MELBOURNE: If a week is a long time in politics, then a fortnight must surely be an eternity in cricket. When the World Cup began barely 10 days ago, only die-hard Indian fans believed their team had a chance. The bookies pointed to India's toothless attack and out-of-form batsmen and placed them in

Shivamogga, Feb 20: After verbal frictions which arose between two different groups during the Ekatha Jatha for Democracy(unity march) organized in the town by Popular Front of India (PFI) on Thursday February 19 turned violent and took an ugly turn, policemen interfered and clamped prohibitory orde

NEW DELHI: India opened their World Cup title defence on a winning note by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by 76 runs in their Pool B match at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday. With this fabulous victory, India continued their winning run against Pakistan in World Cup encounters, registering their sixt

India has been confirmed as host for the 2016 Twenty20 World Cup, scheduled to be held from March 11 to April 3, the ICC announced after ratifying its decision in the Board meeting in Dubai on Thursday. Holding its first meeting of the year at the ICC headquarters, which was chaired by N Srinivas

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect. The decision comes after India drew the third Test in Melbourne on Tuesday. Out of the 90 Tests he played, Dhoni led India in 60 matches. Dhoni finished with most Test wins as India captain (27), beating the previous best of 2

Sydney: Australia and New South Wales batsman Phil Hughes has died at the age of 25 at a Sydney hospital after succumbing to an injury sustained from being hit on the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game on Tuesday. Hughes, who in 2009 became the youngest player to score a century in

Rohit Sharma's first ODI in 10-weeks began with a touch of nerves. He was even kept scoreless in one Angelo Mathews maiden. By the end of the innings, his batting had become cartoonish. There was no shot he had not played. No part of the ground he had not exploited. No bowler who escaped his brutali

29 October, 2014 | Press Release | Bhatkallys News Dubai: BPL entering fourth successful fourth year is ready for its second phase of plan. This year BPL's main sponsor is AURA GROUP. The BPL Chairman Muniri Ateequrrehman said,  "I warmly welcome this years main Sponsor 'Aura Group' and other

India were in danger of surrendering the advantage they had built so carefully over four sessions as they lost four wickets for four runs immediately after lunch on the second day. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami restored it with a 111-run last-wicket stand that punctured the fuel reserves

Recovering from a muscle injury, veteran pacer Zaheer Khan is eyeing a comeback to competitive cricket for Mumbai Indians during Champions League T20 in early October, even though he was non-committal about his chances of making it to the World Cup squad in 2015. "The World Cup is a special tourn

A court in Andhra Pradesh issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. A local court in Anantapur issued the arrest warrant as Dhoni did not appear in the court despite three summons served in the past. It direct

The Indian cricket team dropped a rung to third but Virat Kohli continued to top the batting chart in the latest ICC one-day rankings announced today. India lost their second position to Sri Lanka, while Australiamaintained their place at the top of the heap. Sri Lanka's 3-2 series win over En

Yusuf Pathan rated his 22-ball 72 for the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday higher than his 37-ball hundred for the Rajasthan Royals back in 2010 because this one helped the Knight Riders defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets and finish second in the group stages. KKR's top two finish means

Ranchi:  As the Indian Premier League action shifts to India after a rendezvous in the UAE, the formidable Chennai Super Kings will seek to continue their winning momentum when they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders, who will be hoping for a reversal in fortunes, here on Friday. Since being o

Dubai: Kings XI Punjab continued their winning streak with a facile five-wicket victory to strengthen their position at the top of the table as Royal Challengers Bangalore were left licking their wounds after yet another loss in the ongoing Indian Premier League, here on Monday. Chasing a modest 125

Result: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by two runs. Toss: RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first. KKR 150-7 in 20 overs: Varun Aaron's three-wicket burst (3/16 in four overs) derailed KKR's onslaught after Chris Lynn (45, 31b, 3x4, 3x6) and Jacques Kallis (43, 42b, 2x

Sharjah:  Yuvraj Singh struck form with a brilliant unbeaten half century as Royal Challengers Bangalore crushed Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in their opening Indian Premier League match at Sharjah on Thursday. Yuvraj (52 not out) shared 84 runs from just 7.9 overs with captain Virat Kohli (

The seventh Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked with an emphatic 41-run win for Kolkata Knight Riders over Mumbai Indians, as the evergreen Jacques Kallis set the tone with a 46-ball 72 before Sunil Narine completed the task with four wickets. Opting to bat, KKR rode on Kallis and Manish Pandey’s