Veteran Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel may not be featuring in the Indian side regularly but the 32-year-old has revealed that he is working hard on his wicketkeeping skills and is ready as a standby. Speaking to the Hindu, Patel said, “I have been working hard on my keeping of late. I feel I

R Ashwin, the ace India offspinner, showered praises on the legendary legspinner Anil Kumble and as a mark of respect said that if he ever reaches 618 Test wickets (one behind Kumble's tally of 619), he would retire from the game. The former legspinner had stepped down from his position as the India

Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, had been approached to fix games but he immediately informed the team management, according to reports on Saturday (October 21). The approach was made ahead of the third One-Day International in Abu Dhabi. "A player was approached," Najam Sethi, the PCB chairm

Amidst players’ fall-out, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has named Thisara Perera as Twenty20 International (T20I) skipper for series against Pakistan. Perera will lead Sri Lanka in a three-T20I series against Pakistan, which will see them travel to Lahore for the third and final game. Regular skipper U

New Delhi: Forbes on Wednesday released the top 20 richest sportsmen in the world for 2017 with Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo leading the chart. Ronaldo earned £70m in the last year, making him the highest-paid European sports personality and one of the sportsmen with the highest net w

Upset with the lifetime ban imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which was upheld by the Kerala High Court, former India cricketer S. Sreesanth has said he might consider playing for another country. A division bench of the Kerala High Court on October 17 upheld the appeal ma

It took AB de Villiers just one innings to soar to the top of the ICC ODI Rankings - for the 14th time in his career. De Villiers, who was making a comeback to the international fold after having last played in the Champions Trophy in June, returned for the three One-Day Internationals against Bangl

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has been reported for a suspect bowling action. Hafeez's bowling action came under question during the third One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi. Hafeez had already been reported twice for illegal bowling action and was suspended from bow

Abu Dhabi: Young opener Imam-ul-Haq, nephew of Pakistan great Inzamam-ul-Haq, smashed a hundred on debut to guide his side to a seven-wicket win in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka. Seamer Hasan Ali became the quickest bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets for Pakistan as his 5-34 saw S

Pakistan have announced a 16-man squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. The squad is almost identical to the one that played the three games against a touring World XI side in Lahore last month. Sohail Khan, who was flown in as cover for the then expectant father Mohammad Amir, is

Hong Kong's victory over Nepal in the final series of round six matches of the ICC World Cricket League Championship has assured Netherlands and Papua New Guinea of a spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 with one round still to go. Nepal's defeat in the first match and an abandoneded

Washington: The key to India becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council is “not to touch the veto”, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said as she identified Russia and China as the two global powers against changes in the current structure of the Security Council. “(This reform

NEW DELHI: South Africa batsman Hashim Amla once again rewrote the history books at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Sunday, as he notched up his 26th ODI century. Blistering centuries by Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla helped South Africa claim a thumping 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in the fir

The Kerala High Court on October 17 restored life ban imposed on cricketer S. Sreesanth by Board of Control for Cricket in India. The order came on an appeal filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India CEO against a single judge verdict revoking the life ban imposed on the cricketer in the

New Delhi: The BCCI is seeking a new General Manager of Cricket Operations after MV Sridhar’s departure and the applicant should either be a cricket expert or someone who has played at the highest level. Sridhar stepped down last month after being under the scanner for alleged financial improprie

Lamongan [Indonesia]: In a tragic incident, Choirul Huda, Indonesia’s most iconic footballer, passed away after a mid-game collision with a team-mate on Sunday. The incident happened during happened during the first-half of a match between Persela Lamongan and Semen Pedang when Huda collapsed fol

Fast-bowlers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami have not been considered for the three-match ODI series to be played against New Zealand. The matches will be played in Mumbai (Oct. 22), Pune (Oct. 25) and Kanpur (Oct. 29). While Umesh took fouor for 71 in the fourth ODI against Australia in Bengaluru

New Delhi: Ever since making his debut for India, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has become a key member of team India. The all-rounder has been instrumental in setting up many victories for India. He was recently handed Test debut against Sri Lanka and impressed one and all. Now former Australian cap