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

Virat Kohli has his eyes firmly fixed on the World Cup in England and the Indian captain wants to "address" the selection issue in a transparent manner selecting "a bunch of 20-25 players", who will form the core group going into the marquee event in 2019. Kohli will be facing some happy selectio

Colombo: Virat Kohli led the way with a century as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) here on Sunday evening. Chasing a target of 239 runs, India crossed the line with 21 balls to spare. Kohli remained unbeaten on 110 runs off 116 balls,

Faf du Plessis, South Africa's Test captain, has indicated that he's ready to lead the team in the 50-overs format of the game. The captaincy job became vacant after incumbent skipper, AB de Villiers, stepped down from leadership duties, even as he indicated a full-fledged return to all the three fo

HYDERABAD: Former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin has approached the city police, alleging that some persons posted and circulated “defamatory” messages against him on an instant messaging app. The former Congress MP from Moradabad approached Hyderabad Commissioner of Police M Mahend

Bangladesh seemingly put their fortune on a pendulum ride to traverse between positions of strength and disarray, eventually ending up in the driver's seat at Stumps on Day 1 of the opening Test against Australia. From being three down for peanuts on the board, the hosts recovered strongly with Tami

India will look to wrap the five-match series when they take on a beleaguered Sri Lanka in the third one-day international. The visitors have a 2-0 lead in the series and can take the series with another win here before leaving for the last leg of the tour in Colombo. India recovered from a preca

Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Chamara Kapugedera said on Saturday that the fighting effort in a losing cause in the second ODI against India at Pallekele has given them the belief that they can still win a game in the ongoing series. Kapugedera denied that the team was low on confidence. Instead, he

New Delhi: Pakistan will be taking on a World XI team for three T20 matches in September. The matches, which be hosted in Lahore, are a part of an ongoing initiative to bring cricket back to Pakistan. This time the International Cricket Council (ICC) has joined hands with the Pakistan Cricket Boa

Sri Lanka limited-overs captain Upul Tharanga was handed a two-match ban for a slow over-rate offence during his side's second straight loss to India in the ongoing one-day series. Middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedara will lead the hosts in the absence of Tharanga, according to a Sri Lanka Cricke

Sri Lankan mystery spinner Akila Dananjaya has expressed satisfaction at his rampant six-wicket haul against India in the second ODI but said he would have been happier had his effort steered his team to victory. "We would have been happy had we won the game. I am very sad at the moment. I would hav

Sri Lanka restricted to 236, two century stands, another in the line of Indian victories and a 2-0 lead - just reading this line would seem like it was just one more day of routine work for Virat Kohli's side in what has been a one-sided series so far. But a closer inspection of the scorecard would

Johannesburg: Former skipper Graeme Smith believes that a “strong leadership” is required by the current South African team. England’s bowling coach Ottis Gibson is set to replace Russell Domingo as the Proteas head coach. Cricket South Africa (CSA) have agreed the England and Wales Cricket Bo

St. Antigua [West Indies]: West Indies batters Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels have been included in the 15-member ODI squad for the series in England. Gayle last played an ODI in March 2015, while Samuels in October 2016. Speaking on their inclusion, Courtney Browne, chairman of selection pane

Dhaka [Bangladesh]: Australia have called off their only two-day warm-up match in Fatullah ahead of the two-Test series against Bangladesh because of poor conditions at the ground. Fatullah received incessant rainfall a week before the game, which has made a telling impact on the ground condition

Statistical highlights of the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka here. # India’s nine-wicket triumph is their biggest vs Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka in terms of wickets in ODIs — their second biggest next only to the 10-wicket victory at Sharjah on April 8, 1984. # India’s victory with 127 balls

A section of Sri Lanka spectators held up the team bus and voiced raucous displeasure at the performance of players and administration following the nine-wicket loss against India in Dambulla. A group of about 50 fans had stood in the vicinity of Sri Lanka's parked bus, hooting and shouting sloga

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli continued to be the world’s top-ranked One-day batsman in the latest ICC ODI rankings, released here today. Having 873 points in his kitty, Kohli will have a chance to increase the 12-point lead over second-placed Australian David Warner at the upcoming five-match