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The former India skipper can be seen sleeping on the floors of Chennai airport. (Photo: MS Dhoni Twitter)

Dhoni sleeps at Chennai Airport

The matches being played in this year's IPL are prolonged and the tournament is under heavy criticism for the duration of the matches.

10 Apr 2019 12:44 PM

The former Indian cricketer was also critical of the long meetings that go on the field and he said that the umpires need to be more proactive to ensure that strategising doesn't eat up too much time on the field. (Photo: PTI)

Umpires must see that matches end before 12 AM: Mohammad Kaif

Mohammad Kaif indicated that teams were misusing substitutes by replacing weaker fielders with stronger ones.

04 Apr 2019 4:15 PM

RCB's win-less streak continues as they suffered their fourth consecutive loss in this year's IPL, but Kohli took solace from the fact that they dragged the game against Rajasthan Royals deep. (Photo: BCCI)

'We must keep believing that we can still turn things around': Kohli

RCB managed 158 for 4 on a difficult wicket, a target which Rajasthan chased down with one ball to spare by losing just three wickets.

03 Apr 2019 4:37 PM

RCB lost by seven wickets to Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive loss in the tournament. (Photo: BCCI)

'The only problem for us is that we are running out of time': Nehra

The Virat Kohli-led side is yet to open its account and has just 10 games in hand to turn things around in the tournament.

03 Apr 2019 4:34 PM

RCB have now suffered defeats in their first four matches of this year's edition of the IPL. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL 2019: RCB witnesses fourth consecutive defeat

Tripathi and Ben Stokes ensured the victory for Rajasthan in the final over as they won the match by seven wickets.

03 Apr 2019 12:07 PM

The struggling outfit next host Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

IPL fines Rahane for slow over rate

Rajasthan Royals suffered their third straight defeat on Sunday night when they lost to Super Kings by eight runs.

01 Apr 2019 10:16 AM

Rajasthan looked steady at 108-1 while chasing 185 before the controversial dismissal. (Photo: BCCI)

'The match referee will take the call': Rahane on 'Mankading' Buttler

Ashwin, sensing that Buttler was backing up too far, paused during his action and removed the bails.

26 Mar 2019 1:29 PM

The dismissal raised fresh debate over the spirit of the game as the off-spinner didn't give the Englishman a prior warning. (Photo: BCCI)

'Was completely within rights to execute such a dismissal', says Ashwin

A desperate Ashwin mankaded Buttler in controversial circumstances in the 13th over when the batsman was going strong at 69 off 43 balls.

26 Mar 2019 9:45 AM

Jamtha a good hunting ground for India against Aussies

India first played the Aussies on October 28, 2009, which was co-incidentally the first match at the VCA Stadium.

04 Mar 2019 5:43 PM

MS Dhoni dropped from T20 squads; Virat rested for Windies T20s

Captain Virat Kohli was rested from the three-match T20I series against the West Indies beginning on November 4.

27 Oct 2018 12:04 AM

Shreyas Iyer (L) with India A and Mumbai teammate Prithvi Shaw during a practice session ahead of the first test match against South Africa A in Bengaluru in August. (Photo: PTI)

Rahane, Shaw to bolster Mumbai in semi-finals

The International stars will join Rohit Sharma as the undefeated Mumbai looks at the Vijay Hazare Trophy’s final berth after six seasons.

16 Oct 2018 12:16 AM

Rishabh Pant celebrates his half-century against West Indies. (Photo: P. Surendra)

Panther on the prowl

Pant also found his name being chanted by the crowd, probably a first at international stage for the young batsman.

14 Oct 2018 1:42 AM

Hosts eye series sweep

The second of the India-West Indies Tests promises to be no different from the first — a mismatch.

12 Oct 2018 12:30 AM

Samant hopeful ahead of big task

They have never won Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Trophy.

15 Sep 2018 12:45 AM

Team India stages mother of all comebacks

The improvement from Team India came in the first half hour after being asked to bat.

23 Aug 2018 1:52 AM

Anushka Sharma, who was standing away from the centre of the action, was called to stand next to her by the High Commissioner Yash Sinha’s wife Girija. Just a woman seeking the company of another.

Much ado about nothing

A picture is worth a thousand words. In today’s world of rampant social media, it is worth perhaps even more.

13 Aug 2018 12:13 AM

Rahane struggled for rhythm and runs, Pujara spent a fair amount of time before being dismissed for 35, while Karthik was run out in a misunderstanding with partner Pandya that would earn admonishment even in schools cricket.

Feel-good India should be wary of batting collapses

Interestingly, Afghanistan is the first Test country that didn’t belong to the Commonwealth.

17 Jun 2018 1:19 AM

IND vs AFG Only Test, Day 1: Dhawan, Vijay guide hosts to 347 at stumps

Score: India 347/6 from 78 overs, R Ashwin 7*, Hardik Pandya 10*; Wafadar 1/53, Rashid Khan 1/120, Ahmadzai 2/32.

14 Jun 2018 12:51 PM

Ajinkya Rahane at training session in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

No let-up in intensity, vows skipper Rahane

Rahane said that he was yet to discuss the XI with coach Ravi Shastri.

14 Jun 2018 2:33 AM

Karthik last played a Test in January 2010, against Bangladesh at Dhaka, scoring 0 and 27.

End of the longest wait

Karthik replaces injured Saha, set to play Test after eight years.

03 Jun 2018 12:31 AM

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