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'Want to finish career with 100 Test wickets': says Sreesanth after...

The cricket body's ombudsman Justice (retd.) DK Jain issued the order on August 7 but made the announcement on Tuesday.

21 Aug 2019 8:23 AM IST

Since taking over the captaincy in the wake of an international spot-fixing scandal in 2010, Misbah-ul-Haq has led Pakistan in 53 Tests, winning 24 losing 18 and drawing 11. (Photo: AP)

PCB keen on giving former skipper Misbah-ul-Haq head coach, chief...

Misbah, who is supervising a pre-season conditioning camp in Lahore, however, is yet to made up his mind.

21 Aug 2019 8:20 AM IST

Earlier, pacer Sreesanth, who has been banned over match-fixing, claimed that the BCCI has separate rules for him and he is being singled out. (Photo: PTI)

Sreesanth thanks Supreme Court, BCCI after his ban gets reduced to 7...

Sreesanth was banned by the BCCI for a lifetime in August 2013 along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila...

21 Aug 2019 8:17 AM IST

Competition in Test cricket is up two-folds, says Kohli

According to the batting mainstay, Test cricket is set to become more competitive.

21 Aug 2019 6:07 AM IST

Shane Watson strikes a pose during his whirlwind trip to Kanyakumari.

WATTO power lights up TNPL

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is blown away by the quality of the tamil nadu premier league.

21 Aug 2019 12:51 AM IST

Amy Satterthwaite is expecting her first child with wife Lea Tahuhu. (Photo: Instagram)

Pregnant New Zealand cricketer Amy Satterthwaite takes break

Tahuhu is also Satterthwaite's team-mate in the White Ferns lineup.

20 Aug 2019 9:00 PM IST

India will be returning to the longest format after a good seven and half months and the moot point of the playing XI will be whether Virat Kohli-Ravi Shastri duo goes for an additional sixth batsman or an extra bowler for the first Test starting on Thursday. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli's dilemma: Rahane and Rohit or a fifth bowler?

Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli are the two pillars at No 3 and 4 respectively but the problem starts after that.

20 Aug 2019 8:31 PM IST

Rashid Khan grabbed all the headlines when he achieved the feat of taking seven wickets in an ODI against West Indies. (Photo: AFP)

Rashid Khan to captain Afghanistan in Bangladesh

Rashid was named Afghanistan skipper following the team's winless campaign at the World Cup last month.

20 Aug 2019 8:30 PM IST

India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), that gets underway on August 1, will add context to the longest format of the game. (Photo:AFP)

World Test Championship is a right move taken at right time, feels...

In the Championship, a total of 71 Test matches will be played across 27 series over a period of two years.

20 Aug 2019 8:27 PM IST

Compulsory neck guards on helmets for Australian cricketers are not far away, the national teams sports medicine chief said on Monday after Jofra Archer a snorter felled Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne during the second Ashes Test. (Photo:AFP)

BCCI briefs players on anti-concussion helmets, says neck guard is...

The ICC's cricket committee has extensively deliberated on the issue and came out with concussion substitute who was...

20 Aug 2019 8:00 PM IST

In 2017, Sharjeel Khan faced charges for a number of breaches of the anti-corruption code of the PCB while playing in the Pakistan Super League and was handed a five-year ban. (Photo:AFP)

Sharjeel Khan to return to cricket

Khan said he offered an 'unconditional apology' to the board for his irresponsible conduct.

20 Aug 2019 7:30 PM IST

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has labelled Englands Jofra Archer as an exciting talent but believes that since the bowler can be prone to injury, his workload needs to be managed. (Photo:AFP)

Jofra Archer's an exciting talent, his workload needs to be managed:...

Australia has a 1-0 lead in the Ashes and the team will take on England in the third Test at Headingley from August 22.

20 Aug 2019 6:30 PM IST