Cricket

Nagpur, Feb 5 (UNI) With just three matches remaining before the Champions Trophy, India and England are set to battle it out in a high-stakes ODI series, beginning here on Thursday. The home side, fresh from their ICC triumph in Barbados last year, will look to add another title to their cabinet, while England will…

Dhaka, Feb 4 (UNI) Bangladesh Cricket Board has formed an independent inquiry body, which will support the board and the BCB Anti-Corruption Unit with integrity issues and investigations, the country’s cricket governing body said in a press release Monday. The three-member committee will be headed by former justice of the appellate division Justice Mirza Hussain…

Galle, Feb 4 (UNI) Rising Australian star Sam Konstas has left Sri Lanka early after he failed to find a place in the team XI for the second Test. Australia expects a more traditional Galle pitch for the second and final Test in Sri Lanka, after taking full advantage of conditions to dominate the series…

Mumbai, (UNI) Abhishek Sharma’s scintillating century and Mohammad Shami’s sensational bowling guided India to a resounding 150-run victory over England in the fifth T20I at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, sealing the series 4-1 in a spectacular fashion. Sent into bat, India posted a massive 247/9 in their allotted 20 overs, powered by Abhishek’s explosive 135…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Virat Kohli’s eagerly awaited return to the Ranji Trophy ended in disappointment as Delhi secured a commanding innings and 19-run victory over Railways, but still fell short of qualifying for the quarterfinals. Off-spinner Shivam Sharma’s brilliant five-wicket haul of 33 runs sealed Railways’ fate as they were bowled out for…

New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Mumbai made history in the Ranji Trophy with their largest-ever innings victory, thrashing Meghalaya by an astonishing 456 runs in Mumbai on Saturday. The win ensured Mumbai’s progression to the knockout stage, regardless of the result between Baroda and Jammu and Kashmir. After dominating the opening two days, Mumbai bowlers,…

Pune, Feb 1 (UNI) A fresh debate over the ‘like-for-like’ principle in concussion substitutions erupted after India’s Harshit Rana replaced Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I against England here on Friday. The decision, made by match referee Javagal Srinath, has drawn sharp reactions from England’s camp and former cricketers. Dube, who was struck on the…

Pune, Jan 31 (UNI) A spirited fightback from Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya helped India recover from a disastrous start to post a competitive 181/9 in the fourth T20I against England here on Friday. Inserted to bat, India suffered an early collapse as Saqib Mahmood, playing his first match of the series, struck with a…

Kolkata, Jan 30 (UNI) Debutant Sumit Mohanta (4-58) made an impressive start to his first-class career while Suraj Sindhu Jaiswal (4-68) was brilliant once again as Bengal bowled out Punjab for 191 in their first innings of the Ranji Trophy match at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Besides the duo, Md Kaif (2-41) also…