Having transformed themselves from a team that was wooden spoon contenders to favourites, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is currently one of the most consistent and bankable teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL). KKR had gone four seasons without much to write about. They had finished sixth in 2008, last in 2009 and sixth again in 2010. In 2011, they […]
» Read moreGraham Ford has agreed to return to Sri Lanka for a second spell as coach, his English county championship employer Surrey announced on Thursday (January 28). The 55-year-old South African previously coached Sri Lanka from 2012 until 2014, before taking over the reins at Surrey. Sri Lanka have since been coached by Paul Farbrace, Marvan Atapattu and Jerome Jayaratne, the […]
» Read moreThe Indian women’s cricket team scripted history on Friday by clinching its maiden Twenty20 series win over three-time world champion Australia with a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph in the rain-truncated second game, in Melbourne. With today’s win, the Indians thus established a 2-0 lead in the three-match series which will wind up on January 31 in Sydney. Opting to bowl after […]
» Read moreIndia recorded their first ever bilateral series triumph on Australian soil, as they clinched the Twenty20 rubber by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead with a comprehensive 27-run victory in the second match, riding on an all-round show here today. Put in to bat, India relied on brilliant innings by Rohit Sharma (60) and Virat Kohli (59), along with a useful […]
» Read moreA Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tricolour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer. 22-year-old Umar Draz, a tailor by profession from Okara district of Punjab province, was produced before a district court […]
» Read moreGulam Bodi, the former South African international cricketer, was on Monday (January 25) banned for 20 years after he admitted to charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 competition. The ban, which will take immediate effect, was announced by Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat during the tea interval on the fourth […]
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