Humble Hameed ready to deal with great expectations
January 18th, 2017 | by
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A hugely promising start with England was cut short by injury but Haseeb Hameed is staying focused and grounded for the challenges ahead A Test debut in Rajkot and within touching distance of a century. A gutsy rearguard in...
Couldn’t believe some shots Jadhav played – Kohli
January 17th, 2017 | by
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Virat Kohli has hailed Kedar Jadhav’s 76-ball 120 as an “outstanding” effort and one of the “best calculative innings” he has seen, after India aced a tall chase in his first match as full-time ODI...
Stokes sets sights on IPL contract
January 16th, 2017 | by
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Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, has put his name up for next month’s IPL auction in an attempt to use the experience of playing in overseas T20 leagues to expand his game. Should he land a deal, he will become the third...
Kohli, Jadhav tons set up 351 chase
January 16th, 2017 | by
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India 356 for 7 (Kohli 122, Jadhav 120) beat England 350 for 7 (Root 78, Roy 73, Stokes 62) by three wickets England brought their heavy artillery to the MCA Stadium in Pune but still they were outgunned. They posted 350 and then...
Rahane, Raina get valuable game time in India A win
January 13th, 2017 | by
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India A 283 for 4 (Rahane 91, Pant 59, Jackson 59) beat England XI 282 (Bairstow 64, Hales 51, Rasool 3-38) by six wickets Ajinkya Rahane and Suresh Raina came into the second practice match needing a decent hit in the middle...
BCCI steps in to ease ECB concerns over tour
January 12th, 2017 | by
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BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has offered the ECB assurances of the limited-overs series against India going ahead as planned, after it emerged that ECB president Giles Clarke had emailed Johri about the same after apparently receiving...
Need to adjust to Virat’s aggressive captaincy – Ashwin
January 12th, 2017 | by
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R Ashwin has said he will need to come to grips with new captain Virat Kohli’s aggressive brand of captaincy and different style of communication in the upcoming limited-overs series against England. Since his international...
Billings’ 93 helps England XI hunt down 305
January 11th, 2017 | by
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England 307 for 7 (Billings 93, Roy 64, Kuldeep 5-60) beat India 304 for 5 (Rayudu 100 retd out, Dhoni 68*) by three wickets Shikhar Dhawan and Yuvraj Singh scored half-centuries, and the relatively less-heralded Ambati Rayudu...
Want to bat fearlessly with Dhoni again – Yuvraj
January 10th, 2017 | by
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Yuvraj Singh feels MS Dhoni has a lot to contribute to Indian cricket as a player and is looking forward to batting “fearlessly” with his old team-mate on his return. In an interview with bcci.tv, Yuvraj said Dhoni...
Fans allowed free entry for tour match with Dhoni leading India A
January 10th, 2017 | by
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Fans will be allowed free entry into the Brabourne Stadium to watch the first warm-up game between India A and England after the BCCI agreed to pay the actual cost for the security cover provided by the police. A Cricket Club of...