Topic: India
Three Pakistani stars being jailed for spot-fixing in England underlined a mixed year for cricket in Asia despite India's memorable World Cup triumph at home in April.Pakistan's resurgence on the field under Misbah-ul-Haq held out hope that all was not lost for ...
In-form newcomer Ed Cowan said Wednesday he will be fully prepared if Shaun Marsh fails to make Australia's first Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground next week.Cowan was one of three additions to a 13-man Australian squad announced on Wednesday ...
India's rejection of the Decision Review System for their Test series against Australia could raise tensions and boost the number of contentious decisions, reports said on Wednesday.Cricket Australia had hoped the Indian cricket board would allow a compromise version of the DRS, ...
Usman Khawaja and Phillip Hughes responded to their dumping from the Australian Test squad with a century opening stand as the Chairman's XI's tour match against India petered out into a draw Wednesday.Khawaja (56 not out) and Hughes (42 not out) put ...
Ed Cowan staked a claim for selection as an opening batsman for Australia in next week's first Test against India with a century for the Chairman's XI against the tourists in Canberra on Tuesday.Cowan compiled 109 off 154 balls while incumbent Test ...
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten half-century Monday as India's batting stars failed on a rain-interrupted opening day of a three-day tour match against a Chairman's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra.The young right-hander finished the day unbeaten on 55 off 93 balls ...
Sachin Tendulkar sacrificed a century to give his Indian teammates crucial batting time ahead of the Test series with Australia in their drawn tour match in Canberra on Friday.Tendulkar, poised on 99 international centuries across Test and one-day matches, retired on 92 ...
India's bowlers were hammered as front-line paceman Ishant Sharma came off with an injury on the opening day of their two-day game against a Chairman's XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Thursday.Wes Robinson and Tom Cooper scored centuries to steer their ...
Indian batting great Rahul Dravid has urged administrators to cut "meaningless" one-day cricket matches and make efforts to win back fans to Tests, which he said remain the "gold standard" for players.Dravid also cautioned against the menace of match-fixing while delivering the ...
Australia's beleaguered batting line-up faces fresh problems ahead of their series against India with Shaun Marsh unlikely to be fit for the first Test and question marks over Shane Watson's role.Left-hander Marsh and opener-cum-all-rounder Watson had been expected to return from injury ...
