The fifth and final Test match between India and England will start as per schedule on December 16 at the Chepauk stadium despite the severe cyclone Vardah that lashed the Tamil Nadu capital on Monday evening. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association secretary Kashi Viswanathan said that although centre strip and the outfield have not been affected by the cyclone, the sight […]
» Read moreAB de Villiers has stepped down as captain of the South Africa Test team with immediate effect while he has backed Faf du Plessis to take over the role on a permanent basis. Cricket South Africa (CSA) later confirmed du Plessis’s appointment as Test captain. De Villiers, who took over the role in January after Hashim Amla stepped down, led […]
» Read moreMidfielder Udita will be leading an 18-member squad for the fourth Women U-18 Asia Cup, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 16 to 22. Salima Tete will be Udita’s deputy during the upcoming tournament, Hockey India (HI) announced on Tuesday. Udita said the girls were upbeat and confident about doing well in the tournament. “This is a very good […]
» Read moreVirat Kohli, the Indian Test captain, claimed his career-best ICC Test rankings for batsmen by jumping up one position to the second spot, as per the latest ICC release. Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian spinner, consolidated his place at the top of the bowlers’ chart and also entered the top-20 overall list for bowlers for the first time. Both Kohli and […]
» Read moreAce women badminton player Saina Nehwal will be provided land by the Haryana government to set up a badminton academy in the state. The land to the international star will be provided by the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) at Manesar in Gurugram district, 45 km from New Delhi. HSIIDC Managing Director Sudhir Rajpal said that […]
» Read moreRavichandran Ashwin made short work of England’s lower order as he picked up his 24th five-wicket haul in Tests to hasten India’s march towards a fifth series win in a row. It took them eight overs on Day 5 to clinch the fourth Test by an innings and 36 runs in Mumbai on Monday. Brief scores: India 631 (Kohli 235, […]
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