Mohali, Nov 25 (IANS) A confident India will be looking to extend their 1-0 lead against England in the third Test match of the current five-game series at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) IS Bindra Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. With first blood drawn by the hosts in the second Test at Visakhapatnam after drawing […]
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ICC Hits Back At Faf Du Plessis For Ball Tampering Verdict Appeal
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has hit back at South Africa’s stand-in captain Faf du Plessis for appealing against the decision, which saw him getting penalised for ball tampering. The apex body of the game found the Proteas star guilty of breaking the code of conduct after investigating a video that showed the player shining […]
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No Square Turner In Mohali As Curator Claims Sporting Track Is Being Prepared
Visiting India has been nothing short of a nightmare for the teams in the last few years. With the pitches being a square turner, the opposition teams have been thrashed poorly by India. The likes of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand were totally blown away by the hosts. In fact, the International Cricket Council rated one […]
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Furious BCCI Threatens To Boycott Champions Trophy
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been fuming over the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to award Pakistan women team all the six points after the Indian team forfeited three matches of the ICC Women’s Championship against the arch rivals due to political tensions. As a result, the team will now […]
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5 Reasons Why Even An In-Form Yuvraj Singh Should Not Be Selected In India’s Test Squad
Yuvraj Singh undoubtedly has been one of the most beloved cricketers in the country in the last 15 years or so. The southpaw has been one of India’s most consistent performers in the limited-overs cricket in the last decade. From hitting six sixes in an over in Durban to bagging the Man of the Tournament award […]
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Virender Sehwag Slams English Media For Ball Tampering Allegations On Virat Kohli
Former Indian batsman Virender Sehwag has blasted English media for accusing Virat Kohli of ball tampering. English news outlet The Daily Mail accused the Indian Test captain of shining the ball by applying saliva and residue from a sweet during the first Test at Rajkot. The tabloid reported:“Footage has emerged of India captain Virat Kohli appearing to […]
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AUS vs SA 2016: Steven Smith Backs Faf Du Plessis In Ball Tampering Row
Australia captain Steven Smith has backed his South Africa counterpart Faf du Plessis, who has been charged with ball tampering, by saying that his team shines the ball in a similar manner that landed the Proteas stand-in skipper in trouble. The International Cricket Council (ICC) fined du Plessis his entire match fee after a footage showed […]
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Virat Kohli Should Be Penalised For Ball Tampering, Says Abdul Qadir
Abdul Qadir, former Pakistan leg-spinner, has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to ban Indian skipper Virat Kohli, whose ball tampering incident came into limelight after an English newspaper shared a video in which he was seen shining the ball with an outside substance during the first Test against England at Rajkot. This video soon became […]
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Revealed: The Reason That Inspired Virat Kohli To Adapt A Healthy Lifestyle
If there is one player in international cricket who has completely transformed himself in every aspect, he has to be Indian batting star Virat Kohli. The Indian Test skipper has not only impressed with his astonishing batting prowess but has also left everyone amazed with his sheer fitness. The Delhi batsman walked into international cricket […]
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Lankan Pacer Lakmal Penalised For Breaching ICC Code
Dubai, Nov 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka medium pacer Suranga Lakmal was on Tuesday fined 50 percent of his match fee for breaching International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Code of Conduct during his sides match against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Lakmal was found to have breached Article 2.1.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player […]