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Zimbabwe cap Taylor breaks silence on match-fixing
Harare, Jan 24 (UNI) Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor on Monday made stunning claims that he was approached by an unnamed Indian businessman to get involved in spot-fixing. The 35-year-old, who had announced his international…
South Africa whitewash India 3-0 in ODI series
Cape Town, Jan 23 (UNI) An all-round performance helped South Africa beat India by four runs in the third One-Day International match and complete the whitewash 3-0 here at Newlands on Sunday. India lost their skipper KL Rahul early while…
SA beat India by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI
Paarl (South Africa), Jan 21 (UNI) Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock's 132-run stand helped South Africa to beat India by seven wickets in the second One-Day International match here at Boland Park on Friday.
With the win, South Africa…
India Under-19 race to 174-run win against Ireland
Trinidad and Tobago, Jan 19 (UNI) India raced to an effortless 174-run victory over Ireland in the ICC World Cup Under-19 Cricket at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy here today. India posted 307 for 5 and bundled out Ireland for 133 in 39…
Bumrah: Ready to don captain’s hat, also pleased to assist KL Rahul
Paarl, Jan 17 (UNI) ODI vice captain Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said if he is given a chance, he is ready to don the captain's hat, if not he is very pleased to assist captain KL Rahul as his deputy in the ODI series.
"If given an…
Kohli steps down as India Test captain
New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) Virat Kohli on Saturday stepped down as India Test captain with immediate effect.
The 33-year-old first led India in the longest format in 2014. His last game as captain was the third Test against South Africa in…
SA 101/2 at stumps, need 111 runs to win vs India
Cape Town, Jan 13 (UNI) South Africa lost openers before reaching 101/2 at stumps on Day 3 of the third and series-deciding Test against India here at Newlands on Thursday.
The hosts need 111 runs to deny India win their first Test series…
Cape Town: Bumra strikes SA hard; India lose openers, 57/2 at stumps
Cape Town, Jan 12: India lost openers before reaching 57/2 at stumps on Day 2 of the third and series-deciding Test against South Africa here at Newlands on Wednesday. The visitors lead by 70 runs.
Mayank Agarwal, who was on three,…
Kohli to lead team in crucial 3rd Test of series
Cape Town, Jan 10 (UNI) From India's dominance in Centurion to South Africa's fightback in Johannesburg, the three-match series is set for a decider in Cape Town on January 11.
India's hopes of winning a first Test series in South Africa…
SA at 118/2, need 122 runs to win on day 4
Johannesburg, Jan 5 (UNI) South Africa reached 118/2 at stumps on Day 3 of the second Test here at the Wanderers stadium on Wednesday. The hosts need 122 runs to win the match and level the three-match series.
Chasing a target of 240 runs,…
Form is temporary, class is permanent: Pujara
Johannesburg, Jan 5 (UNI) India top-order batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Wednesday ended his struggle with form as he batted with lot of quality and intent, and finally brought up his half-century in Test cricket.
On Day 3 of the ongoing…
BCCI postpones domestic tournaments amid Covid-19 surge
Mumbai, Jan 4 (UNI) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday postponed three domestic tournaments in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases in the country.
Ranji Trophy, Col C K Nayudu Trophy and Senior Women's T20 League for the…
SA Day 2: India 85/2 at stumps, lead by 58 runs
Johannesburg, Jan 4: South Africa bagged two big wickets, leaving India 85/2 at stumps on Day 2 of the second Test here at the Wanderers stadium on Tuesday. India, however, managed to lead by 58 runs at the end of the final session.
India…
India play without Kohli, win toss; bat first
Johannesburg, Jan 3: India won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second Test here at the Wanderers stadium on Monday.
Surprisingly, India's KL Rahul walked in for toss. The top-order batter stood in for regular…
South Africa media manager Sipokazi Sokanyile to ring bell for 2nd Test vs India
Johannesburg, Jan 2: Sipokazi Sokanyile, the media manager of South Africa men's team, will ring the bell at Wanderers to signal the start of second Test between India and South Africa on today.
Sokanyile, who was born in Eastern Cape,…
KL Rahul to lead India for ODIs, Bumrah named vice-captain in SA series
Mumbai, Dec 31: KL Rahul will lead India for the three-match One-Day International series against South Africa. Jasprit Bumrah has been named as vice-captain, the Chairman of Selectors Chetan Sharma announced on Friday.
The All-India…
Bumrah becomes fastest to take 100 overseas Test wickets for India
Centurion, Dec 30: Jasprit Bumrah on Thursday became the fastest bowler to take 100 overseas Test wickets for India.
The 28-year-old achieved the feat in only 23 matches, breaking the record held by B Chandrasekhar who reached the…
Indian cricket legends heap praises on team after historic win vs SA
New Delhi, Dec 30: From Ravi Shastri to Sachin Tendulkar, Indian legends heaped praises on national team for scripting history at Centurion on Thursday.
The Virat Kohli-led side secured their first-ever Test win at Centurion after…
Ashes series: England suffer batting collapse, lose 3rd Test and series
Melbourne. Dec28 (Agencies): British team suffered yet another batting collapse, this time in 3rd Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Apart from Root, England's batting has been woeful so far in the…
