Sachin Tendulkar with the Laureus best sporting moment award. Sachin Tendulkar being lifted on the shoulders of his teammates after their World Cup triumph at home in 2011 was voted the Laureus best sporting moment in the last 20 years. With the backing of Indian cricket fans, Tendulkar got the maximum number of votes to…
India will play a day-night Test during their much anticipated tour of Australia later this year, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said on Sunday. This comes a month after captain Virat Kohli asserted that his team was ready to play a day-night Test anywhere in Australia. Ganguly, a former captain, also said that the second Test…
Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali kept his calm to lead his team to a stunning three-wicket win over India in Potchefstroom to win the Under-19 World Cup for the first time. Chasing 178 to win, Bangladesh were struggling at 102 for six but Akbar, who finished 43 not out, dragged them towards the line. A brief…
Smriti Mandhana slammed a superb half-century as India produced an improved batting show to notch up a seven-wicket win over Australia in the fifth T20I, keeping themselves in the hunt for the finals at the women’s triangular series in Melbourne today (Saturday). Put in to bat, Australia posted 173 for 5, riding on a 57-ball…
India defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets to storm into their third successive final in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. India will now play the winner of the second semi-final between Bangladesh and New Zealand. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyaansh Saxena helped India gun down the modest target of 173 with 10 wickets to spare after the…
Mayank Agarwal has been named Rohit Sharma’s replacement for the One-Day International (ODI) series in New Zealand after the latter was ruled out of both the ODIs and Tests due to a “left calf muscle strain” that he sustained during the final Twenty20 International (T20I) in Mount Maunganui on Sunday, the BCCI said in a…
India scripted history as they defeated New Zealand by seven runs in the fifth and final Twenty20 International (T20I) at the Bay Oval here on Sunday. With the win, India completed their first-ever T20I series sweep over New Zealand, handing the hosts their first whitewash in the shortest format (three or more matches in the…
Sanju Samson replaces injured Shikhar Dhawan in T20 Internationals The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday announced a 16-member squad for the One-day International (ODI) series against New Zealand. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who was initially named in the T20 International (T20I) squad, has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. Sanju Samson…
India outclassed Australia with a commanding seven-wicket win in the third and final One-Day International of the three-match series in Bengaluru yesterday. After an impressive bowling performance, Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer helped the hosts secure the win with 15 balls to spare at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. Chasing a below-par…
Vice-Captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday returned to India’s 16-member T20I squad for the tour of New Zealand (NZ) as the selectors dropped Kerala batsman Sanju Samson. The five-man selection panel also brought back pacer Mohammed Shami, who like Rohit, was rested for the T20I series against Sri Lanka. Wicket-keeper batsman Samson had played the third…
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