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

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