Eight hours of net session at a lovely ground in the city would have soothed the nerves of England players. England capitalised on its three-day stay in the city prior to its departure to Rajkot for the first Test. Alastair Cook’s men got down to serious practice at the Brabourne Stadium with th

Rohit Sharma was ruled out of India's Test series against England with a thigh injury, that might require surgery Mumbai: Rohit Sharma, who is set to miss the Test series against England due to a thigh injury, might undergo surgery after consulting a specialist in London next week, effectively ruli

Former South African batsman Jonty Rhodes feels if skipper Virat Kohli fires with the bat then India will have little to worry about. The last time England toured India in 2012, they walked away with a 2-1 series win despite losing the first Test. However, South African cricket legend Jonty Rho

When India’s Test squad for the upcoming 5-match series against England was announced earlier today, one name caught everyone by surprise. All-rounder Hardik Pandya, who had been primarily seen as a limited-overs specialist, earned his maiden call-up to the sport’s traditional format. The 23-year ol

Former India coach Gary Kirsten wants MS Dhoni to continue playing limited-overs internationals until the 2019 World Cup to be held in England, and cautioned critics calling for a change of guard of “losing out on a potential match-winner” during that campaign. “My answer on MSD has not chang

Mohali: India defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the third One-day International and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series here today. Opting to bowl, India bowled out New Zealand for 285 in 49.4 overs and chased down the target with 10 balls to spare at the IS Bindra Punjab Cricket Asso

The sides will clash again next month when South Africa visit Australia for three tests starting on November 3, including a day/night game in Adelaide. David Warner’s brilliant 173 was not enough to save Australia from a 32-run defeat by South Africa in the fifth and final one-day International

It has been a remarkable series against New Zealand for Ravichandran Ashwin with 20 wickets so far but India’s off-spinner says he has struggled to get into rhythm at the start of his spells. Ashwin bowled superbly on Monday to take six for 81 to skittle out the visitors for 299. “It’s very importan

“KOHLI KILLED us softly is the nicest way of describing it.” It wasn’t an admission you would generally expect from an opposition coach on a hot, unforgiving day where his team has pretty much been beaten to the ground. For, there can be nothing ‘soft’ about chasing the ball around for nearly two

During India’s pre-match training session on Friday, after facing throwdowns from batting coach Sanjay Bangar, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane were involved in a long chat at the Holkar Stadium. On Saturday, the captain and vice-captain spent even more time together, where it mattered the most. The

Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami have been rested for the ODI series against New Zealand. Batsman Suresh Raina today staged a comeback for the first three ODI against New Zealand while three senior players including off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin were rested keeping

India produced an all-round bowling display on the fourth day of the Eden Gardens Test to complete a 178-run win over New Zealand and thereby took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series. Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets apiece as the visitor

New Delhi: In a departure from BCCI’s earlier stand, the parent body has extended an invitation to Mohammed Azharuddin for the Indian cricket team’s historic 500th Test match and the former captain has accepted it. The upcoming match against New Zealand at Kanpur will mark India’s 500th game in t

India almost pulled of the highest ever successful run chase in T20 Internationals with Lokesh Rahul smashing his maiden hundred but fell short by just one run in a nerve-wrecking last ball finish to lose the first of the two T20 match against the West Indiesin Fort Lauderdale on Saturday. Rahul,

It's a short turnaround time for the Indian team to switch from the Test format to Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) when they play their first international game on US soil on Saturday (August 27). Coach Anil Kumble had no qualms in admitting that it won't be a walk in the park for the MS Dhoni-led s

Ashish Nehra is moving with times after all! Using a basic mobile till recently, the India paceman has now graduated to a smartphone, gifted to him by his wife. “I use Whatsapp these days but am still away from much of the social media. I don’t really know what’s happening,” he said. Old soldier Ne

India crushed West Indies at the third test in St Lucia on Saturday, clinching the series and prompting captain Virat Kohli to say his team were going from "strength to strength". The touring side won by 237 runs on the fifth and final day after bowling out West Indies for 108, the second lowest

Season 4 of Pro Kabaddi ended on a high note at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad with reigning champions Patna Pirates recording a 37-29 victory over the formidable Jaipur Pink Panthers in the finale. It was a closely contested 40 minutes of perhaps the finest kabaddi game of the season, a