NEW DELHI: Shikhar Dhawan's attacking maiden Test ton may have made things difficult for axed opener Virender Sehwag. According to sources, the selection committee is inclined to give Dhawan a longer run in Tests, meaning Sehwag's way back could be hard. Even in the one-day international aren

NEW DELHI: India regained much of the ground by claiming four wickets in the final session as Australia failed to capitalise on a century partnership for the opening wicket in the third and penultimate cricket Test on Friday. At stumps on the second day, Australia were 273 for seven with come

NEW DELHI: A century opening partnership between David Warner and Ed Cowan placed Australia comfortably at 109/0 at lunch on the second day of the third Test against India at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Friday. This is the third century opening partnership between Warner and C

MOHALI: When the opposition is in total disarray, it's important to drive home the advantage and deliver the knockout punch. Team India, 2-0 up in the four-match series, will be looking to do just that as they take on Australia in the third Test that gets under way on Thursday. With the Aussi

MOHALI: Australia's hapless tour of India took an extraordinary turn on Monday with a miffed vice-captain Shane Watson leaving for home hours after being sensationally dropped from the team for the third Test along with three other key players, raising intense speculation of a revolt within the

New Delhi: Southern Champs Jain University, Bengaluru won the inaugural Toyota University Cricket Championship in a low-scoring final against Kent RO Northern Stars Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday night. In a dramatic match that went all the way to the wire, the Bengaluru boys held their nerves t

NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag might find it tough to retain his place in the Indian Test team for the remaining two Tests against Australia. The selectors are looking for stability factor when the team is already 2-0 up in the series, but there are others in the committee, who feel that time has

NEW DELHI: India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-Test series against Australia by winning the second Test by an innings and 135 runs on the fourth day at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Scorecard Ravichandran Ashwin registered his eighth five-wicket haul w

Pujara (162 batting) notched up his fourth Test hundred and Vijay (129 batting) scored his second ton as the record second-wicket partnership of 294 runs took India to a comfortable 311 for one, at close on second day. The duo eclipsed the stand of 224 against Australia, set by Sunil Gavaskar and

Mohammed Aeraf Jafar Abuhuseina / Bhatkallys.com Michael Clarke won the toss and chose to bat against India in the second Test in Hyderabad. Australia lost an early wicket in the form of DA Warner after Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled him and took his first test wicket. Indian team looks confident

NEW DELHI: India chased down the 50-run target with two wickets down to win the first Test against Australia by 8 wickets on the fifth day at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday. With this win, India took a 1-0 lead in the four-Test match series. Nathan Lyon gave Australia the sec

Mohammed Aeraf Jafar Abuhuseina / Bhatkallys.com Indian team is all set to win the first Test match against Australia. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's splendid knock of 224 runs and some good bowling show by Ashwin (5-90) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-68) have placed India into a comfortable position. Aussie

  CHENNAI: Runs and Sachin Tendulkar were like two estranged lovers meeting after a long time on a Saturday afternoon. The poetry was back, so was the grace and elegance. It doesn't matter if Tendulkar's knock doesn't translate into a century on Sunday - the sheer joy of watching a Te

R Ashwin was the destructor-in-chief as India pegged Australia back in the second session with a flurry of wickets. The Tamil Nadu offie was India's sole wicket-taker grabbing all five to fall before tea on Day 1 as Aussies went from 126/2 at lunch to 215/5 at tea. While Ed Cowan and Phil Hughe

Right from the days of Ray Lindwall to the 70s when Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson terrorised opposition batsmen, and the 80s (Craig McDermott) and the 90s (Glenn McGrath & Brett Lee), Australia have always boasted of at least one world-class fast bowler in their bowling ranks. While the

Jamia Millia Islamia coach Sanjay Saini is upbeat about his team's chances in the upcoming Toyota University Cricket Championship starting February 23. Jamia, to be called the Northern Stars, will play the opening match against University of Madras - Southern Sharks - at Delhi's Test venue, the

When India take on Australia, there's often more than just the cricket. Australia's string of match-winning players always had the ability to rattle rivals with bat, ball and mouth. For a while, some of India's more gifted cricketers stood up and tried to match them at these 'mental disintegration'

South Africa shunned Pakistan batsmen in the second innings to claim a 4-wicket win and take an unbeatable 2-0 lead. This despite some strong performances from the visitors in this Test too. A look at the statistical highlights. # Graeme Smith has celebrated his 100th Test as South African ca