England’s all-time great opening batsman, Alastair Cook could well become the youngest cricketing knight at the age of 33. A few days back, Cook’s name was proposed for knighthood in the House of Lords. Lord Andrew Tyrie, a member of the House of Lords, put forward Cook’s name. “It is[Read More…]
Australia continues to struggle without their frontline batsmen, Steve Smith and David Warner. Against South Africa, like the series versus Pakistan, their batting looked toothless. Bowling allrounder, Nathan Coulter-Nile, was once again the highest run scorer for the Aussies. South Africa reached the small target of 153 in just under[Read More…]
With the 6th edition ICC Women’s World T20, India is all set to face New Zealand in the first match at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Sunday, November 9. Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and Ireland are the ten teams featuring[Read More…]
Lucknow: An all-round show guided India to a thumping 71-run victory over West Indies in the second contest of the three-match T20 international series at the newly inaugurated AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. It was a completely one-sided affair as the hosts dominated the visitors in every department[Read More…]
Lucknow: An all-round show guided India to a thumping 71-run victory over West Indies in the second contest of the three-match T20 international series at the newly inaugurated AB Vajpayee Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. It was a completely one-sided affair as the hosts dominated the visitors in every department[Read More…]
After 24 years of drought, the international cricket scene would once again arrive at Lucknow. In 1994, India won the last game that took place at the venue of KD Singh Stadium in the Nawabi city. It has been a heavy wait for the fans, the city has been kept[Read More…]
According to reports by Mumbai Mirror, Cricket Australia(CA) and English Cricket Board(ECB) have told the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI), that their players won’t be available post 1 May for the Indian Premier League. The player’s auction for IPL 2019 will take place on December 17 and 18[Read More…]
Lucknow: Ahead of the first-ever international cricket match in the state capital — the T20 International between India and West Indies on Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday rechristened the Ekana International Cricket Stadium as “Bharat Ratan Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium”, an official said. The match, which[Read More…]
After sweeping Windies in the Test series and thrashing them further in the ODI version of the game, the blue brigade will try to seal the T20 series as well at Lucknow. As we enter the last phase of the Windies tour of India, we bring you all the latest[Read More…]
From his Under-19 World Cup triumph to lifting India’s second World Cup in 2011, from marking his spot against Sri Lanka in 2008 to scoring at an average of 151 against Windies this year, Virat Kohli has been unarguably the most consistent batsman of the modern times. The fastest to 10,000[Read More…]
Kolkata: India’s stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma praised his bowlers for their “exceptional performance” after a hard-fought five wicket win over the West Indies in the first of the three T20 Internationals here on Sunday. However, Sharma also conceded that the low-scoring match at the Eden Gardens also had some lessons[Read More…]
Kolkata: Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav, who starred in India’s five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first T20I here, said his long stint with Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL helped him do well on Sunday. Kuldeep, who returned match-winning figures of 3/13, restricting the Windies to a paltry[Read More…]
Kolkata: Having played a pivotal role in steering his team to victory after initial jitters in the first of the three Twenty20 Internationals against the West Indies, veteran Dinesh Karthik on Sunday said he wanted to absorb the pressure while keeping his focus on positive cricket. Karthik remained unbeaten on[Read More…]
Live Updates Between India vs West Indies 1st T20 ODI: India win the game by 5 wickets! Krunal Pandya with two boundaries has given India the breather. Need just 9 in 17, should be easy peasy. The game has opened up once, Manish Pandey OUT! India 83/5 after 15 overs. India[Read More…]
Andre Russell will not be featuring in the Windies team for the T20I series against India. A day before the game in Kolkata, Cricket Windies released a later saying that Russell was injured. Russell has been a top T20 pick all around the world. He scored the fastest Caribbean Premier[Read More…]
After whitewashing the Caribbean team in the Test series and winning the ODI series quite comprehensively in the end, team India is in all readiness to take on West Indies at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata for the first T20I. The T20 format suits the gameplay of Windies. A team which boasts[Read More…]
Sidak Singh added himself to a rare list of players who have taken ten wickets in an innings. While playing for Puducherry, in a Colonel C.K. Nayudu U-23 fixture, the left-arm spinner grabbed a perfect ten. Sidak Singh’s figures read, 17.5-7-31-10. 19-year-old Varanasi born boy spun the web around Manipur batsman[Read More…]
Pakistan triumphs yet again. Another closely contested game, another last over finish, another Pakistan victory. Shaheen Afridi put brakes to the Kiwis’ progress in the first innings. Corey scored 44 in just 25 and took his team’s total to 153. Fakhar Zaman came and came well, giving a fiery start to Pakistan. Azam[Read More…]
After winning the Test and ODI series against the Caribbean side, team India is set to play the Windies in a three-game T20 Internationals affair. Eden Gardens will host the first encounter. India’ Squad for T20 Internationals: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar, KL Rahul, DK, Manish, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Krunal Pandya,[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram: There was light drizzle here in Kerala ahead of the final match of the India-West Indies One Day International (ODI) cricket series on Thursday. The 40,000 capacity Greenfield Stadium was expected to be full, despite the Met predicting rains later in the day. There was some showers late on[Read More…]
Live Updates Between India vs West Indies 5th ODI: Yet another resounding win for India to claim the ODI series 3-1. India have now won six consecutive bilateral ODI series at home and eight straight vs West Indies OUT! Khaleel Ahmed strikes as Kedhar Jadhav takes a brilliant low catch.[Read More…]
At the Brabourne Stadium India thrashed the Windies, making sure that the team in blues would be the only one to have a chance at clinching the series. Windies looked off-colour in all the three departments in Mumbai. They would hope their luck to shine at the Greenfield International Stadium[Read More…]
LIVE: Pakistan hold on to win by 2 runs in the first Twenty20 math. New Zealand 96/4 off 15 overs Pakistan have succesfully put the break on the New Zealand innings. OUT! de Grandhomme run out, New Zealand 89/4 Direct hit by Shadab Khan and they lose De Grandhomme. OUT![Read More…]
Live Updates Between India vs West Indies 4th ODI: Windies were floored by the host nation in the game. They were dismal in all the departments, only the captain Jason Holder could make some contribution. Windies ended up losing the 4th ODI by a mammoth margin of 224 runs and[Read More…]
India will aim to bounce back from the defeat in 3rd ODI when they face a West Indies in the fourth One-day International (ODI) at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on Monday. It will also be interesting to see whether skipper Virat Kohli and the team management changes the playing eleven after[Read More…]