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Mirpur (Bangladesh), Feb 9 (IANS) Rahul Dravid-coached India stormed into the final of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup with a convincing 97-run win over Sri Lanka in the first semi-final at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Tuesday. Anmolpreet Singh scored 72 and Sarfaraz Khan made 59 as India recovered from early setbacks to post […]

 India will aim to continue their winning run and seal a place in the final when they take on Sri Lanka in the first semi-final of the Under-19 cricket World Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Tuesday. India have been unbeaten in the tournament so far and have outclassed all four opponents yet […]

Fatullah, Feb 6 (IANS) Opener Rishabh Pant struck a brilliant 111 off 96 balls as India demolished Namibia by 197 runs in the quarter-final of the Under-19 cricket World Cup at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium here on Saturday. En route his ton, Pant hit 14 boundaries and two sixes and was well supported by […]

On Wednesday, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock won the man of the match award despite South Africa losing the rain-interrupted match against England in the first ODI of 5-match ODI series at Bloemfontein. Quinton played an outstanding knock of unbeaten 138 runs in 96 balls when South Africa was chasing a huge target of […]

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 […]

Hosts Bangladesh were off to a flying start in the Under-19 cricket World Cup tournament with a 43-run victory over defending champions South Africa in the opening Group A match here on Wednesday. Elsewhere in a Group C fixture at the M.A. Aziz Stadium here, Dan Lawrence and Jack Burnham hit centuries as title contenders […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has praised recently retired West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul as “a role model for millions”. The 41-year-old Guyanese called time on his international career last week, after playing 164 Tests and finishing as just one of 11 players to score in excess of 10,100 Test runs, reports CMC. “Shivnarine Chanderpaul […]

Indian opener Rohit Sharma was one run short from a well-deserved ODI hundred on Saturday against Australia. The right-hander batsman was caught by the Australian wicket-keeper Matthew Wade at the score of 99 runs. Yet India won the match in the last over. However, there was a big doubt about the dismissal, but that can’t […]

Bangladesh U-19 will hope to exploit the advantage of home conditions as an experienced squad is set to make a flying start in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup by defeating defending champion South Africa in the inaugural match in Chittagong on 27 January. Bangladesh is slotted in Group A in the 16 nation tournament, […]

Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) India Under-19 cricket team’s captain Ishan Kishan on Tuesday said he received valuable advice from the senior team’s limited-overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently on how to tackle things during pressure situations. Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman Kishan played alongside Dhoni in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy in the domestic season for Jharkhand.  With […]