Colombo, Oct 24 (IANS) Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath, who was named Sri Lanka skipper for the two-Test series in Zimbabwe in place of the injured Angelo Matthews, is all set to become the oldest person to lead the islanders since leg-spinner Somachandra de Silva in 1983. The 38-year-old, who retired from limited-overs cricket in […]
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Saqlain will work as spin consultant with England’s spinners
Saqlain Mushtaq, former Pakistan’s off- spinner will come to India with England cricket team as a spin consultant for the five-match Test series which will start from November 9. Right now, England is playing Test series in Bangladesh. But, Saqlain is not there with England. Danny Reuben, head of team communications of ECB confirmed the […]
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Third ODI scoreboard: India vs New Zealand
Mohali, Oct 23 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the third One-Day International (ODI) between India and New Zealand at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Sunday. New Zealand: Martin Guptill lbw b Yadav 27 Tom Latham c Pandya b Jadhav 61 Kane Williamson lbw b Jadhav 22 Ross Taylor st Dhoni […]
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Sushant enjoys India-New Zealand game in Mohali
Rohit Sharma , kedar Yadav dancing in a live match https://twitter.com/cricketworms/status/790145829562527744 Chandigarh, Oct 23 (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who played the title role in cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s biopic named “MS Dhoni – The Untold Story”, sent social media into a tizzy on Sunday after posting an image of him in an […]
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India’s predicted squad for last two ODIs against New Zealand
After thoroughly dominating the three-match Test series against New Zealand, the Indian team started the five-match series with a bang. The hosts were clinical in every department and registered a comprehensive 6-wicket win over the Kiwis at Dharamsala. However, a collective batting failure in the second match at Kotla saw them losing the match by […]
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Rohit Sharma declared fit to play in third ODI against New Zealand
The Indian team will heave a sigh of relief after their star opener Rohit Sharma is declared fit to play the third One-Day International match of the five-match series against New Zealand. The right-handed batsman seemed to injure his bicep during the second match against the Kiwis. Trying to drive a back of a length […]
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Defiant Cameron stays firm on decision to axe Windies coach Simmons
Kingston (Jamaica), Oct 22 (IANS) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President Dave Cameron has defended the timing of his decision to sack head coach Phil Simmons, saying he expects the “bold” move to be vindicated in the future. Simmons was controversially fired last month on the same day the West Indies squad left the Caribbean […]
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Preview: India wary of confident New Zealand in third ODI
https://twitter.com/cricketworms/status/789882984488775680 Mohali, Oct 22 (IANS) After a batting collapse in the second One-Day International, India would like to make the full use of the batsman-friendly Mohali pitch when they take on a reinvigorated New Zealand side in the third One-Day International (ODI) cricket match here on Sunday. After the bruising Indian batsman received at […]
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IND vs NZ , Third ODI: India’s predicted XI
New Zealand’s victory in the second match of the five-match ODI series has left the series evenly poised. India won the first ODI comprehensively but were outplayed in the second match by the visitors. With the Indian team failing to chase down 242 in favourable conditions, the team management will have to address a lot […]
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Azharuddin showers praises on Virat Kohli and R. Ashwin
The former captain of Indian cricket team, Mohammad Azharuddin, has showered praises on the Test skipper Virat Kohli and the Indian off-spinner R Ashwin after their brilliant show in the recently concluded Test series against new Zealand. “I think from the last World Cup, Ashwin’s bowling has totally changed. He is bowling a good line […]