South Africa go to Johannesburg with the same group of players © Getty Images South Africa have named an unchanged squad for the last two Tests of the home series against England. For the ODI series, they have dropped left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso, while Rilee Rossouw was included after his recovery from an injury that kept him out of the tour of India. AB de Villiers will lead both teams,…
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Robin Uthappa, Stuart Binny Guide Karnataka to Victory
Robin Uthappa scored a quick-fire 48 to help Karnataka beat Odisha. © AFP Opener Robin Uthappa and Stuart Binny made short work of a modest chase to add to the team’s bowling effort as Karnataka outplayed Odisha by six wickets in the Group D Twenty20 cricket match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Cuttack. (Read More in Cricket) If medium-pacer Abhimanyu Mithun and leg-spinners Shreyas Gopal and KC Cariappa,…
MS Dhoni's Lawyer Slams Warrant Issued Against Team India Captain
MS Dhoni has been accused of ignoring summons from the local court in Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh, an allegation that the star cricketer’s lawyer Rajneesh Chopra denied. © AFP Mahendra Singh Dhoni never received summons from a local court in Andhra Pradesh that he has been accused of ignoring, his lawyer Rajneesh Chopra said on Friday insisting that the Non Bailable Warrant issued against the Indian cricket captain was “erroneous”. Dhoni…
India vs Australia: We Will be Fighting Fire With Fire, Says Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma is confident that India and Australia will produce some exciting cricket. The five-ODI and three-T20 series begins here on January 12 and both Australia and India, after enjoying big wins against lacklustre West Indies and South Africa in their previous Test assignments respectively, are keen to get going in the shorter formats of the game.(India Win Warm-up T20) “It will be a case of fighting fire with fire….
Darren Lehmann Hopes Youngsters Will Come Good Against India in ODI series
Darren Lehmann is ready for an aggressive Indian team during the five One-day Series. © AFP Australia’s upcoming one-day campaign against India should be as feisty as ever, coach Darren Lehmann said Friday, adding the dynamic would be a good challenge for his young squad. (Australia Ready for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s ‘Aggressive’ India, Says Darren Lehmann) Asked about the mood of the five-match ODI series, which gets under way at…
Celebratory Gunfire Kills Afghan Teen After Cricket Win
Afghan cricket fans celebrate their team’s victory in the match between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in Jalalabad. (Image for representational purpose only) © AFP Celebratory gunfire has killed a teenage boy in southern Afghanistan following the national cricket team’s victory against Zimbabwe, a hospital official told AFP. (Afghanistan Enter International Cricket Council Top-10 After Series Win vs Zimbabwe) Thousands of jubilant fans danced in the streets and fired into the air…
Australia coach Lehmann predicts fiesty India ODI series
Perth (Australia) – Australia’s upcoming one-day campaign against India should be as feisty as ever, coach Darren Lehmann said Friday, adding the dynamic would be a good challenge for his young squad. Australia’s upcoming one-day campaign against India should be as feisty as ever, coach Darren Lehmann predicts © AFP/File William West Asked about the mood of the five-match ODI series, which gets under way at Perth’s WACA ground on…
Dale Steyn in South Africa squad for third England Test
Johannesburg – South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is expected to be fit for the remaining two Tests of the series against England. South African paceman Dale Steyn © AFP/File Punit Paranjpe But Steyn will have to prove his fitness ahead of the third Test starting at the Wanderers Stadium next Thursday after failing to see out his two most recent Test appearances. He picked up a groin injury in…
Barbados, T&T start off with wins
Play 02:29 Bishop: One of Lewis’ best knocks Opener Evin Lewis struck 74 off 71 balls as Trinidad & Tobago defeated Jamaica by 84 runs at Queen’s Park Oval. Lewis propelled his side to a speedy start after electing to bat, before a middle-order collapse had the hosts fall to 119 for 6 before the halfway point of the innings. A lower-order revival was led by Rayad Emrit and Marlon…
Australia push for No. 1 with little prep time
Steven Smith’s team will not have a practice game in New Zealand before the Test series © Getty Images Australia captain Steven Smith and his deputy David Warner will expect their team to adapt to New Zealand conditions without the assistance of a tour match as preparation, for a series in which the visitors can claim the No. 1 Test ranking. Much was made of the poor preparation granted to…