve Waugh says he’s happy to help rebuild Australian cricket, but is too busy with his business, family and charity work to accept a formal coaching role. Cricket Australia has announced it will conduct a thorough review following the 3-1 Ashes series defeat to England which included an uprecedented three losses by …
New Delhi: Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar, who has had a tremendous Test series against South Africa, achieved the Number 1 spot in ICC Players Rankings for Test batsmen on Friday. Sachin overtook Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 883 rating points. Interestingly, South African batting hero Jacques Kallis also has 883 points and is currently …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Captain Andrew Strauss saluted his players for an “outstanding” tour after England completed a crushing innings and 83-run victory on Friday to win their first Ashes series on Australian soil in 24 years. Australia’s last three batsmen were dismissed shortly before lunch on the fifth day to seal the five-test series 3-1, …
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