Banned Saeed Ajmal says elbow ‘not usual’, vows to play World C...
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal blamed his illegal action on a “not usual” elbow and vowed to return by next year’s World Cup after he was banned from international cricket on Tuesday. The world’s top one-day bowler dismissed the International Cricket Council’s... read more »
Australia name Aaron Finch new T20 captain
Australia have named swashbuckling batsman Aaron Finch captain of the Twenty20 cricket team, replacing George Bailey, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Monday. Bailey announced on Sunday he had stood down to concentrate on longer forms of the game with an eye to adding to his five test caps. The rise... read more »
Dhoni takes blame for T20 loss
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the blame for his side’s narrow three-run loss to England in the one-off Twenty20 international after failing to finish off the game in the last over. India were set a target of 181 runs but they could only score 177-5 despite Virat Kohli’s first... read more »
Root hundred finally secures England a win in the ODI series
Joe Root smashed his second ODI century as England prevented India from securing a clean sweep with a consolatory 41-run win in the inconsequential fifth cricket match, in Leeds on Friday. Root struck 113 runs as England put on board a challenging 294 for seven and then bowled out the visitors for... read more »
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Ojha, Yadav help India take lead
In-form Naman Ojha struck a brave century (110) while No.10 batsman Umesh Yadav made 90 to not only pull India ‘A’ out of trouble but also give the visitors a valuable lead after the... read more »
Ajmal retains top ODI ranking
Ajmal’s fine form though is not a reflection of Pakistan’s standing; the former world champions are languishing at the sixth spot with a mere 100 points after the rankings were updated... read more »
I have regained my rhythm: Ishant
Having engineered an England collapse in the first cricket Test with one of his best spells in recent times, lanky Indian speedster Ishant Sharma said that he felt like having got his... read more »
Sunil Gavaskar seeks direction from Supreme Court
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, who was appointed interim president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to handle the affairs of Indian Premier League 2014, wrote a letter... read more »
Sports get Rs 500 crore push as Government plans new academies
The union Budget announced on Thursday provided a major fillip to sports in the country, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley allocating Rs 1,769 crore to the discipline, a significant hike of Rs 561... read more »
