WELLINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Spin-bowling all-rounder Mitchell Santner has been retained in New Zealand's 12-man squad for the two-match test series against Sri Lanka after an impressive debut in the third and final test against Australia. ...
WELLINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - New Zealand Cricket have promised to support Brendon McCullum after former test all-rounder Chris Cairns was acquitted of perjury in London despite evidence given against him by the Black Caps captain. Cairns had been accused of falsely claiming he had never cheated at...
(Adds quotes, changes dateline, adds byline) By Ian Ransom ADELAIDE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Australia called up uncapped paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile for the first test against West Indies on Tuesday as a replacement for left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc, who was ruled out of the series due to a...
SYDNEY, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Australia called up uncapped paceman Nathan Coulter-Nile for the first test against West Indies on Tuesday as a replacement for left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc, who was ruled out of the series due to a broken foot. The 28-year-old Western Australian comes into the...
Nov 30 (Reuters) - England captain Eoin Morgan hit the winning run as the tourists secured their first T20 whitewash with a thrilling super-over win against Pakistan in the third match of the series in Sharjah on Monday. ...
Unseeded player Siddhant Banthia took advantage of home conditions to cause the first upset of the ITF Junior Championships toppling sixth-seeded Rian Pundole 6-3, 7-5 in the opening round. Playing at MSLTA’s School of Tennis in Mhalunge, Balewadi, where the international championship is being organised by MSLTA and...
England’s batsman Eoin Morgan takes the wickets after the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. (Source: AP) England beat Pakistan in the third and final Twenty20 international in a thrilling Super over finish after the regulation match ended in a tie...
Javagal Srinath It’s not easy at all what Morne Morkel did in Nagpur. For someone who bowls short day in day out, to adapt and change lengths was a great thing. Adaptability is the key, of course, and that comes with experience, and Morkel is a farily experienced...
The fourth India versus South Africa Test will disappoint the capital’s famous complimentary pass-seekers. In a first, the High Court-appointed Justice (retired) Mukul Mudgal, the observer for the Test, has asked the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) to list the names of those to whom free entry...
With a total of six wickets for 54 runs, paceman Morne Morkel had the second best figures for a bowler from either side — after R Ashwin (12 for 98) — in the Nagpur Test , which was dominated by spinners. (Source: AP) On a vicious Vidarbha Cricket...
National junior selection committee chairman Venkatesh Prasad has urged the BCCI to use white ball in the U-19 limited-overs Vinoo Mankad Trophy. This is to allow the colts to have the experience of playing white-ball cricket before coming onto the international scene. “During the Under-19 tri-series in Kolkata,...
Mumbai coach Chandrakant Pandit with Parthiv Patel at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday. Mumbai will play Gujarat tomorrow. (Express Photo) Group A Assam Story so far: The cindrella team of the year’s progress captured in the newspaper space they have managed to secure back home. Big...
Faf du Plessis’ showed some fight in the second innings of Nagpur Test and threatened put India under pressure. (Source: PTI) Terming the Indian pitches in the ongoing Test series as the toughest he has faced in his career, South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has said that...
India now have two losses in three matches played in the tournament. (Source: Hockey India) An inconsistent India lost 1-3 to the Netherlands to slump to their second defeat in the tournament and finish at the bottom of Pool B at the Hockey World League (HWL) Final on...
Asked about his experience so far after having taken charge, Mukul Mudgal jokingly said: “It’s almost like my daughter’s marriage.” (Source: Express File) Terming his maiden experience of overseeing the organisation of a Test match as an “interesting experience”, the High Court appointed observer Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal...
Delhi left-hander and opening batsman, Rishabh Pant (Right), who topped the chart with 282 runs from four matches, will be India’s batting mainstay. (Source: PTI) Yogesh Sharma is the only new addition to the 18-member Indian Under-19 squad, which is scheduled to play in a tri-series in Sri...
Waqar Younis called on the need for overhauling the national cricket academy in Lahore and said it should be handed over to foreign coaches. Pakistan’s under-fire head coach Waqar Younis said that the limited overs series defeats to England in the UAE has come as a eye opener...
This first edition of Masters Champions League is slated to start on January 28 next year, and will go on till February 14. (Source: PTI) Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly will be playing for the Libra Legends franchise in the Masters Champions League (MCL), the first of its...
Real Madrid’s Isco lashed out in apparent frustration at Neymar in the 85th minute and was shown a straight red card during the El Clasico. (Source: Reuters) Barcelona have filed a formal complaint against two former Real Madrid players turned pundits after they suggested Barca forward Neymar deserved...
After a nine-week trial, the jury of seven women and five men at Southwark Crown Court in London found Chris Cairns not guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice. (Source: AP) A British jury on Monday cleared former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns of perjury...
