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BCCI’s planning is haphazard

To engage with the Windies in yet another international series featuring three T20s and ODIs a few months later is a senseless exercise.

09 Dec 2019 1:05 AM

As India and West Indies gear up to take on each other in the second T20I on Sunday, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard will look to achieve a batting milestone in the shortest format of the game. Pollard is just 10 runs away from smashing 1000 runs in T20 internationals. (Photo:PTI)

Kieron Pollard 10 runs away from T20I batting record

If the batsman manages to do so, he will become the fourth Windies batsmen to achieve the feat.

08 Dec 2019 3:58 PM

England national team selector Ed Smith has admitted that the board have no idea on when Moeen Ali will make a comeback in the Test squad. (Photo:AFP)

England chief selector clueless about Moeen Ali's return to Test cricket

On September 21, Ali missed the central contract for Test cricket as he had taken a break from the longest format of the game.

08 Dec 2019 3:45 PM

India’s captain Virat Kohli says his priority is to help India win matches than just play ‘slam-bang cricket’ for the sake of entertaining the crowd in the Twenty20 game. (Photo:Twitter)

Virat Kohli says he would rather finish than entertain

Kohli produced a batting masterclass in 1st T20I match against WI, smashing a career-best 94 not out to help India chase a 200-plus target.

08 Dec 2019 3:33 PM

It was on December 8, 2011, when Virender Sehwag became just the second batsman in the history of the sport to score a double century in ODIs. (Photo:AFP)

On this day, Virender Sehwag became second batsman to score 200 in ODIs

Sehwag, went on to score 219 runs against West Indies at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.

08 Dec 2019 3:19 PM

Former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith is set to become the new director of cricket (DOC) at Cricket South Africa (CSA) by Wednesday next week. (Photo:AP)

Graeme Smith set to become Cricket South Africa's director of cricket

CSA prez Chris Nenzani had a talk with Smith, and if all goes according to plan, the appointment will be made official next week.

08 Dec 2019 3:06 PM

James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood returned to England's Test squad for South Africa series. (Photo:AFP)

James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood back in England squad for SA Tests

Anderson sustained a right calf tear in the 1st Ashes Test, Wood is recovering from a left knee injury sustained in the ICC WC Final.

08 Dec 2019 2:54 PM

Cricket South Africa (CSA) have appointed administrator Jacques Faul as acting chief executive and hope to conclude negotiations with former test captain Graeme Smith to take over as director of cricket next week, the governing body said on Saturday. (Photo:Twitter)

Embattled CSA appoint Jacques Faul as action CEO

The CSA decided to appoint Faul at a special board meeting on Saturday after a chaotic week in which they suspended CEO Thabang Moroe.

08 Dec 2019 1:42 PM

Defensive play is anathema to T20 and dot balls a crime

Unlike many of them, however, Kohli’s ambition comes without disguise.

08 Dec 2019 3:03 AM

Captain Kohli yet to scale peak in fitness, says Shankar Basu

Basu said Kohli has an insatiable appetite for achieving excellence in whatever he does.

08 Dec 2019 2:59 AM

Pakistan has recalled 34-year-old middle-order batsman Fawad Alam for the first time in 10 years for the test series against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's Fawad Alam earns call for Test squad after 10 years

Alam is one of the two changes Pakistan selectors have made from the 16-man squad that lost the two-test matches against Australia.

07 Dec 2019 5:01 PM

Former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has slammed India's fielding performance in the first T20I against West Indies which the hosts won by six wickets. (Photo: AP)

India's sloppy fielding in first T20I against Windies invites Yuvraj Singh's wrath

In the first innings, the Indians were far from impressive on the field as Washington Sundar and Rohit Sharma dropped a few catches.

07 Dec 2019 4:06 PM

While the batting led by Virat Kohli put up a good show, the bowlers found themselves at the receiving end of some power-hitting by Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer and captain Kieron Pollard. (Photo: AFP)

IND vs WI 2nd T20I: India look to seal West Indies series with improved bowling performance

In the last 13 months, India have played the West Indies in six T20 Internationals with the hosts coming up trumps every single time..

07 Dec 2019 3:49 PM

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday labelled skipper Virat Kohli's performance in the first T20I of the three-match series as 'extraterrestrial'. (Photo: AFP)

R Ashwin labels Virat Kohli's performance against Windies as 'extraterrestrial'

Kohli had played a match-winning knock of 94 runs against West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday to take the side 1-0 up in the 3 match series.

07 Dec 2019 1:42 PM

After facing a six-wicket defeat at the hands of India in the first T20I, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said that bowlers bowled too many extra deliveries which benefited the hosts (Photo:AFP)

'Our bowlers let us down', says Windies captain Kieron Pollard

The hosts now lead the three-match series by 1-0 as they won the game with eight balls to spare.

07 Dec 2019 1:14 PM

KL Rahul said he is looking to make the most of the opportunities but doesn't want to worry about sealing his T20 World Cup berth. (Photo: PTI)

KL Rahul says that he wants to make most of the opportunity without worrying about T20 WC

Rahul, who was promoted as an opener in the absence of injured Shikhar Dhawan, grasped the chance with both hands by scoring a 40-ball 62

07 Dec 2019 1:01 PM

After seeing Amitabh Bachchan's message regarding his knock against West Indies, Indian skipper Virat Kohli thanked the Bollywood star and called him an inspiration. (Photo: PTI)

'Love this dialogue, you are an inspiration': Virat Kohli to Amitabh Bachchan

Bachchan had warned everyone to not mess with Kohli as he always manages to make the opponent pay on the field.

07 Dec 2019 12:23 PM

Amitabh Bachchan used his dialogue from the cult movie 'Amar Akbar Anthony' to come up with an analogy to describe Virat Kohli's attitude. (Photo: Twitter)

'Don't mess with Virat Kohli', warns Amitabh Bachchan

In the match, Kohli was seen imitating Windies' bowler Kesrick Williams's trademark celebration style.

07 Dec 2019 11:06 AM

Virat Kohli said while chasing a big total, there were a lot of distractions with the scoreboard pressure, but after playing a few dots, he began to settle down and got himself into shape to play the shots. (Photo: PTI)

'I'm not someone who hits in air to entertain crowd, I focus on winning matches': Virat Kohli

Kohli played a sublime innings of career-best 94 not out in India's six-wicket win over West Indies in the first T20 International.

07 Dec 2019 10:54 AM

Skipper Virat Kohli stamped his authority with yet another sublime innings of career-best 94 not out as India pulled off their highest successful run chase in a T20 International to beat West Indies by six wickets in the first match here on Friday. (Photo: Twitter)

Virat Kohli leads from the front as India beat West Indies by 6 wickets

KL Rahul also struck an impressive 62 off just 40 balls to help India chase down the target of 208 with eight balls to spare.

07 Dec 2019 10:38 AM

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