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India’s star run scorer Virat Kohli believes Sachin Tendulkar’s advice to him during the early stage of his cricketing career helped him immensely to develop as a player. The 27-year-old on Monday claimed the top spot in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest Twenty20 batting rankings after his stupendous form helped India thrash Australia 3-0 […]

Following their 2-0 One-Day International (ODI) series win over Pakistan which helped them gain a place in the International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings, New Zealand will look for further improvement when they face Australia in a three-match series starting in Auckland on Wednesday. Third-ranked New Zealand are on 112 points and trail World Champions and […]

The Asia Cup T20 will start from February 24. This five-nation series will be a preparatory camp for the Asian countries in the World T20. The Asia Cup will be played in T20 format for the first time considering the World T20 knocking at the door. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong will […]

Bangladesh’s youthful batting prospect Nazmul Hossain Shanto says he feels at home when at the crease in times of crisis. Bangladesh colts trounced Scotland by 114 runs to enter the Super League quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup on Sunday, thanks to a brilliant century by Shanto, reports bdnews24.com. He also became the top-scorer in […]

The fitness of an Indian player has changed a lot since the start of the new millennium. During 2001 Eden Gardens Test, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and another Australian player sweating it out in the gymnasium when India coach John Wright happened to be there. In the same space as an Indian player was on […]

Pakistan international cricket coach Waqar Younis admitted that Mohammad Amir will play a crucial role in the upcoming World T20. Mohammad Amir made a comeback in international cricket after five years from the T20I series against New Zealand in this year. Amir picked up 1 wicket in the 1st T20I against New Zealand at Auckland while […]

Round 6 of Sheffield Shield commences this Wednesday with Australia’s premier domestic first-class cricket competition being played beyond the country’s shores for the first time in its 123-year history. The historic move will see New South Wales take on Western Australia at Burt Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, New Zealand, from February 3 to 6. Cricket […]

West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has made his highly anticipated return to competitive cricket from a career threatening international ban. Boasting a remodelled action, the 27-year-old captured two for 37 in a 10-over spell as his domestic club Queen’s Park beat Clarke Road by 32 runs at Wilson Road here on Sunday in the opening […]

The Indian women’s team will jump to the fourth spot in the One-Day International (ODI) championship ladder if they beat Australia 3-0 in a series starting in Canberra from February 2, an ICC official said here on Sunday. Australia currently have the same number of points as the West Indies and are joint leaders in […]

Former England skipper David Gower feels that Kevin Pietersen had an extraordinary talent but needed a good captain to guide him. Indirectly Gower slams successive English skippers for failing to utilise the extraordinary talent into the international cricket. Gower attended at the Jolly Rovers Cricket Club in Chennai on Saturday. He said, “Captains like Mike […]