India opener KL Rahul, who returned to the playing XI after a long battle with injury, said captain Virat Kohli’s backing has been a big difference and support from everyone in the team made a lot of difference when he was away from the game due to shoulder injury. The right-hander was picked for th

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS) : Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar attended the Rajya Sabha proceedings on Thursday ending a long absence that raised questions from some quarters. However, Tendulkar did not ask any questions during the proceedings. Boxer Mary Kom was also  present at the Upper House.

Cheteshwar Pujara registered his second century of the series while Ajinkya Rahane also notched up a hundred as two of India's most dependable batsmen laid the foundation for a massive first innings total in the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Pujara's 50th test turned out to be an eve

COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli is faced with a problem of plenty in the opening slot but that is unlikely to come in the way of India’s rampaging run when they attempt to seal the series against Sri Lanka in the second Test starting Thursday. India were without the services of regular opener KL Rah

“It is a skill. That’s why I’m here and you are there,” a visibly incensed Ravi Shastri retorted at a journalist. The premise of the question was not provocative. Shastri was asked how does he make the team play fearless cricket. It was typical of Shastri. His predecessors might have dealt with it d

Dubai: Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin regained the second spot in the bowlers’ list while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja continued to hold on to the top spot in the latest Test rankings announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here on Tuesday. Ashwin, who is on 849 points, cli

He had a successful stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and ICC Champions Trophy 2017, but when Hardik Pandya was handed over the Test cap, the all-rounder grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Making his Test debut in the first match of three-match series against Sri Lanka at Galle, Pandya

Moeen Ali became the first bowler in The Oval's 100 Test-history to take a hat-trick as England wrapped up a crushing 239-run win in the third Test against South Africa on Monday. Victory put England 2-1 up in this four-match series, with just the fourth Test at Old Trafford starting on Friday to co

Mohammad Amir has always shown a knack of doing well against India since making a comeback in 2016, from a five-year ban for involving in spot-fixing. The recent occasion being the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final when he dismissed three top batsmen - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. It

Melbourne : Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke has urged the national cricketers to engage in an arbitration process with Cricket Australia in their ongoing pay dispute. CA chief executive James Sutherland had earlier called on the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) to enter into a per

India outclassed Sri Lanka by 304 runs in the opening Test of a three match series at Galle on Saturday. India skipper Virat Kohli dubbed the massive victory as a 'clinical performance.' He went on to add that the loss in 2015 at the same venue had depleted the team's confidence and Saturday's win w

India closed in on a big win as their domination went uncontested for the third successive day in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka on Friday. Virat Kohli (76 not out) and Abhinav Mukund (81) put on 133 runs for the third wicket as India reached 189 for three in 46.3 overs at stumps on a rain

Shikhar Dhawan has been in and out of the Indian Test side and has been given an extended run by the selectors despite some poor performances. But just when time seemed to have run out for the left-hander, with Murali Vijay and Lokesh Rahul becoming India's first-choice openers, Dhawan made a massiv

In the next two years, the Indian cricket team will embark on some major tours. After playing extensively at home in 2017, long series abroad in South Africa, England and Australia will be the next tough test for Virat Kohli and Co. Fast bowling is set to be key in these tours and India’s pace ba

India are set to play three Test matches against Sri Lanka in their turf and so far they seem to be in the better situation, although they have lost their regular opener KL Rahul. Sri Lanka, without the services of Dinesh Chandimal, will have to get their act together with Rangana Herath at the helm

New Delhi: Team India might have failed to lift their first ever Women's World Cup after suffering a narrow 9-run defeat to hosts England at Lord's on Sunday, but that didn't stop Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amrinder Singh on lauding Punjab-based girl Harmanpreet Kaur for her brilliant performances.

New Delhi: India opener KL Rahul’s woes just don’t seem to end. Having spent quite some time away from the game thanks to the shoulder injury, news came in that the batsman didn’t travel to Galle with the rest of his teammates on Sunday as he was down with fever. And now, the BCCI has informed that

Mumbai: Sri Lanka can trouble India in the upcoming Test series only if they prepare favourable pitches for their bowlers, reckons veteran opener Gautam Gambhir. Sri Lanka are facing a crisis of confidence after an embarrassing 2-3 series defeat against lower-ranked Zimbabwe in the ODIs. They m