File photo: Abhinav Mukund’s century contained 26 fours and one six © PTI Abhinav Mukund‘s second successive first-class ton led Tamil Nadu‘s strong response to Uttar Pradesh‘s 524 in Dharamsala. Abhinav, the captain, made 154 off 249 balls, which was studded with 26 fours and one six, while Dinesh Karthik and B Indrajith stroked fifties to lift their team to 398 for 6. Indrajith was unbeaten on 70 off 76…

File photo: Abhinav Mukund’s century contained 26 fours and one six © PTI Abhinav Mukund‘s second successive first-class ton led Tamil Nadu‘s strong response to Uttar Pradesh‘s 524 in Dharamsala. Abhinav, the captain, made 154 off 249 balls, which was studded with 26 fours and one six, while Dinesh Karthik and B Indrajith stroked fifties to lift their team to 398 for 6. Indrajith was unbeaten on 70 off 76…

Ben Stokes felt that he showed new maturity in Chittagong © Getty Images Ben Stokes hailed the “most mature” performance of his career to date after saving England from a precarious position against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Coming to the crease with his side in trouble and the ball spinning sharply, Stokes responded with a mature innings of 85 to help England establish a lead of 273 with two wickets in…

Tea: West Indies 27 for 0 (Bravo 15*, Johnson 12*) trail (Pakistan 452 (Younis 127, Misbah 96, Shafiq 68, Sarfraz 56, Gabriel 5-96) by 425 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sarfraz Ahmed scored an enterprising 56 before he was bowled by a Shannon Gabriel rocket © AFP Shannon Gabriel picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket as West Indies bowled Pakistan out for 452 an hour after lunch…

Eighteen bidders have registered interested in the IPL broadcast, digital and media rights for the next cycle © BCCI The BCCI is likely to defer the bidding process for the IPL broadcast, digital and media rights, which had been scheduled to open in Mumbai on October 25, in wake of the fresh order from the Supreme Court on Friday. The court order had directed the BCCI to route all tenders…

Tim Bresnan wants some old firepower back © Getty Images Tim Bresnan, whose valiant batting narrowly failed to bring Yorkshire a third Championship title, has undergone a third elbow operation to try to restore some of the nip that made him an England allrounder. After several seasons of managing the elbow injury that has afflicted him since 2011, Bresnan had a further operation on Monday to clean out the joint,…

File photo: Last season’s runners-up Saurashtra were in with a chance of securing a bonus-point win against Maharashtra © PTI Five-wicket hauls from medium-pacer Kushang Patel and left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja forced Maharashtra to follow-on after Saurashtra declared at 657 for 8. Maharashtra, who posted 635 in their previous game against Delhi, were bowled out for 182 in 56.2 overs, with Murtaza Trunkwala top scoring with 64 on first-class debut….

Himanshu Rana top-scored for Haryana with 75 © PTI Right-arm seamer Rana Dutta‘s six-wicket haul, which included a hat-trick, put Tripura on track for an innings victory against Himachal Pradesh in Kalyani. Resuming the third day at 50 for 1, Himachal Pradesh were dismissed for 311 in 97.2 overs. Asked to follow on, they were 19 for 1 at stumps for the loss of Pankaj Jaiswal. Jaiswal had batted at…

Rishabh Pant was out in single digits, nicking to Karun Nair in the slips, as Delhi folded for the second time in two innings against Karnataka © PTI KP Bhaskar, Delhi’s head coach, has said a systematic overhaul of Delhi cricket is needed if they are to stay competitive in the Ranji Trophy. His comments followed Delhi’s meek surrender to Karnataka inside eight sessions in Kolkata. Bhaskar, who himself had…