Jharkhand 9 for 0 trail Odisha 152 (Pattnaik 43, Nadeem 4-31, Gupta 3-56) by 143 runsScorecard Sandeep Pattnaik was the only recognised Odisha batsman to show resolve on the first day © KCA/Ranjith Peralam Odisha were undone by a combination of lackluster batting and disciplined bowling from Jharkhand to get bowled out for 152 on the opening day of their Group B clash at the St Xavier’s College Ground in…
Steve Smith ton puts Australia in command against Pakistan
Brisbane (Australia) – Skipper Steve Smith scored a hundred and rookies Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb half-centuries as Australia took an early grip on the pink-ball first Test against Pakistan in Brisbane on Thursday. Australia captain Steve Smith celebrates reaching his century against Pakistan in Brisbane on December 15, 2016 © AFP Saeed KHAN Smith, dropped on 53, showed the way as the Australians built the foundations for a sturdy…
Salman Butt seeks international return after twin hundreds
Karachi – Spot-fixing convict and former Pakistan captain Salman Butt pressed his case for a return to international cricket by scoring a century in each innings to help power his team to victory Thursday. Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt gestures as he speaks to journalists in Lahore on April 12, 2014 © AFP/File Arif Ali The 32-year-old was playing in his first major first-class tournament after serving a five-year…
Kohli urges India to ‘leave mark on world cricket’
Chennai (India) – India’s talismanic captain Virat Kohli on Thursday urged his in-form teammates to “leave a mark on world cricket” by going on to become one of the greatest sides ever. The Indian cricket team led by captain Virat Kohli are bidding to extend their 17-game unbeaten run in the dead rubber fifth and final Test against England, which starts in Chennai on Friday © AFP Arun Sankar Kohli’s…
Cricket great Kohli offers vision of India future
Sydney – Virat Kohli joined the greats with three double-centuries as India dominated Test cricket in a year where ‘homeless’ Pakistan soared and dived and Australia grappled with crisis. India’s captain Virat Kohli is among just five batsmen to gain three double-centuries in a year © AFP/File PUNlT PARANJPE India’s cricket scaled new heights as the Test side reclaimed its world number one ranking during their 3-0 whitewash of the…
Warwickshire appoint Troughton, wait on Giles
Flashback to Jim Troughton’s time as captain, here with Jonathan Trott © PA Photos Warwickshire have appointed Jim Troughton in a newly-created role of first team coach – but they are still waiting on the future of Ashley Giles. Troughton, who led Warwickshire to the County Championship title as captain in 2012, was previously assistant coach and has been associated with the club since he was 11. He will oversee…
BCCI president Anurag Thakur faces possibility of perjury charge
The Supreme Court of India has said there is, on first impression, a charge of perjury that can be laid against BCCI president Anurag Thakur for lying under oath. The court also reserved its order on the Lodha Committee’s suggestion to remove the ineligible BCCI office bearers and appoint former civil servant GK Pillai as an observer to oversee business operations of the board. The BCCI rejected Pillai as an…
Court raises possibility of perjury charge against BCCI president
The Supreme Court of India has said there is, on first impression, a charge of perjury that can be laid against BCCI president Anurag Thakur for lying under oath. The court also reserved its order on the Lodha Committee’s suggestion to remove the ineligible BCCI office bearers and appoint former civil servant GK Pillai as an observer to oversee business operations of the board. The BCCI rejected Pillai as an…
Canterbury edge past Wellington after tied finish
Canterbury 166 for 5 (Nicholls 66*) tied Wellington 166 for 7 (Ronchi 58*, Astle 2-24)Canterbury won the one-over eliminatorScorecard Luke Ronchi’s unbeaten 31-ball 58 was not enough to take Wellington across the line © Getty Images Canterbury pipped Wellington in the one-over eliminator at Hagley Park after both teams finished their respective innings on 166, thanks in part to a late surge by Wellington’s Luke Ronchi and Luke Woodcock, who…
Wounded England stand in way of big Indian records
Match facts December 16-20, 2016Start time 9.30 local (0400GMT) R Ashwin and Virat Kohli are hunting down the records for most wickets and most runs in a series by an Indian respectively © AFP Big Picture England might feel like the guy sighing in relief when he hears the bar keep yelling “last call”. They’ve tried hard to keep up in unfamiliar surroundings, lost players to a schedule that packed…