MUMBAI: The Australian cricket squad, led by Steve Smith, landed here on Monday ahead of engaging hosts India in a four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy commencing at Pune on February 23. The Aussies reached this metropolis from Dubai where they had a training camp and drove down to a S

London: Michael Vaughan is convinced Joe Root can do for England what Virat Kohli has done for India after his fellow Yorkshireman was named Test captain. Monday saw Root, previously England's vice-captain, confirmed as the successor to Alastair Cook, who resigned as Test skipper last week after an

Bangladesh were disappointed that they were not able to save the one-off Test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday. Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said his team could have saved the match if they had even one batsman of Indian skipper Virat Kohli's calib

Indian bowlers showed tremendous perseverance on an unresponsive pitch to crush Bangladesh by 208 runs in the one—off Test and stretch the team’s unbeaten streak to 19 matches, here today. Chasing a daunting target of 459, Bangladesh were all out for 250 in 100.3 overs but put up a stiffer resist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian blind cricket team for winning the Twenty20 World Cup at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India successfully defended their title in the T20 World Cup tournament for visually impaired by thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan by nine

Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly praised Virat Kohli on Saturday, saying that the current India captain's intensity for the game is unbelievable. "When I see Virat Kohli playing cricket on the field, you get up from the work table and go and watch him; that's what he does to the game. His intensi

Sri Lanka pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, who has recovered fully from knee injury he suffered last month, has been recalled in the 15-man T20 squad for the three-match series against Australia beginning February 17 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The 33-year-old Malinga, who has appeared i

Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been named the captain of the Delhi One day team replacing Gautam Gambhir signalling a change of guard in senior state team. It was learnt that chairman of selection committee Atul Wasan personally spoke to Gambhir to inform him about the decision of the s

"I think there will be moments where we will have the upperhand. Hopefully, the boys are mentally tough for that and hopefully that [when] that moment will come, we'll just be able to grab them." Mushfiqur Rahim had spelled out a clear success mantra in his pre-match press conference. But little

Pakistan senior batsman Azhar Ali on Thursday stepped down as the ODI captain after a meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan in Dubai. “Azhar met me today and offered to step down as one-day captain as he says it has been affecting his own performances,” Khan told the m

Explosive batsman Chris Lynn was on Thursday ruled out of Australia's Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka after aggravating a neck injury. Lynn has been replaced by Adelaide Strikers opener and Big Bash leading run-getter Ben Dunk for the three-match series. Lynn had taken the Big Bash L

Mumbai: The young guns might have failed to clinch the last ODI but Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid says his wards earned some "priceless experience" from a tough game which should help them in the future. Chasing 227 to win and claim the series 4-1, the Under-19 team managed a tie against England in

Bangla­desh entertained India in their first-ever Test match in 2000 at Dhaka and, puzzlingly, it has taken them 17 years to finally make the dream travel across the border for a five-day game. Happy to lead the side in the historic game, Mushfiqur Rahim said his side is looking to make the most

Hyderabad: Virat Kohli is a master with the willow, and words. The Indian captain was modesty personified as he gave his inferior opponents much respect on match eve but said his men were good enough to grind the best in the world. “It’s not that other teams were easy or that Bangladesh will be eas

The Indian team under Virat Kohli, and more specifically coach Anil Kumble, looks a secure unit willing to back its proven players in the face of challenges from rising talent. Both Ajinkya Rahane and Wriddhiman Saha would vouch for that. Both got injured during the England series and their repla

Harbhajan Singh will lead a strong North Zone team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali inter-zonal Twenty20 tournament to be held in Mumbai from February 12 to 16. The team includes Shikhar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh, an off-form Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra. It remains to be seen if Nehra would make himself a

Luis Suarez scored and was sent off as holders Barcelona reached a fourth successive Copa del Rey final after drawing 1-1 with a resilient Atletico Madrid in an action-packed semi-final second leg on Tuesday. Suarez was one of three players dismissed and will now miss the final after Barcelona ed

Back in 2000, India had played a major role in helping Bangladesh attain Test status. Ironically, India remained the only nation not to have hosted them in a Test so far. When Bangladesh step on to the field at the Uppal stadium , they would have finally played Tests in all nations, something the