Brisbane: Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from international cricket with immediate effect, announcing his decision at the end of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Brisbane. He will be leaving for India on Thursday. “This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level,” Ashwin said after…
Brisbane: India escaped with a crucial draw in the weather-hit third Test against Australia after intermittent rain wiped out majority of play on day five, leaving the five-match series tantalizingly locked at 1-1. Resuming the day at 252 for nine, India batted for 24 balls and were all out for 260 in their first innings….
Brisbane: India were all out for 260 in response to Australia’s 445 on day five of the third Test here on Wednesday. Resuming the day at 252 for nine, India added eight runs in 24 balls. Jasprit Bumrah (10 not out off 38) and Akash Deep (31 off 44), who helped India avoid the follow-on…
Brisbane: KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were determination personified as their fighting fifties helped India avoid the follow-on on the fourth day of the weather-hit third Test against a menacing Australia that seems meandering towards a draw. Jadeja (77, 123b, 7×4, 1×6) and Rahul (84, 139, 8×4) were the heavy lifters in India’s 252 for…
Brisbane: Australia were all out for 445 in their first innings on day three of the third Test against India here on Monday. Resuming at their overnight score of 405 for seven, the hosts added 40 runs to post a formidable total. Alex Carey (70) continued to frustrate India after twin hundreds by Travis Head…
Kaula Lumpur: Riding on a brilliant four-wicket haul by 17-year-old spinner Sonam Yadav and an entertaining batting by G Kamilini, India thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets in a Group A match of the U19 Women’s T20 Asia Cup here on Sunday. Left-arm spinner Sonam delivered her best international bowling figures of 4 for 6, helping…
Brisbane: Travis Head continued to bully India by smashing a second successive hundred while Steve Smith clawed his way back to form with his 33rd century as Australia reached an imposing 405 for 7 at the end of second day of the third Test here Sunday. Head, who cracked 140 in the previous Test, hit…
Brisbane: Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar has called out the double standards of the Australian cricket pundits for their criticism of Mohammed Siraj’s aggressive send-off to Travis Head in the Day/Night Test in Adelaide. Siraj and Head were at loggerheads after the Indian pacer got the Australian centurion bowled and gave him a send-off. While Head…
Brisbane: The Australian openers, especially local hero Usman Khawaja, displayed a lot of grit as they confidently negotiated Jasprit Bumrah’s opening spell to reach 28 without loss against India during the rain-affected first session of the third Test here on Saturday. Only 13.2 overs of play were possible during the first session, as the weather…
New Delhi: The ICC top brass is likely to finalise the hybrid model modalities for the Champions Trophy during a virtual meeting with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday, it has been learnt. It has been agreed in principle that neither India nor Pakistan will travel to each other’s country for ICC…
