New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) He is hailed as one of the most talented batsmen and yet Rohit Sharma is not sure of a place in the Indian team even after three years of international cricket. He may be wondering why he is not in either the Test or One-day squad. Rohit all the same …
CAPE TOWN: South African batsman Jacques Kallis was involved in a freak car accident here in the wee hours Tuesday but was unhurt and will be available for the Boxing Day Test against India in Durban. South Africa’s team manager Mohammed Moosajee said the incident took place when Kallis, who was the man of the …
DUBAI: After scoring his record 50th Test ton against South Africa, India’s batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar moved to the second spot in Tests batting rankings and has closed the gap on Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara, who is on top of the list. With two Tests of the South African tour yet to go, Tendulkar …
Centurion: The duo of Hashim Amla and Jaques Kallis kept the pressure on the Indian bowlers, not giving them any respite as they raced to their centuries with ease. Milking the deliveries for runs at will, even the second new ball of the day could not deter their run-scoring spree. The incredible batting display saw …
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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has credited his England counterpart James Anderson’s persistent sledging for inspiring his six-wicket haul that has revived the home team’s Ashes campaign. Anderson sledged Johnson relentlessly throughout his innings of 62 on day one of the ongoing third Test at Perth’s WACA Ground. “Jimmy [Anderson] tried giving me a bit …
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The England selectors named the 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will be held in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka from February 19 – April 2. The squad – which will be halved by January 19 – includes all of those players named in the ODI squad for the series …
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting should take inspiration from Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar in order to resurrect his fading batting form, a noted cricket columnist has said. Ponting, who has posted scores of 10, 51, 0 and nine for an average of 23.3 in the first two Tests, managed only 12 runs in Australia’s first …
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South African captain Graeme Smith says that pressure will be on No.1 Test side India to justify their top billing when the three match Test series begins here Thursday. Ahead of the much anticipated first Test, the South African captain said being No.1 in the world meant they have to show that they were capable …
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) suffered yet another legal setback for the second consecutive day on Wednesday with a division bench of the Bombay High Court dismissing its appeal against the court’s order staying the termination of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab. The bench comprising Justice D …
Centurion: The pre-series verbal war has set the stage for an electrifying battle as India gear up to face a hostile South Africa in the first of a three-Test cricket series to not just prove themselves as worthy world number ones but also improve their unarguably poor record. Described as the “final frontier” by coach …
