Category: Cricket

Mumbai will be bolstered by the presence of India under-19 World Cup-winning skipper Prithvi Shaw when it takes on Tamil Nadu in their Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Thursday. A source close to the team confirmed the development to Sportstar on Tuesday. Shaw is expected to open the innings with Jay Bista in the Hazare Trophy. The Mumbai Cricket Association […]

India produced a clinical all-round performance to thrash hosts South Africa by 88 runs in the first one-dayer of the ICC Women’s Championship at Diamond Oval on Monday. Opener Smriti Mandhana (84 off 98) scored a strokeful fifty while pace duo of Jhulan Goswami (4/24) and Shikha Pandey (3/23) shared seven wickets between them to emerge as the architects of […]

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli guided India to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the second One-Day International at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. India chased down the meagre 119-run target with 29.3 overs (177 balls) to spare as the visitors took 2-0 lead in the six-match series. Brief Scores: India 119/1 in 20.3 overs (Dhawan 51*, […]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced cash prize for the world cup winning U-19 Indian cricket team which defeated Australia by eight wickets to win the title for a record-breaking fourth time in New Zealand. The Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) announced a cash reward of Rs 30 lakh each for the […]

Hyderabad captain Ambati Rayudu has been handed a two-match suspension by the BCCI for breaching the Code of Conduct during his side’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Karnataka on January 11. “Mr. Rayudu is barred from participating in the first two matches for Hyderabad in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy,” a BCCI release said. “The charge was levelled by […]

Ramiz Raja has praised the role of legendary batsman Rahul Dravid in developing the young Indian players, and said Pakistan needs someone like him to unearth talent. Lamenting the 203-run defeat at the hands of India in the semi-finals, Ramiz said he was pretty shocked at the margin of loss. He, however, said it was not surprising, given the fact […]