A late bowling fightback sparked by Jacob Duffy produced a remarkable eight-run victory for New Zealand against Sri Lanka at Mount Maunganui on Saturday. Sri Lanka, with openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis in sparkling form, were cruising towards the 173-run target when they reached 95 without loss at the halfway stage. But …
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli© AFP India suffered a late batting collapse after a good show from Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal on Day 2 of the fourth Test match against Australia in Melbourne on Friday. The visitors looked quite comfortable with both Jaiswal and Kohli showing excellent judgement against the …
Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith always knew that he was "out of runs" but never "out of form" as he got back-to-back Test hundreds against India within a week of each other after 18 months of lull. Having scored his 33rd ton in Brisbane, Smith equalled Sunil Gavaskar's then world record of 34 …
Stylish opener Smriti Mandhana extended her purple patch with a classy knock before pacer Renuka Thakur excelled with the new ball as India outplayed a self-destructing West Indies by a record 211 runs in the first Women's ODI in Vadodara on Sunday. India posted 314 for nine after Mandhana made a fine 91 …
Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar was deeply disappointed over how Yashasvi Jaiswal fell to Mitchell Starc on day three of the third Test at the Gabba, saying it was just not the best of shots one would expect from an opener. After Australia's first innings ended at 445, a lot was expected from …
Akash Deep in action during 3rd Test match against Australia© AFP A rare action took place on Day 2 of the India vs Australia third Test match at The Gabba, Brisbane. In the 95th over of Australia's batting on Sunday, the pair of Pat Cummins and Alex Carey ran four runs in one …
Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar showered praise on young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, likening his hunger for big runs to that of the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Bangar highlighted the 22-year-old's work ethic and consistency as the driving factors behind his rapid rise in Test cricket.Jaiswal, one of the youngest members of the Indian Test squad, has …
Babar Azam, on Friday, December 13, became the fastest to 11000 runs in T20s. He broke the record of Chris Gayle in Pakistan’s second T20I against South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. Babar reached the landmark in his 298th innings, while Gayle got there in 314 innings. David Warner (330) and Virat Kohli …
Legendary West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts has come up with an advice for struggling Virat Kohli, who’s been out of form in Test cricket for the past five years. Notably, Kohli recently scored his long awaited 30th Test century in the first Test in Perth but failed to continue his form in the second …
Australia's veteran Ellyse Perry achieved a monumental feat in the 2nd ODI match vs India in Brisbane on December 8, Sunday. Perry hit her 3rd ODI hundred and also completed 4000 runs in the format. In a scintillating display of batting, she completed her hundred within 72 balls. This was the fastest ODI hundred hit …
