Harare: Former schoolmates AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis both hit centuries in a game-changing 206-run partnership as South Africa chased down 327 to beat top-ranked Australia by seven wickets here today. The South Africans struck the first blow against the Australians in the triangular one-day series in Zimbabwe as they powered to 328-3 …
Former captain Geoffrey Boycott is mighty pleased with England winning the Manchester Test by an innings and inside three days but he sounded a word of caution saying that Alastair Cook and Co. must improve upon three areas before they face India in the series-decider fifth Test starting Aug 15 at The Oval. Lauding the …
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on Monday accepted batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s leave request for rest of the session. Tendulkar hasn’t attended a single session this year. Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien said Tendulkar has requested permission to be absent from the house, citing “personal and professional commitments” and “family exigencies”. However, as Kurien read out …
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Having had a poor run in the recently concluded India A team’s tour of Australia where he failed to make a mark, discarded opener Robin Uthappa is now eyeing the Ranji Trophy to make his case for a berth in the Indian squad for the next year’s World Cup squad. “I am as hopeful just …
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Stuart Broad may enter the Kennington Oval wearing a protective mask in the final Test against the touring Indian team. Despite suffering from a broken nose, the 28-year-old bowler was retained in an unchanged 13-man England squad. Broad tweeted on Sunday that “Little bit sore this morning but not too bad! On to The Oval! …
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Differently-abled and women athletes, especially from the rural areas, drew special praise from cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as he advised Indian sportspersons to follow their dreams with a single-minded devotion. (Also read: Sachin Tendulkar says medical emergency kept him away from parliament) Addressing Indian medal winners in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games, Tendulkar said that he …
After making an impressive return, fast bowler Varun Aaron said he won’t cut down on his pace despite having a history of suffering stress fractures. Aaron has so far dismissed three batsmen in the first innings, pegging them back with two blows on day one and then took another wicket on day two. “There is …
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In good news for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian cricket, ICC chief N Srinivasan on Friday said that the ICC World T20 in 2016, ICC Champion’s Trophy in 2021 and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup will be held exclusively in India. Two 50-over World Cups have been held …
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Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara struck his 37th test hundred as he and his retiring team mate Mahela Jayawardene powered Sri Lanka to 252 for two wickets before rain washed out the final session on day three of the first test against Pakistan on Friday. In reply to Pakistan`s first innings total of 451, Sri Lanka …
Having quietly cemented his place as India’s middle-order mainstay, Ajinkya Rahane on Tuesday said he has gained a lot from borrowing a trick or two from former India batsman VVS Laxman. Coming in at No.5, Rahane has showed the same bit of maturity that Laxman once displayed during the latter part of his 16-year-long international …
