India should use their best spinners when playing against a team like Austalia as the wickets at home are going to suit the spinners and they should be used, former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has said about R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja — the spinners who were “rested” for the upcoming Austali

Johannesburg: South Africa Test captain Faf du Plessis was on Monday named as the country's ODI skipper to add to his leadership roles in Test and Twenty20 internationals. Du Plessis, who is in Lahore this week to lead a World XI in three T20 internationals against Pakistan, takes over from AB de Vi

BENGALURU: Asian Games gold medallist Priyanka Panwar has been banned by the National Anti-Doping Agency(NADA) for a period of eight years after she tested positive for a banned performance enhancing drug for the second time. The latest test results by NADA also show that use of banned drugs continu

Mumbai: Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, has been selected in Mumbai's Under-19 squad for JY Lele All India Under-19 Invitational One Day Tournament slated to be held in Baroda later this month. The 17-year-old has previously been a part of the Mumbai Under-14 and Und

New Delhi: India on Sunday recalled pacers Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav to their 16-member squad for the first three one-day internationals against Australia for their forthcoming five-match limited over series at home. Spinner R. Ashwin and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continued to be rested by

Steve Smith-led Australia arrived in India on Saturday to play a 5-match One-Day International (ODI) series and three Twenty20 Internationals starting September 17. India captain Virat Kohli, who was the highest run-getter in the five-match series against Sri Lanka with 330 runs, will be a roadblock

England fast bowler James Anderson overtook India's left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja in the latest ICC Test Bowlers Rankings released on Sunday. Anderson's 500th Test wicket and his career-best figures of seven for 42 against the West Indies helped the pacer leapfrog Jadeja into top spot with a 12-p

New Delhi: The national selection committee will be taking a call on whether to summon Ravichandran Ashwin midway through his county stint as they pick the squad for the first three ODIs against Australia on Sunday. Ashwin is currently playing for Worcestershire in the Division two of the English

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami is confident of India's good show against Australia in the upcoming limited-overs series, starting from September 17. India will play five one-day internationals and three T20Is against Steve Smith's men. Shami said the team achieved a clean sweep against Sri Lanka and wil

The India vs Sri Lanka series might have come to an end, but the controversy regarding the toss of the only T20I between the two sides is far from over. India had officially won the toss and elected to field first. This was also Virat Kohli’s first ever toss win in a T20I as captain. However, it was

India captain Virat Kohli will like to "play for another 10 years" if he is able to train as hard as he is at this point of time in his career. Kohli, who will turn 29 in less than two months time, spoke about how players at times don't realise where to stop as far as training is concerned. "L

LONDON: James Anderson said he hoped to get "somewhere near" Australia great Glenn McGrath's tally after joining Test cricket's 500-wicket club at Lord's on Friday. Anderson became the first England bowler to the landmark and just the sixth in history when, having started the West Indies' second

Team India’s head coach Ravi Shastri has requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be much more considerate when it comes to scheduling international matches in order to provide adequate breaks to players and support staff. In a video conference on Friday with the Supreme Cour

The Indian cricket team registered a 9-0 sweep across formats over Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Skipper Virat Kohli scored a brilliant 82 off 54 balls as India won the lone T20I match comfortably by seven wickets. The Indians had earlier crushed the hosts 3-0 in the Tests and 5-0 in the ODIs. The nature

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon returned a career best 13-154 on Thursday as his team completed a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second test to level the series. Lyon followed up his 7-94 with 6-60 in the second innings to wrap up Bangladesh’s innings for 157 on the fourth day of the

India continued to top the ICC Test rankings after whitewashing Sri Lanka 3-0 in the recently concluded Test series. However, Australia, who drew the on-going series 1-1 with Bangladesh, slipped one rung to fifth in the latest list released on Thursday. India, who swept the Sri Lanka have 125 points

After incessant drizzle washed out the entire opening session on the third day of the second Test at Chittagong, Australia piled on the agony for the hosts by notching up a lead for the first time in this two-match Test series. Riding on a stellar ton from David Warner - his second in a row - the to

On 31 August, 2017, Shardul Thakur finally got an opportunity to don the India colours, in the fourth ODI of the series against Sri Lanka at Colombo. It had been a year since he earned his call-up to the Indian squad during the tour of West Indies, and now he was chosen to be a part of the playing e