Category: Sports

India’s Ravindra Jadeja pipped spin twin Ravichandran Ashwin to grab the pole position in the latest ranking for ICC Test bowlers while Cheteshwar Pujara reached a career-high second rank among batsmen. Left-arm spinner Jadeja whizzed past Ashwin after snaring nine wickets in the drawn third Test against Australia, which put the four-match series interestingly poised at 1-1. Jadeja, who grabbed […]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday (March 21) announced the squads for India ‘Red’ and India ‘Blue’ for Prof D B Deodhar Trophy 2017. The two sides will contest against Vijay Hazare Trophy 2017 winners, Tamil Nadu, in the triangular series that will be played in Vizag between March 25 and 29. Rohit Sharma and Parthiv […]

South Africa release pacer Duanne Olivier from the Test squad ahead of the third Test against New Zealand, starting from March 25 in Hamilton. With Chris Morris also returning home during the course of the Wellington Test, South Africa’s pace department looks a little thin on paper.

India captain Virat Kohli was not too pleased with the balls used for the Ranchi Test. Australia, led by Peter Handscomb and Shaun Marsh, managed to stave off the Indian attack for long periods and lost only four wickets on the final day to hang onto a draw. Asked in the post-match presentation on Star Sports if the pitch was […]

Senior pro Dinesh Karthik produced an innings of character before Tamil Nadu’s disciplined bowling effort saw them beat Bengal by 37 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. This was the third time that Tamil Nadu prevailed over Bengal in the 50-over competition, having beaten them in 2008—09 and 2009—10. Tamil Nadu won […]