Play 00:59 ‘There’s a line that you don’t cross on the cricket field… I would never do something like that on the cricket field’ India’s captain Virat Kohli has said that Australia crossed the line “that you don’t cross on a cricket field” when it comes to DRS protocols. Kohli accused Australia of taking help from the dressing room on at least three occasions before making their mind up on…
Queensland 2 for 131 (Burns 61, Labuschagne 58*) trail Tasmania 150 (Milenko 39, Paine 38, George 3-17, Feldman 3-55) by 19 runsScorecard File photo – Luke Feldman picked up three of Tasmania’s first six wickets © Getty Images Queensland’s strong seam attack bowled out Tasmania for 150 before the Bulls pushed to within 19 of the Tigers’ total on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval in…
South Australia 5 for 169 (Ferguson 75*, Copeland 2-61, Cummins 2-42) v New South WalesScorecard Pat Cummins dismissed Sam Raphael and Jake Lehmann on the first day © Getty Images Pat Cummins claimed two wickets for New South Wales in his first Sheffield Shield appearance since 2011 but Callum Ferguson held South Australia’s first innings together on a rain-blighted opening day at the SCG. Overcast skies and a green-tinged pitch…
Play 01:34 ‘Pujara, Rahane showed why they’re India’s best in Tests’ – Kohli Virat Kohli has called India’s series-levelling victory in Bengaluru the “sweetest” of his 16 Test wins as captain. Having lost the first Test in Pune and been bowled out for 189 on the first day at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, India came back to complete a 75-run win on the fourth day. “For sure. Till now, this is…
Star India decided not to bid again for the sponsorship rights with their four-year deal with team India ending on March 31, 2017 © AFP OPPO Mobiles India, the smartphone manufacturer, has won the Indian team sponsorship rights for a five-year period, starting April 1 2017. OPPO Mobiles will pay INR 1079 crore (approx USD 162 million) for the duration of their contract having beaten the only other bid of…
Star India decided not to bid again for the sponsorship rights with their four-year deal with team India ending on March 31, 2017 © AFP OPPO Mobiles India, the smartphone manufacturer, has won the Indian team sponsorship rights for a five-year period, starting April 1 2017. OPPO Mobiles will pay INR 1079 crore (approx USD 162 million) for the duration of their contract having beaten the only other bid of…
Match Facts March 8-12 2017Start time 11.00am local (2200GMT) Play 02:54 Moonda: Playing Morkel a gamble The Big Picture This match-up has a one-sided history. New Zealand have only won four Tests against South Africa and two of those came in 1962 when they shared a rare five-Test series 2-2. Since then, they won the first meeting after readmission, at Johannesburg in 1994, and their only home victory was inspired…
Steven Smith admitted to making a mistake with respect to not reviewing Shaun Marsh’s lbw © AFP A disastrous DRS misunderstanding between Australia’s captain Steven Smith and the No. 4 batsman Shaun Marsh helped set them on the path to defeat in Bengaluru, one that allowed India back into a bare-knuckle fight for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Twice Smith appeared to have established useful stands in pursuit of a target of…
Ish Sodhi has not been a regular in the New Zealand side this season © Getty Images New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast. Sodhi, 24, comes with the recommendation of Andre Adams, the former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand seamer, and will be available for the duration of the tournament. During a brief…
Steven Smith admitted to making a mistake with respect to not reviewing Shaun Marsh’s lbw © AFP A disastrous DRS misunderstanding between Australia’s captain Steven Smith and the No. 4 batsman Shaun Marsh helped set them on the path to defeat in Bengaluru, one that allowed India back into a bare-knuckle fight for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Twice Smith appeared to have established useful stands in pursuit of a target of…