Month: January 2016

India’s first game of 2016 saw them register a 74-run win over Western Australia XI in a Twenty20 warm-up match on Friday. Preparing for bigger battles ahead, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men will again take field against the same opposition in Perth on Saturday, this time in the 50-over format. Catch All Live Updates Here. India’s Virat Kohli smashed 74 and shared a 149-run stand with Shikhar Dhawan against Western…

Chris Gayle’s controversial interview with a Channel Ten reporter has been widely criticised. He was also alleged to have exposed to a woman during 2015 World Cup by a media outlet. © Twitter Sydney: Even as Chris Gayle filed a defamation case against a media house for allegations that he indecently exposed himself to a lady last year, an email has emerged hinting the West Indies team management knew of…

Cheteshwar Pujara made 54 off 52 balls but it was not enough for Saurashtra. © AFP Jharkhand reached the knockout stage after producing a disciplined all-round performance to comfortably beat Saurashtra by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy . Opting to bowl, Jharkhand restricted Saurashtra to 128 for five in the stipulated 20 overs at Nehru Stadium, before overhauling the target with three balls to spare, reaching 132…

Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran has impressed in both the warm-up games against Western Australia XI. © AFP Perth: India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun said rookie Barinder Sran, being a left-armer, gives the team “added advantage”, indicating that the youngster may be blooded into the side for opening ODI against Australia. (Dominant India Register 64-Run Win Over Western Australia) “He is a bowler with a lot of potential. He has been…

Yuvraj Singh’s blazing fifty was upstaged by Sanju Samson as Punjab lost to Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. © AFP Sanju Samson smashed 72 off 56 balls as Kerala completed a five wicket win over Punjab to cruise into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. (Syed Mushtaq Ali News) Yuvraj Singh (54 off 44) took Punjab to 135 for 7 before Samson stole the show…

Sourav Ganguly said Eden Gardens will have a new electronic scoreboard by February 15. © PTI Kolkata: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly’s differences with some of the other office-bearers came out in the open when the former India captain spoke how misinformation was being spread by a section about Eden Gardens’ branding coming under the ambit of ambush marketing. (New CAB Chief Sourav Ganguly Promises to…

Irfan Pathan continued to contribute at vital times as he helped Baroda register victory over Andhra Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. © AFP Irfan Pathan continued to shine in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 competition as he helped Baroda enter the knockouts. Delhi held off Goa in a low-scoring thriller to reach the knock-outs stages while Himachal Pradesh kept their chances alive. Cheteshwar Pujara continued his aggressive form…