Cricket

Captain Joe Root top scored as England took a huge 465-run lead over South Africa on the third day of the fourth test and were bowled out for 248 just before stumps in their second innings at The Wanderers on Sunday. The score left them with two days to dismiss their hosts, who will have […]

Karun Nair sweated it out at the practice session on Sunday along with the rest of his Karnataka teammates as it was business as usual for the teams at the Karnail Singh Stadium here. Back to leading the side after missing out on the previous game, Karun is aware the competition enters its business end […]

In what is fast turning out to be a season of despair, Hyderabad needs to change gears as it is now a struggle for survival when it takes on Rajasthan in a four-day Ranji Trophy Elite Group clash at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Monday. The home team — with just one win (against […]

There is no one better than Virat Kohli when it comes to chasing down totals in white-ball cricket, something that India’s newest No 4 Shreyas Iyer wants to emulate on a consistent basis in coming days. With a half-century and 44 off 33 balls in the successful chases in the first two T20 Internationals, Iyer […]

India captain Virat Kohli lauded his bowling unit for taking control of the proceedings from the onset after an emphatic seven-wicket victory against New Zealand in the second T20 International in Auckland on Sunday. Ravindra Jadeja (2/18 in 4 overs) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/21 in 4 overs) were primarily responsible for restricting New Zealand to […]

Mark Wood starred as England took a huge stride towards securing a series win when it dominated the second day of the fourth and final Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday. England posted a first innings total of 400 before reducing South Africa to 88 for six by the close. Two […]

Wasim Khan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive officer, has rubbished reports claiming that Pakistan won’t send its team to India for the 2021 T20 World Cup if the BCCI doesn’t allow its team to tour Pakistan in the Asia Cup later this year. “This has been completely taken out of context. Even though […]

For 15 years, Yere Goud made the Karnail Singh Stadium here his home. On Saturday he was back, this time leading Karnataka and trying to plot Railways’ — the host and his erstwhile employer — defeat. Karnataka had a good beginning to the season, winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20), and Vijay Hazare (one-dayers) […]

PCB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wasim Khan on Saturday said they will not send their team to India for the 2021 T20 World Cup if the BCCI won’t send its team to Pakistan for the Asia Cup T20 in September this year. “If India doesn’t come to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, we would also […]

India are unlikely to change a winning combination but a few changes in the bowling department won’t come as a surprise when the visitors take on New Zealand in the second T20 at the high-scoring Eden Park here on Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah was the only bowler on either side to concede less than eight runs […]