Lahore: Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has failed an unofficial test to rectify his bowling action in a bio-mechanics test in Chennai, according to media reports in Pakistan. A Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) official has said the bending of Hafeez’s arm both round and over the wicket exceeded the permissible limitRead More

Sydney: Even as speculation about Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s sudden retirement from Test cricket persists, India’s Team Director Ravi Shastri today described it as a “well thought-out” move and lashed out at critics who had accused the wicket-keeper-batsman of abandoning a sinking ship. “I believe it is a well thought-out move.Read More

Sydney: Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc is likely to take the place of injured quick Mitchell Johnson in a like-for-like replacement in the Australian team for the Sydney Test beginning Tuesday. Johnson, Australia’s leading bowler, was ruled out of the match Sunday due to hamstring soreness, paving the way for theRead More

Perth: Women’s World No.1 Serena Williams has said playing in the Hopman Cup under hot weather conditions here will help her excel in the Australian Openstarting Jan 19. Williams will be in action in the United States of America’s (USA) opening Cup tie against Italy at the Perth Arena Monday whenRead More

Karachi: Pakistan’s flamboyant allrounder Shahid Afridi says that Virat Kohli was “too emotional” as a leader and it will take him some time to fill in the captaincy void left by Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement from Test cricket. Afridi said he was a big fan of Kohli’s cricketing skills butRead More

Sydney: Former Australia captain Michael Hussey said he was surprised by reports that just-retired Test captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had suggested his name for the coach’s job of Indian cricket team once Duncan Fletcher’s contract expired at the end of World Cup 2015. “I’m not sure if I’m really readyRead More

New Delhi: The Indian team for the upcoming Cricket World Cup and the tri-series in Australia will be announced on January 6, reports said. The 2015 World Cup is scheduled from February 14 to March 29 in Australia and New Zealand. But defending champions will first play in a triangularRead More

Sydney,  Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott hosted the Indian and Australian teams for afternoon tea at his official residence on Thursday to mark the beginning of the New Year.Mahendra Singh Dhoni — who retired from Test cricket after the third match — was not present at the tea party.Injecting someRead More

New Delhi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s retirement has also given rise to a question as to who will be Virat Kohli’s deputy with the names of Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin emerging as possible candidates.“It will be interesting to see what is the choice of the selection committee led by SandeepRead More

New Delhi, Having bagged the right to host the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) is now worried about the hefty rent it might have to pay the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to use the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium for matches in Delhi.The JLN stadiumRead More