Category: Cricket

India continued their strong performance in the Youth Asia Cup on Tuesday (December 20) as they defeated Afghanistan by 77 runs on the back of a clinical performance. Opting to bat first, India were boosted by a superb hundred by Himanshu Rana, while the likes of Shubham Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Abhishek Sharma came up with useful contributions. Rana was […]

The last day of the final Test of the five-match India v England series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday had battle of attrition written all over it. After Karun Nair’s 303* assault had ruled out any chance of India losing the dead rubber, England had to ensure that they don’t implode on the final day. But they […]

Karun Nair had a sum total of just 17 runs to his name. But when the opportunity presented itself, on Day 4 in Chennai on Monday (December 18), Nair did not hold back. He notched up his maiden Test hundred, resuming from the overnight score of 71, doubled it up a while later, and when the team needed quick runs […]

Karnataka batsman Karun Nair on Monday entered an exclusive club, joining Virender Sehwag as the second Indian to score a triple-century in Tests. Nair, in his third Test, finished not out on 303 as India declared with their highest score in Tests, a massive 759/7, at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Brief Scores : England 12/0 & 477 […]

Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, English batting star Kevin Pietersen and South African speedster Dale Steyn were among the biggest names to be released by their respective franchises ahead of the Indian Premier League’s 10th edition next year. As many as 140 cricketers, including 44 overseas players, have been retained, while 63 were let go by the eight franchises for season […]

Australia captured Pakistan’s last two wickets to win the first day-night test in Brisbane by 39 runs before tea on day five on Monday but the touring side won huge admiration for their dogged fourth innings chase. Paceman Mitchell Starc proved the game-breaker, ending a stubborn 71-run partnership between Asad Shafiq and Yasir Shah with a searing delivery that dismissed […]