Pune: Umesh Yadav gave a brilliant exhibition of reverse swing bowling before Mitchell Starc’s rearguard half-century helped Australia reach a competitive 256 for nine against India on a difficult first-day track in the first Test. On a pitch that could be termed a rank turner, it was fast bowler Umesh,Read More

Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association has accepted the apology of middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav who was involved in a re-tweet row. Following his apology, the selectors were asked to pick him as the 15th player in the squad and they chose Yadav for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. “The MCA PresidentRead More

New Delhi: England all-rounder Ben Stokes, who was signed for a whooping Rs 14.5 crore by Indian Super League (IPL) franchise Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) for the upcoming edition, is still behind Pro Wrestling League (PWL) star Mariya Stadnik in terms of earning per minute. Stadnik, who bagged silver inRead More

Karachi : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan has revealed that Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has still not informed the board about his retirement plans. Misbah had earlier expressed his desire to tour West Indies for three Tests and a number of limited-over matches. But Shaharyar said that he isRead More

Lahore: Former Pakistani bowler Shoaib Akhtar has hit out at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) anti-corruption unit blaming them for the spot-fixing scandal which rocked the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this month. PCB had provisionally suspended two batsmen – Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif – as part of an ongoingRead More

Pune: Ace off-spinner Harbhajan Singh termed Indian captain Virat Kohli as “an intense cricketer” who thrives on . “Virat (Kohli) is a very intense cricketer. He likes to take on the responsibility and expects the same from his team. That has really worked well and the team has performed beyondRead More

Pune: Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood is not keen to believe the predictions that the pitch will offer good bounce in the series-opener, saying the bowlers will have to find other ways to get rid of Indian batsmen. “I would be surprised if (the ball) flies around here,” Hazlewood said reactingRead More

Pune: Australia’s Nathan Lyon today revealed that he has been analysing ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to improve his own bowling as there is a lot to learn from the in-form Indian. “I have watched a lot of Ashwin. He is a world class bowler and I can learn a lotRead More

New Delhi: Manpreet Singh’s double field goals in the 9th and 32nd minute went in vain as Ranchi Rays could not make it to the semi-final despite 6-2 win over Delhi Waveriders in a Hockey India League match today. Delhi, however, made it to the last four stage of theRead More

New Delhi: Two days after being removed from captaincy of his IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiants, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was named captain of the Jharkhand state side for the Vijay Hazare Trophy starting February 25. In the last couple of seasons, Dhoni while playing for Jharkhand, never captained the sideRead More