Kolkata: With India playing with a new-found spunk under stand-in skipper Virat Kohli, team director Ravi Shastri on Friday said he sees a bit of himself in the flamboyant Delhi batsman. “He’s aggressive and he’s very young, so the exuberance is still seen in him, which is very good forRead More

Perth: Paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile took four wickets to fire Australia to a 32-run victory over South Africa in the first one-day international in Perth on Friday. Australia captain Michael Clarke was ruled out midway through the match after re-aggravating his hamstring but stand-in skipper George Bailey scored a telling 70Read More

London: England captain Alastair Cook insisted Friday the controversy over Kevin Pietersen`s autobiography was well and truly in the past for his side ahead of their one-day international series in Sri Lanka. England fly out on Sunday for a seven-match series designed as part of their preparations for next year`sRead More

Abu Dhabi: Pakistan on Friday retained all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez for the second Test against New Zealand despite his bowling action being reported. Hafeez`s action was reported as suspect by match officials after the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, which Pakistan won by 248 runs for a 1-0 leadRead More

London: Former England captain Steven Gerrard believes the pressure of expectation surrounding the country`s rising stars is hampering their performances for the national side. Gerrard, who recently retired from international football, cite the example of both Wayne Rooney, who succeeded him as captain and will make his 100th appearance inRead More

New Delhi: Being in the august company of names such as Venus Williams and Pat Cash, among others, during the Champions Tennis League will be a great opportunity for Indian youngsters to learn and take their game to the next level, says the country’s top singles player Somdev Devvarman. SomdevRead More

KOLKATA: India’s Rohit Sharma on Thursday wrote himself into the record books by becoming the first batsman to score two double hundreds in One-Day International (ODI) cricket and also became the highest individual scorer in the 50-over format. He slammed 264 runs, with India scoring 404 for five in 50Read More

Dubai: India’s Virat Kohli joins an elite list of star Ambassadors to provide neccessary support in the build-up to the ICC 2015 World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand between February and March. Kohli, Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson, all-rounder Shane Watson, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum andRead More

St. John`s: West Indies named a full-strength squad to tackle South Africa on Wednesday but gave players a November 18 deadline to sign contracts after the last tour of India was abandoned over a pay dispute. The 16-man Test squad will be skippered by Denesh Ramdinn and is due toRead More

Perth: Lethal fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Dale Steyn will spearhead the attacks as Australia and South Africa renew hostilities in a five-match one-day series opening in Perth on Friday. Johnson and Steyn are world cricket`s most lethal speedsters and will look to create mayhem on an expected lively WACARead More