JOHANNESBURG: It was not the nip in the air but the murderous blade of South African batsmen and the hostility of their pacers that sent a chill down the spine as the hosts first slaughtered India's toothless attack to post a formidable tally of 358/4 and then bowled India out for 217 in the fir

MUMBAI: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has found a place in both ICC Test team of the year as well as the ODI side of the year but surprisingly Virat Kohli, who has been a consistent run-getter in the 50-over format in the last one year, didn't figure in the ODI team, announced on Tuesday.

Port Elizabeth:  Pakistan held on for a thrilling one-run win in the second one-day international on Wednesday to beat South Africa in an ODI series for the first time, making its short-notice tour an historic one. Pakistan defended its 262 in a rain-shortened 45-over game by the smallest of marg

KANPUR: India clinched the ODI series against West Indies 2-1 with a comfortable five-wicket victory in the third and final match, riding on Shikhar Dhawan's sparkling century. The Indians first restricted West Indies to 263 for five and then overhauled the target with 23 balls to spare to li

VISAKHAPATNAM: After being at the receiving end thus far on the tour, the West Indians finally woke up from their slumber to script a remarkable two-wicket win in the second ODI and keep the three-match series alive at the Dr YS Rajasekhar Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, here on Sunday night. Chasing

KOCHI: India seem to be making a habit of finishing matches in quick time. Whether it was those mammoth run chases against Australia in the recent ODI series or the Tests against West Indies, India romped home in style with plenty of time left in the game. And it was no different in the first

MUMBAI: Barely four days after a legendary Mumbai cricketer retired, Prithvi Shaw, created a sensation by plundering a world record 546 for Rizvi Springfield against St Francis D'Assissi in the elite division of the Harris Shield tournament for senior schoolboys. Prithvi, a Class 9 student wh

MUMBAI: The magician called Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar on Friday ensured that it was a farewell that each and every Indian will remember for posterity as the country's greatest sporting icon walked into the sunset with a knock which exhibited just why he is the greatest of this era. In his 200th and

When Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar walks into sunset after his last game in competitive cricket, it will mark the end of an era that offered unparalleled entertainment. Beyond the records and milestones he created in 24 long seasons at the top, the real Sachin Tendulkar shines as a batsman who kept

On a pitch that was expected to favour spinners, Mohammad Shami's raw pace and genuine seam movement helped India clinch a massive innings and 51 run win against West Indies in the first Test at the Eden Gardens on Friday. The seamer claimed nine wickets - second best by an Indian Test debutant

There was a phase, and it lasted pretty long, when Sachin Tendulkar was the be-all and end-all of Indian cricket. He used to be the main plot while the game itself got reduced to a mere side show. A good knock, and preferably a three-figure score, by the master batsman served the whole purpos

 BANGALORE: Rohit Sharma was always reckoned to be a special talent, and the rapturous Diwali holiday crowd marvelled at the pristine quality of his classy double century on Saturday. The knock virtually knocked the stuffing out of a flummoxed Australian team in the seventh and final

DUBAI: Leg-spinner Shahid Afridi and paceman Mohammad Irfan shared six wickets as Pakistan thumped South Africa by 66 runs in the second day-night international in Dubai on Friday. Afridi took 3-26 and Irfan finished with 3-53 as Pakistan defended a low total of 209 to square the five-match series

In keeping with the trend of this series, the sixth one-dayer too witnessed a high-scoring game at the VCA Stadium here on Wednesday. And for the second time, India produced a miracle chase to win by six wickets and level the series 2-2, with one game left to play, at Bangalore on Saturday. P

It took mere six balls from Ishant Sharma to change the complexion of the match. Resorting to bowling short and length balls, the Indian pacer allowed James Faulkner to hammer him for 30 runs in the 48th over, and rest was easy for Australia.  India’s inability to bowl in death overs costed t

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma showed just why one should never underestimate the calibre of Indian batsmen on home soil by scripting a sensational chase of Australia’s gigantic 359/5 for an exciting nine-wicket victory in the second one-day international at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Wednesda

Australia rode on a dominating all-round display to thrash a lacklustre India by 72 runs in the first cricket one-dayer here today. Electing to bat, the visitors piled up a mammoth 304 for eight relying on captain George Bailey's 85 and Aaron Finch's 72 and then shot India out for 232 in 49.4

It was India’s first match of the new season, and they were expected to fire on all cylinders. They didn’t produce a perfect effort, but still secured a six-win in the lone T20 against Australia here on Thursday.  Perhaps, they were struggling to come to terms with the news of Sachin Tendulka