Islamabad: Pakistan Cricketer Shahid Afridi had said that politics should not come in between the sporting ties of India and Pakistan. He opined that, instead Cricket should be used as a tool to improve and strengthen the bilateral relations between the countries. According to the news reporte

NEW DELHI: Suresh Raina says he was "hurt" after being dropped from the Indian team despite performing well, but now that he is back in the mix, the southpaw is determined to make the most of the upcoming T20 series in South Africa. "I was hurt on getting dropped even after performing well. But n

India captain Virat Kohli described his team's 73-run win in the 5th ODI against South Africa as a "complete performance". The win enabled India to take a winning 4-1 lead in the six-match series, their first success in seven bilateral or multi-team series in South Africa. Kohli, however, vowed

Wrist spin was once again the order of the day as South Africa's misery continued in the One-Day International series against India. The task was always going to be tougher following Faf du Plessis' untimely injury. With AB de Villiers also not playing, the middle order found it tough to handle Yuzv

India entered the final of the U-19 cricket World Cup after thrashing arch-rivals Pakistan by a massive 203 runs in the semifinals here on Tuesday. India will now meet Australia in the summit clash on February 3. Australia had beaten Afghanistan by six wickets in the first semifinals yesterday.

Indian captain Virat Kohli has termed the soft dismissals in the second Test at Centurion as 'unacceptable' following the defeat that allowed South Africa take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Following the result, Kohli spoke about the need for individuals to reflect on mistakes, not taking

Despite being slapped with a five-month ban by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for failing a dope test, Yusuf Pathan will not miss the upcoming season of the IPL. The reason being he was handed a backdated ban of five months which had begun on August 15, 2017 and will end on January

India have plenty to ponder over this week after their defeat to South Africa in the first Test in Cape Town but Sourav Ganguly has backed the Virat Kohli-led side does not need to panic. While the Indian pacers always kept the team in a winning position throughout the game, it was the batsmen wh

Sydney [Australia]: Australia are in a strong position in the fifth and final Ashes Test against England, thanks to Usman Khawaja and skipper Steve Smith. At the close of play on Day Two, Australia had scored 193 at loss of two wickets. Khawaja was unbeaten on 91 while Smith was on 44 at stump

On the day when Rohit Sharma scored the latest of his three ODI double hundreds, cricket statistician The Cricket Prof tweeted that the India opener hit a six every 125 balls he faced in the first six years of his one-day career. In the five years since, Sharma has hit a six, on average, every

Cape Town [South Africa]: Proteas pacer Morne Morkel feels that South Africa have a slight advantage over India in the upcoming 2018 Freedom Series. “In the past, the build-up has always been great, the talk of the wickets, the talk of the bounce, we do have a slight advantage, but we still need

India captain Virat Kohli said that returning to cricket after his marriage and all the ensuing distractions would not be difficult as cricket was in his blood just like the other members of the side and his focus was back on the sport. Kohli addressed the press conference before leaving for the imp

Back in the national team after a year in the wilderness, left-arm pacer Javdev Unadkat feels that his impressive show in the T20 International series against Sri Lanka can prove to be a turnaround in his career. The 26-year-old Saurashtra pacer had impressive figures of 2/15 against Sri Lanka in

India opener Rohit Sharma on Monday moved up two places to the fifth position in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings after a stellar show in the 3-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. India had wrapped up the series 2-1 on Sunday with an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the final ODI in Visakhapatnam.

Dharamshala: Rohit Sharma rued India’s batting performance in their massive seven-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the three-match series at Dharamshala. Indian batsmen came a cropper under pace-friendly conditions. Rohit agreed that the batting let the team down on a seamer-friendly

NEW DELHI: Unprecedented visuals of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks on the cricket field have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi, where doctors are increasingly vocal about the health risks posed by smog.   Doctors have urged cricket’s gover

The second day's play at Feroz Shah Kotla was headlined by the notorious Delhi smog which managed to hold up play on many occasions to elicit contrasting reactions from both the camps on Sunday (December 3). However, the day belonged to the Indian skipper Virat Kohli who trampled many a record on hi

Karachi: While formally announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for not fighting his case well with the International Cricket Council (ICC) following his suspension for an illegal bowling action. Thou