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England paceman James Anderson hopes to overcome a calf problem that forced him out of the Ashes series. (Photo:AFP)

James Anderson aims to return at New Zealand and South Africa tour

The 37-year-old sustained the injury playing for Lancashire in July and managed only four overs in the opening test at...

11 Sept 2019 11:15 AM IST

Australia head to the Oval hungry to win their first Ashes series in England since 2001 as the peerless Steve Smith seeks to inflict further pain on the hosts. (Photo:AFP)

Australia aim to end Ashes campaign with series win against England

Tim Paine's men finally saw off stubborn England at Old Trafford to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-Test series with just one...

11 Sept 2019 10:11 AM IST

Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri

Ravi Shastri says difference of opinion is not a rift

Shastri, who had also rubbished the reports of the alleged rift between the two senior players earlier, was asked about...

11 Sept 2019 2:17 AM IST

Steve Smith scored an astonishing 671 runs at an average of 134.2, including three hundreds and a double hundred in the ongoing series.(Photo: Twitter)

Langer rubbishes claims that Steve Smith mocked Jack Leach by wearing...

Langer's side clinched a dramatic fourth Test win over England in the last hour of Sunday's final session at Old...

10 Sept 2019 8:52 PM IST

Du Plessis highlighted that the team needs to overcome its fear of failure to succeed in the World Cup. (Photo: AP/PTI)

'Du Plessis has done great things but we need to look at future': SA...

De Kock's experience of having played in India multiple times will be of great help, feels Nkwe.

10 Sept 2019 7:12 PM IST

The fans too are getting frustrated by this no-show of his and demanding that he be replaced. (Photo: AFP)

Is KL Rahul's Test career coming to an end?

A technically gifted player, Rahul has played beautifully and scored centuries in Australia, England and West Indies.

10 Sept 2019 6:15 PM IST

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) held a meeting with the players to inform them about the security arrangements before the selectors sit for the selection of squads. (Photo: AFP)

Pak minister says India threatened Sri Lanka players to pull out of...

Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga is also among the ten players who have pulled out of the upcoming tour of Pakistan,...

10 Sept 2019 4:13 PM IST

The Indian womens teams first analyst was Aarti Nalge, who occupied the position from 2014 to 2018. (Photo:AFP)

BCCI to recruit performance analyst for Indian women's team

The team management has expressed the need for a performance analyst who should not be more than 60 years of age.

10 Sept 2019 3:36 PM IST

32-year-old all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan took the test captaincy in 2017 from Mushfiqur Rahim for his second stint at the helm after leading them between 2009 and 2011. (Photo:AFP)

Shakib Al Hasan defends teammates for defeat against Afghanistan

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan has taken full responsibility for their shocking home defeat to test rookies...

10 Sept 2019 3:25 PM IST

Report of rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has been grabbing the headlines since Indias exit from the 2019 World Cup. (Photo:AFP)

Ravi Shastri finally reveals about alleged rift between Virat Kohli...

Shastri also said that the atmosphere in the dressing room allows players to pitch their ideas for the improvement of...

10 Sept 2019 3:13 PM IST

Rashid Khan, the youngest captain of Afghanistan, scalped 6/49 to help his side thrash Bangladesh by 224 runs in the one-off Test in Chittagong. Afghanistan recorded their win in Test cricket history, after their victory against Ireland in March this year. (Photo: Shafiq Stanikzai/Twitter)

Afghan kids shake leg after unit wins vs Bangladesh, video goes viral;...

In that video, three Afghan kids are seen dancing right after Afghanistan beat Bangladesh to win the one-off Test match.

10 Sept 2019 3:09 PM IST

Steve Smiths superb form has helped him to surpass Indian skipper Virat Kohli and join the elite list of most runs scored by a single batsman against any opposite team in a Test series. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli in trouble? Steve Smith extends lead as No. 1 Test batsman

Smith now has a lead of 34 points over Kohli as the rankings were revealed on Tuesday.

10 Sept 2019 2:55 PM IST