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Kanpur, Oct 11 (IANS) Even though he was adjudged Man of the Match for his superb unbeaten knock of 104 runs against India in the first One-Day International (ODI), South Africa skipper AB de Villiers believes it was leg-spinner Imran Tahir’s 47th over that turned the game on its head at the Green Park here […]

Twitter reactions to AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 104 and South Africa’s 303 for 5  South Africa set a big total for India. JP Duminy has rightly said that now they were familiar with Indian conditions. AB de Diviliers hit unbeaten 104 off 73 balls  a that helped a South Africa to post 303 on board […]

India will be under considerable pressure when they take the field for the first One-Day International (ODI) cricket match here on Sunday after meekly losing the Twenty20 series against SOuth Africa. The focus will primarily be on Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose captaincy skills and motivation to lead the team has been questioned following the T20I […]

Kanpur, Oct 10 (IANS) South Africa captain AB de Villiers on Saturday said that they have been bolstered by the arrival of experienced pace duo of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, who will bring “good energy” to the side that plays India in the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series starting here on Sunday. Steyn, Morkel […]

Former Australian skipper Ian Chappell thinks that Virat Kohli should lead Indi in One-Day Internationals. Kohli was appointed captain of Indian Test team after Dhoni retired during India’s tour of Australia 2014-2015.Kohli has won a test series in Sri-Lanka, which was last done in 1993. Chappell in an interview to ESPNcricinfo, said that doing captaincy […]

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) The abandoned Eden Gardens Twenty20 International on Thursday robbed Indian team of the opportunity to try out a new composition ahead of the ODI series against South Africa, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said here. “We wanted to make changes in the side. In fact, we were supposed to make three changes, […]

The construction goof-up that has deprived cricket lovers of day-night matches in Kanpur will be fixed soon after the opening ODI between India and South Africa at the Green park stadium on Sunday, assured UPCA secretary and IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla. Green Park has been unable to host day-nighters despite having a floodlight facility since […]

Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday said he would definitely want to come back to the Eden Gardens ground and play cricket. The third and final T20 International between India and South Africa, scheduled to be held at the iconic venue on Thursday, was called off owing to a soggy outfield […]

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar believes the Indian team is on an upward curve but should show signs of improvement to play a better brand of cricket. India lost the three-match T20 series 0-2 and are preparing to face South Africa in a five-game One-Day International series. “Yeah, it has been moving in a good direction. […]

Former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar has called for the selectors to scrutinise Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s role not just as limited overs captain, but as a player as well. Agarkar said that the selectors should look at Virat Kohli’s performance as Test captain by comparison, and take a call on Dhoni’s role in the limited […]