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Alastair Cook happy with England’s win in Indian conditions

A close victory over the home side in the opening One Day International (ODI) has proved that England can play good cricket in tough Indian conditions, according to skipper Alastair Cook. The Englishmen finally broke 13-match losing streak, and upset the home side in a never-wracking contest on Friday. The Poms enjoyed no luck on […]

England outclasses India in first ODI

India’s woeful run of losses continued after a struggling top-order failed to convert good starts even on a placid track as England drew first blood with a thrilling nine-run victory in the first cricket ODI.   Chasing a stiff target of 326, India lacked the batting firepower and were restricted to a 316 for nine […]

Pakistan announces team for South Africa tour

Pakistan has announced a 16-man squad for next month’s three Test away series against South Africa.   The Greenshirts will open the tour with a side game from January 25 before playing three Tests, two Twenty20s and five one-dayers against South Africa on the tour. A separate squad for the limited over matches will be […]

Dilip Vengsarkar, Ajit Wadekar back MS Dhoni

Former Indian skippers Dilip Vengsarkar and Ajit Wadekar have put their weight behind current captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is facing huge criticism following India’s recent failures. The Men in Blue lost the Test series to England, ahead of facing Pakistan lately. In the Twenty20 competition, they managed to level the series, but could not […]

Legendary English cricketer and commentator Tony Greig dies

Former England cricket captain and TV commentator Tony Greig has passed away, according to Australian broadcaster Nine Network. South Africa-born Greig had been diagnosed with lung cancer two months ago, it was reported.   The legend cricketer qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish parentage. He was batting all-rounder who bowled both […]

Eoin Morgan terms failure to capitalise on good start as main reason behind T20 loss to India

England Twenty20 captain Eoin Morgan, who is shouldering the responsibility in absence of Stuart Broad, has said that his team failed to capitalise on the good start, and fell 10-15 runs short in the opening T20 international against India in Pune. After suffering 2-1 drubbing in the Test series, the Men in Blue redeemed some […]

Lukas Podolski believes Arsenal can overpower Bayern Munich – Football News

Lukas Podolski believes Arsenal can overpower Bayern Munich – Football News Arsenal star, Lukas Podolski, believes that his side has a chance to outclass last year’s runner-up, Bayern Munich, in the last 16 stage of the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners were paired with Bayern Munich in the last 16 duel on Thursday. They will […]

Pakistan players get lucrative packages in Bangladesh Premier League

In what appeared to be a positive development for the sportsmen, Pakistani players received lucrative contracts to play in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).   During the auction, Pakistani players Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir were included in the golden category which led to them receiving some of the highest paid contracts. Imran received a […]

Rahul Dravid sees no viable alternative to MS Dhoni

Many Indian cricket experts have demanded Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s removal from captaincy, but Rahul Dravid, the former skipper, believes that there is no viable alternative to the current captain. Dhoni is under heavy criticism following India’s 2-1 loss at the hands of England. In the four-match Test series, the Men in Blue started off the […]

Sunil Gavaskar slams lazy Virender Sehwag, admires Virat Kohli

Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar has criticised Virender Sehwag for his lazy efforts in the slip position. Sehwag dropped Kevin Pietersen at a crucial juncture in the fourth Test at Nagpur, and came under serious criticism because of that. On the other hand, Virat Kohli took Jonathan Trott’s catch, and earned Gavaskar’s praising words. When […]

Duncan Fletcher under fire after India’s misery against England

Following India’s two consecutive defeats in the ongoing series, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior players like Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan are under heavy criticism. However, the critics have not forgotten to slam coach, Duncan Fletcher. Many former players have opened fire at the coach, demanding his axe. Since Fletcher has joined the side, […]

Blind Cricket: India defeats Pakistan in T20 World Cup finals

India edged out Pakistan by 29 runs to win the final of first-ever T20 World Cup for blind being played in Bangalore, India.   Earlier, India set 259-run target for Pakistan in the final being played in Bangalore, India. Replying to this, Pakistan were managed to score 229 runs in 20 overs.   Chetan Patel […]

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