Cheteshwar Pujara has been the bedrock of India's marathon 13-Test home season. Continuing his breakout season, the Saurashtra batsman today eclipsed Gautam Gambhir's record of scoring most runs in a Test season for India. Pujara, who came to bat on the second day of the ongoing fourth and final

Batsman Suresh Raina on Tuesday said India deserved to win the four-match Test series against Australia as the team put on a collective effort. "It was a collective effort, Indian team played as a unit and deserved to win the test series against Australia," Raina said. A clinical India on Tues

Indias off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday received the Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016 as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016 from former India captains and ICC Cricket Hall of Famers Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar. During the voting period, which r

With four wickets in the final session to put Australia in control of the match, Nathan Lyon was the star of the day for the visitors as the long-winded nears its end. It was especially rewarding for the off-spinner given the Indians were cruising along through a major part of the day. “As the

In many ways, Day 2 of the series decider in Dharamsala was a microcosm of Australia's surprisingly sturdy series. After a disappointing opening day, where they lost the initiative after a dominant start, Australia's struggles continued and their backs were firmly against the wall during several jun

Shikhar Dhawan roared back to form with a delightful century to help India B start off with a 23-run win against India A in the 2017 Deodhar Trophy. Deepak Hooda's cameo right in the end gave India B a scare, but Dhawal Kulkarni's hat-trick ensured that they came out on top in 50-over game in Visakh

The expectations are mind-boggling. India must win the fourth Test at any cost, with or without Virat Kohli, and re-confirm the belief that this is a team that is best trained to dominate the longest format of the game. Irrespective of how hard Australia tries to make a strong statement of its en

Australia opener David Warner on Wednesday praised his junior partner Matthew Renshaw for catching the Indian team off guard with his gutsy performance in the first Test despite being under the weather. The 20-year-old, on his first tour of India, had scores of 68 and 31 despite suffering from an

India captain Virat Kohli on Friday admitted that he is not even close to hundred percent fitness with a possibility that his right shoulder injury could get aggravated while fielding in the series decider here tomorrow. While he didn’t confirm that he is out of the fourth and final Test but main

For the few die-hard fans who turned up at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy stadium here, venue of the Paytm Prof. Deodhar Trophy limited-overs cricket tournament from Saturday, the sight of India Test discard Harbhajan Singh bowling well in the nets clearly rekindled memories of his glorious past.

If the start was anything to go by, Day 3 of the third Test in Ranchi would have very well been a snooze fest. But Cheteshwar Pujara lit up Ranchi with a splendid batting display, hitting his 11th Test century, to help India seize the initiative. Murali Vijay, his batting partner during a 102-run se

Calling for strong measures in order to avoid match fixing, former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has suggested that those found guilty should be given "death penalty". Miandad, who has often criticised repeated attempts of corruption in Pakistan cricket, was asked about a possible solution of su

NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni enthralled one and all with some breathtaking sixes but a young Bengal side put up a spirited display to beat Jharkhand by 41 runs and enter the Vijay Hazare final on Saturday. They will meet Tamil Nadu in the final. Bengal had lost to Dinesh Karthik and Co. in

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had a roller-coaster of a time, on Day Four of the second Test at the P Sara Oval Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lanka put up 268 for 8 at the end of day’s play, taking a lead of 139 runs. The proceedings started with Upul Tharanga’s wicket but Sri Lanka recovered soon, not stutterin

India cricket head coach Anil Kumble on Tuesday said that his wards don't need to curb their aggression when they take on Australia in the third Test match here from Thursday. The second Test in Bengaluru witnessed many controversies with the on-field conduct and behaviour of several players bein

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's fate will be decided by the 2017 Champions Trophy, says his childhood coach Keshav Banerjee. The International Cricket Council (ICC) showpiece event will be held from June 1 to 18 in England and Wales. India are the defending champions with Dhoni leading the team to the title

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh requires reconstructive surgery on his shoulder injury which will sideline him for up to nine months and end his hopes of participating in this year's Ashes series, local media reported on Monday. Marsh, a pace-bowling all-rounder, struggled with the shoulder

The towering figure of Mohammad Irfan became the next victim of the fallout of alleged spot-fixing, with the Pakistan cricket authorities coming down heavily on the reported incidence of fixing had previously also found several current and former Pakistan players in the thick of things. PCB on Thurs