The National selectors are hardly perturbed with the delay in the selection of the team for the Champions Trophy tournament scheduled to commence in England from June 1. The team was to be picked on April 22, three days ahead of the deadline set by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for subm

Suresh Raina asked his bowlers to step up and make themselves count if Gujarat Lions are to get out of the bottom of the IPL points table. Lions suffered yet another defeat – fifth of the season – to go down by 26 runs to Kings XI Punjab at Rajkot. Batting first, KXIP scored 188/7 despite Gujarat co

Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand skipper, said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni still remains the best finisher of the limited overs game. Fleming, the current Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) coach, showered praises on the 2011 World Cup-winning captain after he played an instrumental knock of 34-ball

Who makes the plans, KKR? Whoever does it deserves a big pat on the back. Whether it was opening the batting with Sunil Narine or that game-breaking move to go all out with pace, it worked wonders. Gautam Gambhir was spot on in holding back his spinners, traditionally their biggest wicket-takers,

Struggling to find form after three losses in four matches, Gujarat Lions would look to make the home advantage count when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 2017 IPL match on Tuesday. The Lions had a dream debut last season by finishing third. But, they are struggling this year, l

Opening batsman David Warner (70 not out) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (5/19) dazzled for Sunrisers Hyderabad as they withstood Manan Vohra's plundering 95 to pip Kings XI Punjab by five runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) contest on Monday. (Also read: Bhuvneshwar Kumar survives Manan Vohra onslaught t

Half centuries by Yusuf Pathan and Manish Pandey enabled Kolkata Knight Riders overcome early jitters en route a thrilling four-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match on Monday. It was a team effort by KKR, who first rode on Sunil Narine and Nathan Coulter-Nile controlled

London: Chelsea great John Terry will leave the club at the end of the season, the Premier League leaders announced on Monday. "John Terry and Chelsea Football Club today jointly announce our captain will leave the club at the end of the season," said a club statement. The 36-year-old former E

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said former BCCI president N Srinivasan cannot represent the board in the 24 April International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting as he has been held guilty of "conflict of interest" and "abuse of authority". The apex court allowed acting secretary of the Board

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) came undone on a slow M. Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch here on Sunday, and slipped to a fourth loss in five IPL matches played so far. Set a target of 162 by Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS), RCB fell short by 27 runs. The playing surface, where sides regularly posted sc

Lionel Messi kept Barcelona’s title hopes alive with two goals and an assist to see off Real Sociedad 3-2 as Spain’s top two edged five-goal thrillers ahead of next weekend’s El Clasico. Earlier on Saturday, Isco struck at the death to keep Real Madrid three points clear and with a game in hand a

Kings XI Punjab captain Glenn Maxwell dubbed his team's performance against Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2017 on Saturday as "pretty average". Punjab, who started the tournament with back-to-back wins, have now lost two games in a row and seem to be in a free fall in the IPL 10 points table. Punjab were

Skipper Rohit Sharma found some form going his way as he anchored Mumbai Indians to an six-wicket victory over Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League encounter, here on Sunday. Chasing a tricky target of 177, skipper Rohit remained unbeaten on 40 off 29 balls with Mumbai Indians knocking off the

For Harbhajan Singh, it is an opportunity to “pay back” to the game by ensuring the fans fill up the stands at the Champions Trophy to be held in England. The ICC, in an effort to promote the tournament, has appointed eight brand ambassadors for its seventh edition, and the off-spinner is one of the

If you thought Sunday night was luck, Nitish Rana demonstrated on Wednesday night that he had it in him to resolve Mumbai Indians’ woes of domestic batsmen. More importantly, the innings have buried the ghosts of an otherwise mediocre season. On Wednesday night at the Wankhede, Rana anchored the

After a bitterly-fought series against Australia, in which he was the sole focus of the visiting team’s attention, Virat Kohli, on his return from a shoulder injury, said that the series was a great learning experience. “I learnt a lot...as a captain, as an individual, as a person,” he said. “Dur

Gujarat Lions roared to a seven-wicket victory by outplaying Rising Pune Supergiant. The struggle and self-doubt in its previous two matches in IPL-10 was replaced by confidence as it chased down the victory target of 172 with ease at the SCA stadium here on Friday. Suresh Raina (35 not out) and

Former Indian cricket team captain Sunil Gavaskar said on Tuesday that after dominating at home, Virat Kohli’s men now need to produce results in overseas conditions. India defeated Australia 2-1 in a four-Test series to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Gavaskar believes the next goal for t