Rohit Sharma, Jadeja, Axar put India in driver's seat despite Murphy's fifer
Nagpur: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma's 120 and valiant fifties by Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, helped India take a lead of 144 runs over Australia on a spinning and bouncing track at the Vidarbha Cricket Association here on Friday.
Australia set to host Afghanistan for one-off Test series next year
Kabul: Australia will host Afghanistan for a solitary Test match, which was postponed earlier, in November 2021 as per the agreement between Afghanistan Cricket Board and Cricket Australia.
England to play West Indies in Test series next month
London/UNI: The England and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) announced on Wednesday that England will play three Tests in the space of 21 days when the international summer gets under way in July.
Adjusting from ODI captain to player not easy: Jason Holder
Barbados/UNI: West Indies Test captain Jason Holder admitted that his transition from ODI captain to "just a player" has not been that easy.
Australia's Test tour of Bangladesh postponed
New Delhi,/UNI: Australia's two-Test tour of Bangladesh scheduled for June 2020 has been indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has brought sports across the world to a halt.
Rohit Sharma's ton puts India in drivers seat, rain forces early stumps
Visakhapatnam, Oct 2 (UNI) Openers Rohit Sharma's brilliant century 115 and Mayank Agarwal 84 remained not out as rain forced early stumps on day one of the first Test against South Africa here at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Afghanistan-Ireland only Test trophy unveiled
Kabul/Dehradun, Mar 13 (IBNS): The trophy for the one-off Islamic Bank of Afghanistan Test match was unveiled at Dehradun on Wednesday.
Cricket Australia announces squad for upcoming Test series against Pakistan
Canberra, Sept 11 (IBNS): Cricket Australia, the sport's governing body in the nation, has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Test series against Pakistan.
Cricket: India to play Windies at home
Mumbai, Sept 4 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announce the schedule for the forthcoming home series against the latter, set to be played from Oct 4 to Nov 11, 2018 in India.
Sam Curran, Moeen Ali move up after Southampton Test
Dubai, Sept 3 (IBNS): England all-rounder Sam Curran has made quick gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings while spinner Moeen Ali has also moved up after the Southampton Test, which the home side won by 60 runs on Sunday to take a winning 3-1 lead in the five-match series, an official release stated.
No better feeling than making the ball do all the talking, says Hardik Pandya
Nottingham, Aug 20 (IBNS): Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya said there is no better feeling than making the ball do all the talking, a day after he rattled the English battling line up in their own backyard, picking up his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
ICC congratulates England on their 1000th men's Test
Dubai, July 30 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sent its congratulations to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as their men’s team prepares for their 1000th Test match, which begins at Edgbaston in Birmingham against India on Wednesday, 1 August.
India retain top Test spot, increase lead
Dubai, May 1 (IBNS): India have consolidated their position at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings following the annual update in which series results from 2014-15 are removed and outcomes from the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons are weighted at 50 per cent, an official release stated.
Rahul, Vijay steady ship after Parthiv's dismissal
Johannesburg, Jan 25 (IBNS): After bowling out South Africa for 194 runs, the Indian batters showed more resolve in the second innings, albeit they lost the wicket of Parthiv Patel, to end the day with 49 runs for the loss of a solitary wicket, here on Thursday, day two of the third and final Test match of the series.
South Africa bowled out for 194 runs
Johannesburg, Jan 25 (IBNS): On a green top, the South African team tasted their own medicine as the visiting Indian side bowled them out for 194 runs, here on Thursday.