Play 02:39 Will play only if I get through fitness tests – Kohli India captain Virat Kohli has said he will play the fourth and deciding Test against Australia in Dharamsala only if 100% fit. Kohli, who suffered a shoulder injury during the third Test in Ranchi, said he would undergo another fitness test and take a call either on Friday night or on Saturday morning, the first day of…
Rahmat ton seals Afghanistan's series win
Afghanistan 231 for 3 (Rahmat 108*, Shenwari 62*) beat Ireland 229 (Stirling 51, Joyce 42, Rashid 4-29, Fareed 3-65) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rahmat Shah hit 10 fours and a six in his unbeaten 108 © Associated Press Twice in this series, Rahmat Shah failed to kick on after scoring a half-century. In the decider, he scored in triple-figures, for the second time in ODIs, to help Afghanistan…
Australia learn the value of defence
Can Steven Smith lead Australia to their first Test series win in India since 2004? © Associated Press Steven Smith, like his A-Team namesake Hannibal Smith, loves it when a plan comes together. And Australia’s plans for this tour of India – a campaign of which Smith is immensely proud regardless of what happens in the final Test in Dharamsala – have been coming together since they were humiliated with…
Dharamsala decider promises more surprises
Match facts March 25-29, 2017Start time 0930 local (0400 GMT) David Warner is the only member of Australia’s top six not to make at least one major score this series © AFP Big picture In a series that has hit plenty of heights, the mountaintop locale of Dharamsala seems as fitting a place as any for the fate of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be decided. India’s players, and doubtless a…
South Africa target another away-series scalp
Match facts March 25-29, 2017 Start time 1100 local (2200 GMT) Play 02:20 What bowling attack will New Zealand pick? Big picture The sun is rising later and setting earlier, the leaves have started to turn shades of orange and yellow, and last-of-the-season signs are going up in shop windows. It’s almost autumn but New Zealand and South Africa have one last summer fling to complete; one that could define…
Manohar agrees to stay on temporarily as ICC chairman
Shashank Manohar has agreed to defer his resignation as ICC chairman at least until the new governance and financial models are voted on at the next round of meetings in April. The u-turn in Manohar’s stance, following his surprise resignation on March 15, came after an ICC board resolution earlier this week that requested him to stay with “overwhelming support”. “I respect the sentiments expressed by the Directors and the…
Kohli still uncertain about playing deciding Test
Play 02:39 Will play only if I get through fitness tests – Kohli India captain Virat Kohli has said he will play the fourth and deciding Test against Australia in Dharamsala only if 100% fit. Kohli, who suffered a shoulder injury during the third Test in Ranchi, said he would undergo another fitness test and take a call either on Friday night or on Saturday morning, the first day of…
Australia learn the value of defence
Can Steven Smith lead Australia to their first Test series win in India since 2004? © Associated Press Steven Smith, like his A-Team namesake Hannibal Smith, loves it when a plan comes together. And Australia’s plans for this tour of India – a campaign of which Smith is immensely proud regardless of what happens in the final Test in Dharamsala – have been coming together since they were humiliated with…
Du Plessis calls on in-form players to make it count
Faf du Plesiss is determined to finish the season at No. 2 in the ICC team rankings © Associated Press This may sound counter-intuitive but South Africa don’t want a hero. Not one, anyway. They want many. “In every series, every time there has been a saviour in the batting line-up. If we don’t have those guys who save us on the day, there would have been a few times…
Dharamsala decider promises more surprises
Match facts March 25-29, 2017Start time 0930 local (0400 GMT) David Warner is the only member of Australia’s top six not to make at least one major score this series © AFP Big picture In a series that has hit plenty of heights, the mountaintop locale of Dharamsala seems as fitting a place as any for the fate of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be decided. India’s players, and doubtless a…