Cricket

Neil Wagner bowled with two broken toes in the first Test and returned four wickets.© AFP New Zealand’s first-Test hero Neil Wagner will miss the second Test against Pakistan and is expected to be out for more than five weeks as he recovers from breaking two toes during this week’s dramatic victory, his coach said

Mohammed Azharuddin thanked supporters for their concern.© AFP Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin on Wednesday said he is well and safe after his car met with a minor accident in Soorwal, Rajasthan earlier in the day. The former batsman further thanked his supporters for their prayers and good wishes. “Good evening everyone. Thank you for

New Zealand are now third, behind Australia and India in terms of percentage points won.© Twitter New Zealand boosted their hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final, after securing a 101-run win against Pakistan in the first Test on Wednesday. The Kiwis gained 60 points in the ICC WTC standings to keep their

Ajinkya Rahane scored his 12th Test century in the 2nd Test against Australia.© AFP Indian cricket board head Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday heaped praise on the team for their series-levelling win against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane led from the front as India beat Australia in the second Test of

Skipper Jason Holder is one of 10 players who will miss his country’s tour of Bangladesh because of “Covid-19 related concerns or personal fears”, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Tuesday. Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran pulled out of

MS Dhoni and Sakshi hosted Yuzvendra Chahal and his partner for a dinner.© Instagram Former India skipper MS Dhoni, who is currently on a family vacation in Dubai, invited the newly-wed couple Yuzvendra Chahal and his wife Dhanashree Verma for a dinner. The leg-spinner, who got married last week, is also in Dubai for his

Sri Lanka lost two early second innings wickets after taking a pounding from South Africa’s batsmen on the third day of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Monday – but batting coach Grant Flower said they were effectively five or six wickets down. Former captain Faf du Plessis led the batting assault,

Virat Kohli won two top honours at the ICC awards of the decade on Monday.© AFP Virat Kohli, India captain across all formats, won two prestigious ICC awards on Monday. The ICC named Kohli as men’s ODI cricketer of the decade and the India skipper also bagged the Sir Garfield Sobers award  for ICC Male

AUS vs IND: Ajinkya Rahane scored 112 runs in India’s first innings at the MCG.© AFP Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels Ajinkya Rahane’s gritty hundred in the ongoing Boxing Day Test will go down as one of the most important centuries in the history of Indian cricket. Rahane hit his 12th century in the longest

South Africa’s batsmen scored freely against a depleted Sri Lankan bowling attack as the host nation fought back on the second day of the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Sunday. South Africa were 317 for four at the close in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 396. Dean Elgar (95)

The controversy ridden Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) found itself in a new mess after warring factions led by president Rakesh Tiwary and secretary Sanjay Kumar released separate squads for upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, starting January 10. It is understood that BCCI brass is aware of the situation and a decision is expected in

Ajinkya Rahane brought up his 12th Test hundred on Sunday.© Twitter Virat Kohli took to Twitter to lavish praise on India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, who scored an unbeaten century on Day 2 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Rahane along with Ravindra Jadeja put India in complete control

Former captain Dinesh Chandimal said Sri Lanka had exceeded their expectations by scoring 340/6 on the first day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Saturday. Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva were mainly responsible for putting the tourists in a strong position, scoring 85 and 79 respectively — but De Silva had

Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal put Sri Lanka in a strong position on the first day of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion on Saturday. De Silva made 79 before retiring hurt and former captain Chandimal hit 85 as Sri Lanka reached 340 for six at the close. De Silva suffered what

Indian bowlers clicked in unison as Australia were bowled out for 195 in their first innings.© Twitter Virat Kohli took to Twitter on Saturday to praise Indian bowlers after they bowled out Australia for 195 on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Indian bowling led by Jasprit Bumrah,

Sourav Ganguly, former India captain and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), took to Twitter on Friday to share a video from his 100th Test that was played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2007. Ganguly, ahead of the second Test between India and Australia, said playing at the

Suresh Raina posted a picture with Shikhar Dhawan and Virender Sehwag.© Twitter Suresh Raina, former India all-rounder, took to Twitter on Friday to share a picture with Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan. In the picture, all the three Indian stars were seen sporting a broad smile. Raina termed himself and Dhawan as “Karan Arjun” of

Ajinkya Rahane on Friday said he had apologised to Virat Kohli after his horrible mix-up with him led to the India captain’s game-changing run out in the first Test against Australia in Adelaide. Kohli was looking solid before the comical run out for 74 on the opening day at Adelaide Oval. Upon realising that there