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Adelaide, Jan 25 (IANS) Ahead of the first Twenty20 International against Australia on Tuesday, Indian team director Ravi Shastri on Monday heaped praise on limited overs specialist and experienced batsman Yuvraj Singh, terming him as an impact player, match-winner and someone whose record speaks for itself. India will seek to reverse their One-Day International (ODI) series […]

Kingston (Jamaica), Jan 24 (IANS) The West Indies Players Union (WIPA) has hailed retiring Shivnarine Chanderpaul as a “consummate professional” who made a “priceless” contribution to the sport. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced on Saturday the 41-year-old Chanderpaul had called time on his 22-year international career after he wrote to indicate he would no […]

Former England captain Michael Atherton believes that the forthcoming Under-19 cricket World Cup will be a great platform for the young players to judge themselves against the best of their age-group. Atherton, now one of the most respected cricket commentators and writers, played in the first edition in Australia in 1988 alongside teammate Nasser Hussain, […]

After losing the second game despite scoring 300-plus, Mahendra Singh Dhoni observed that given the attack he has in the ongoing series against Australia, his team needs to score more to put the opposition batsmen under pressure.The Indian captain looked good to win both the third and fourth matches to go into the decider 2-2, […]

Ahead of the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) here on Saturday, Australia captain Steve Smith heaped praise on his teammates for giving their best and displaying a never-say-die attitude en route their 4-0 lead over India. Australia have won four matches in a row to take an unassailable lead in the five-ODI series. They […]

 India women’s cricket team Twenty20 practice match against the Governor-General’s XI was washed out due to heavy rain at the Drummoyne Oval here on Friday. Following the washout, which was the only practice game for the visitors, India and Australia will play three Twenty20s and three One-Day Internationals (ODI) each. This was the inaugural Governor-General’s […]

After suffering humiliating defeats in the four matches, India will be desperate to avoid a whitewash when they take on a domineering Australia in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Saturday. Despite centuries from opener Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Virat Kohli, the visitors could not avoid a […]

Bangladeshi selectors have ignored pace bowler Rubel Hossain for the preliminary squad for the Asia Cup and the World Twenty20. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 25-man provisional squad on Thursday. All-rounder Ariful Haque is the new face in the mix, reports bdnews24.com. The team will be in Khulna on Saturday before attending practice sessions […]

India suffered a shocking defeat against Australia in the 4th ODI at Canberra on Wednesday while the match was looking very easy to win for the Indian team at one time. Before the fourth ODI, India had already lost the 5-match ODI series after suffering three consecutive defeats in the first three matches. India is […]