“I think playing the finisher’s role will be my responsibility going forward, because I don’t see any other youngster doing that job.” © Getty Images MS Dhoni has not been finishing off matches of late. Against South Africa, in Kanpur last year, he came in to bat with 90 required off the last 10 overs. India needed 11 off the last over. Dhoni scored 31 off 30 in India’s defeat….
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…
Yuvraj Singh was the most expensive buy in the previous auction © PTI Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen, Shane Watson, Ishant Sharma, Mitchell Marsh are among 12 players that have listed the highest base price of INR 2 crore for the IPL players auction, scheduled for February 6 in Bangalore. These players feature in a 714-strong long list – accessed by ESPNcricinfo – which will be trimmed by January 25 to…
Tea England 29 for 1 (Cook 14*, Compton 0*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 446 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:16 De Kock cements South Africa’s control Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century on the second day at Centurion. De Kock’s…
Tea England 29 for 1 (Cook 14*, Compton 0*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 446 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:36 Haysman: England have been poor Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century on the second day at Centurion. De Kock’s return…
MS Dhoni felt absence of a settled bowling group played a part in the eventual series scoreline © Getty Images India somewhat made amends for the botched Canberra chase on Saturday at the SCG by becoming the first team to chase down a 300-plus target against Australia in Australia. Along the way, they also halted Australia’s record 18-match winning streak at home. The man who played a monumental role in…
MS Dhoni felt absence of a settled bowling group played a part in the eventual series scoreline © Getty Images India somewhat made amends for the botched Canberra chase on Saturday at the SCG by becoming the first team to chase down a 300-plus target against Australia in Australia. Along the way, they also halted Australia’s record 18-match winning streak at home. The man who played a monumental role in…
MS Dhoni felt absence of a settled bowling group played a part in the eventual series scoreline © Getty Images India somewhat made amends for the botched Canberra chase on Saturday at the SCG by becoming the first team to chase down a 300-plus target against Australia in their own den. Along the way, they also halted Australia’s record 18-match winning streak at home. The man who played a monumental…
Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann’s immediate future is under a cloud after he was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis during the final ODI against India. Lehmann was hospitalised after the condition was confirmed, after he had previously suffered it in 2007. The assistant coach Michael Di Venuto will take charge of the team during the Twenty20 series against India while Lehmann undergoes treatment. More to follow… Daniel Brettig is an…