England 138 for 2 (Cook 67*, Compton 31*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 337 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:16 De Kock cements South Africa’s control Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century which has positioned South Africa for a consolation victory on…
Dutch overcome Anwar ton to beat UAE
Netherlands 315 (Borren 96, Raza 6-112) and 128 for 6 (O’Dowd 36, Maqsood 3-26) beat UAE 164 (Patil 41, Rippon 4-45) and 276 (Anwar 148, Malik 3-55) by four wicketsScorecard File photo: Quirijn Gunning claimed the key wickets of Shaiman Anwar and Saqlain Haider on the third day to ensure Netherlands faced a small fourth innings chase © Peter Della Penna After going seven years without a victory in the…
Need to bring about a bit more shift in my batting, admits Dhoni
“I think playing the finisher’s role will be my responsibility going forward, because I don’t see any other youngster doing that job.” © Getty Images MS Dhoni has not been finishing off matches of late. Against South Africa, in Kanpur last year, he came in to bat with 90 required off the last 10 overs. India needed 11 off the last over. Dhoni scored 31 off 30 in India’s defeat….
Dhoni 'disturbed' by spidercam intrusion
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…
Need to bring bit more shift in my batting, admits Dhoni
“I think playing the finisher’s role will be my responsibility going forward, because I don’t see any other youngster doing that job.” © Getty Images MS Dhoni has not been finishing off matches of late. Against South Africa, in Kanpur last year, he came in to bat with 90 required off the last 10 overs. India needed 11 off the last over. Dhoni scored 31 off 30 in India’s defeat….
Dhoni 'disturbed' by spider cam intrusion
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…
Dhoni calls for balance in TV gimmicks
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…
Yuvraj, Pietersen list IPL base price at INR 2 crore
Yuvraj Singh was the most expensive buy in the previous auction © PTI Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen, Shane Watson, Ishant Sharma, Mitchell Marsh are among 12 players that have listed the highest base price of INR 2 crore for the IPL players auction, scheduled for February 6 in Bangalore. These players feature in a 714-strong long list – accessed by ESPNcricinfo – which will be trimmed by January 25 to…
De Kock maiden Test hundred maintains SA advantage
Tea England 29 for 1 (Cook 14*, Compton 0*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 446 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:16 De Kock cements South Africa’s control Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century on the second day at Centurion. De Kock’s…
De Kock maiden Test hundred maintains South Africa advantage
Tea England 29 for 1 (Cook 14*, Compton 0*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 446 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:36 Haysman: England have been poor Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century on the second day at Centurion. De Kock’s return…