Shikhar Dhawan, the left-hand opener, was told he had been picked in the India Test squad for the series against Australia shortly after the tea break during the just-concluded Irani Cup. He welcomed the news,…
The PCB has decided not to continue with Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan batsman, as the team's batting consultant for the tour of South Africa for which the team departed on Sunday morning. Inzamam was supposed…
ScorecardSteve O'Keefe had eight wickets for the match by stumps on day three•Getty ImagesThe New South Wales captain Steve O'Keefe led from the front with four wickets to keep the Blues on top in their…
ScorecardYet another five-wicket haul for Pankaj Singh•Rajasthan Cricket AssociationPunjab gave themselves a chance of winning their fifth game of the season - no side has won more than two - but before that, Uday Kaul…
Fast bowler Umesh Yadav is unlikely to be fit in time for final match of the India-England Test series, which begins in Nagpur on December 13, as he is taking longer than originally expected to…
ScorecardOtago seemed headed for defeat till Neil Broom's unbeaten 146•Getty ImagesIn Hamilton, Otago narrowly avoided defeat in a close final-innings chase to end up with a draw against Northern Districts. Chasing 440 to win, they…
Australia's Jimmy Peirson was dismissed between the fourth and fifth deliveries of the 11th over of the chase in the World Cup quarterfinal against Bangladesh. He was 'Mankaded' by the bowler Soumya Sarkar: run out…
The PCB has made a formal offer to Wasim Akram for a short-term coaching role for young fast bowlers. Akram, who hasn't refused the offer, has however, put forth his busy schedule and said the…
ScorecardMichael Clarke retired with Australia's top score as they routed Essex ahead of the NatWest Series•Getty ImagesAustralia will hope for similarly brief encounters with Alastair Cook over the next two weeks. So dominant with the…
ScorecardA combination of courageous batting by Northamptonshire and bad light frustrated Yorkshire in their victory bid on the final day at Headingley. The 11 points from the draw pushed Yorkshire into second place in the…