Category: Sports

India have set Bangladesh 459 to win the one-off Test in Hyderabad on Sunday (February 12). The hosts scored runs at a rapid rate post-lunch on the fourth day and declared at the Tea break after the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane came up with some useful cameos. Brief scores: India 687/6d & 159/4d (Cheteshwar Pujara […]

Defending champions India defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in the final of the T20 World Cup for Blind to lift their second straight title on Sunday. Chasing 198, India sauntered to the target at the loss of just one wicket to score 200/1 in 17.4 overs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Both India and Pakistan entered the summit clash on […]

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday created the record of claiming 250 Test wickets in least number of matches in his 45th Test, eclipsing legendary Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee. Lillee had completed the milestone in his 48th Test and Ashwin’s two wickets in the Bangladesh first innings in the one-off Test here helped the Indian all-rounder reach the coveted […]

Pakistan cricketers Khalid Latif and Sharjeel Khan were yesterday provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on corruption charges and sent back home from Dubai, where they were competing in the Pakistan Super League T20. PCB said that the two players had been suspended as part of an ongoing investigation into an international syndicate, which is believed to be […]

Hyderabad: J Prakash’s unbeaten 115 in 52 balls and his unbroken opening partnership of 175 runs with Ajay Kumar Reddy (51 not out) helped defending champions India thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets and enter the final of T20 World Cup for the Blind at Lal Bahadur Stadium here yesterday. Put into bat, Sri Lanka were all out for 174 […]

Former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi has been approached by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to take up the role of their spin consultant to help groom the likes of young spinners Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam and the next pool of slow bowlers. In fact, Joshi is currently in Hyderabad to have elaborate discussions with BCB president Nazmul Hasan […]