Elgar and du Plessis lift South Africa after early trouble

Tea South Africa 153 for 4 (Elgar 92*, Bavuma 0*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar led South Africa’s resistance © Getty Images Dean Elgar had termed the University Oval pitch “juicy” two days out from the first Test, and had talked up the strength of South Africa’s pace attack, so when the score read 22 for 3 on the opening morning in Dunedin he may have…

March 8, 2017
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Guha urges KSCA to not boycott BCCI awards

Ramachandra Guha has called KSCA’s decision to boycott the functions “foolish and petty” © Toronto Star via Getty Images Ramachandra Guha, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), has appealed to the KSCA to reconsider its “ill-advised” decision to boycott the annual BCCI awards and the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Bengaluru. Guha further said the state body would insult the awardees…

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Gambhir slams Delhi coach for creating insecure environment

Gautam Gambhir: “I could not have let this man (Bhaskar) play with careers of young players like Unmukt Chand and Nitish Rana.” © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Batsman Gautam Gambhir has criticised Delhi coach KP Bhaskar for “creating an atmosphere of uncertainty” among the youngsters in the side. Gambhir admitted he had an argument with Bhaskar after Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh on Monday, but insisted that he was…

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Sutherland slams Kohli's claims as 'outrageous'

Play 01:34 ‘If something is going on for three days, that’s not a brain fade’ James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has jumped on Virat Kohli’s allegations of Australia’s captain Steven Smith “crossing the line” by seeking off-field advice for DRS referrals, calling them “outrageous”. Currently in India, Sutherland spoke strongly in defence of Smith and the team after the coach Darren Lehmann had also categorically denied any orchestrated…

March 8, 2017
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Guha urges KSCA to not boycott BCCI awards

Ramachandra Guha has called KSCA’s decision to boycott the functions “foolish and petty” © Toronto Star via Getty Images Ramachandra Guha, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), has appealed to the KSCA to reconsider its “ill-advised” decision to boycott the annual BCCI awards and the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Bengaluru. Guha further said the state body would insult the awardees…

March 8, 2017
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Guha urges KSCA to not boycott BCCI awards

Ramachandra Guha has called KSCA’s decision to boycott the functions “foolish and petty” © Toronto Star via Getty Images Ramachandra Guha, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), has appealed to the KSCA to reconsider its “ill-advised” decision to boycott the annual BCCI awards and the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Bengaluru. Guha further said the state body would insult the awardees…

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Sri Lanka pile up 494, Mehedi takes four-for

Innings Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dilruwan Perera struck a handy half-century to steer Sri Lanka towards 500 © AFP Bangladesh wiped out Sri Lanka’s tail in a little over an hour after lunch, preventing the hosts from breaching 500. A formidable spell from Mustafizur Rahman, in which he bowled his cutters more frequently than he…

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Fifteen wickets fall on low-scoring day in Alice Springs

Victoria 5 for 106 (Stoinis 46) trail Western Australia 146 (Turner 59, Fawad 3-14) by 40 runsScorecard File photo – Fawad Ahmed took 3 for 14 in his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly a year © Getty Images Fawad Ahmed enjoyed his return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in nearly a year, collecting 3 for 14 as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 146 in Alice Springs….

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Wildermuth ton helps Queensland to big lead

Tasmania 150 and 0 for 20 trail Queensland 437 (Wildermuth 110, Labuschagne 96, Cutting 68, Burns 61, Perrin 3-98) by 267 runsScorecard File photo – Marnus Labuschagne fell short of a hundred © Getty Images Allrounder Jack Wildermuth scored his second first-class century as Queensland continued to dominate their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland on the second day in Hobart. At stumps, the Tigers were 0 for 20 in their…

March 8, 2017
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Wildermuth ton helps Queensland to big lead

Tasmania 150 and 0 for 20 trail Queensland 437 (Wildermuth 110, Labuschagne 96, Cutting 68, Burns 61, Perrin 3-98) by 267 runsScorecard File photo – Marnus Labuschagne fell short of a hundred © Getty Images Allrounder Jack Wildermuth scored his second first-class century as Queensland continued to dominate their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland on the second day in Hobart. At stumps, the Tigers were 0 for 20 in their…

March 8, 2017
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