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Sonu Golkar, Captain of the Blind Cricket Team of Madhya Pradesh.

Captain of the blind cricket team from MP,Sonu Golkar inspires millions

As practice maketh a man perfect, so are the hardships that bring sheen and glory to the lives of people who never give up.

03 Jan 2020 11:13 AM

England faced a double injury blow ahead of the second test against South Africa as Rory Burns and Jofra Archer were declared doubtful for Friday’s start at Newlands. (Photo:AFP/Twitter)

England receive double injury blow ahead of second test vs South Africa

Burns joined Archer on the sidelines after injuring his left ankle warming up before Thursday’s practice in a kickabout with a football.

03 Jan 2020 10:58 AM

Thrilled after getting to know about Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic's engagement, skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday called it is a 'pleasant surprise'. (Photo:Instagram)

Virat Kohli reacts on Hardik Pandya-Natasa Stankovic engagement

On the first day of the New Year 2020, Pandya announced his engagement with Serbian actor Natasa Stankovic.

02 Jan 2020 6:31 PM

On the first day of the New Year 2020, Hardik Pandya announced his engagement with Serbian actor Natasa Stankovic. (Photo:Instagram))

Hardik Pandya announces engagement with Natasa Stankovic

The couple got engaged in Dubai and were seen taking a ferry ride along with close friends.

02 Jan 2020 6:12 PM

Australia kept New Zealand guessing Thursday as they weighed up using a five-pronged bowling attack in the final Test at Sydney. The home team, who have comfortably won the first two Tests of the three-match series, have called up leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson who could bowl in tandem with Nathan Lyon, depending on a last-minute pitch inspection on Friday. (Photo:AFP/Twitter)

Australia keep New Zealand guessing with spin options

Shane Warne, who has championed Swepson, said in a column for the Sydney Daily Telegraph Thursday that he would like to see him play.

02 Jan 2020 5:31 PM

New Zealand sweated on the fitness of batting kingpin and captain Kane Williamson Thursday after he and Henry Nicholls missed a second day of training ahead of the final Test against Australia. Spinner Mitchell Santner is also unwell and did not practise on Thursday, with batsman Glenn Phillips making a late dash to Sydney Thursday evening as cover. (Photo:AFP)

Kiwis sweat on Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner as bug hits team

Spinner Mitchell Santner is also unwell and did not practise on Thursday.

02 Jan 2020 4:33 PM

Since becoming the first-ever anti-concussion substitute player, Marnus Labuschagne’s journey has been nothing short of phenomenal. Since his extraordinary knocks in the Ashes series, the Australian cricketer amassed 1185 runs in 13 matches, including a top knock of 185 against Pakistan. (Photo:AFP)

Story of Marnus Labuschagne: From being an anti-concussion to playing for Australia

Labuschagne ended 2019 by becoming the highest run-getter in the longest format after scoring 1104 at an economy of 64.94 runs.

02 Jan 2020 3:40 PM

Ahead of the second Test against South Africa later this week, England is sweating over the availability of pacer Jofra Archer for the match. The 24-year-old pacer bowled just six balls in England's training session today due to a sore elbow and this has added to injury concerns for the side, ESPN Cricinfo reported. (Photo:AFP)

England sweating over Jofra Archer's availibility in second Test against SA

If Archer fails to recover in time, then England may have to leave him out.

02 Jan 2020 1:26 PM

Sri Lanka's 25-year-old Kusal Mendis is 'unlikely' to find a place in the playing eleven in the first T20I against India (Guwahati, January 5), it is learnt here. (Photo:AFP)

Kusal Mendis unlikely to play first T20I vs India

The team is scheduled to leave for Guwahati (via Chennai) at 7.00 am on Thursday.

02 Jan 2020 12:04 PM

Australia are unlikely to play a second spinner in the third test against New Zealand and will probably field the same team that beat the tourists in Melbourne last week to seal the series, captain Tim Paine said on Thursday. (Photo:AP/PTI)

Australia likely to be unchanged for third test, says Tim Paine

The Sydney Cricket Ground is the only spin-friendly test venue in Australia.

02 Jan 2020 11:25 AM

England are thinking of bringing a specialist spinner back into the line-up after going with an all-pace attack in their last two outings, coach Chris Silverwood said as they arrived in Cape Town for their second test against South Africa starting on Friday. (Photo:AP)

England planning for specialist spinner for second Test vs South Africa

That means a seamer such as record wicket-taker James Anderson or Stuart Broad may be dropped.

01 Jan 2020 7:04 PM

Tim Paine will be Australia’s captain for the foreseeable future and there is no reason why he would not lead the team in next year’s inaugural World Test Championship final if they qualify, coach Justin Langer said on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

No question over Tim Paine's captaincy says Australia coach Justin Langer

Paine was seen by many as a place-holder when he became Australia’s 46th test captain in 2018.

01 Jan 2020 4:09 PM

Smoke haze could come into play as New Zealand look to salvage some pride from their miserable tour of Australia in the third and final Test in Sydney this week. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand look to salvage pride in smoky Sydney

With bushfires raging across New South Wales state, day two of the match on Saturday shapes up as the biggest challenge.

01 Jan 2020 2:19 PM

Banking on the young talent, Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq hoped for better results in 2020 and indicated that a few seniors may not return to the national side. (Photo:AFP)

We are on the right track: Misbah-ul-haq

Misbah hailed emergence of batsman Babar Azam and pace duo of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi in 2019.

01 Jan 2020 2:09 PM

Pakistan's top batsman and T20 skipper Babar Azam says he spent a good part of 2019 correcting the mistakes he made in Test cricket and now has a better understanding of the format's nuances. (Photo:AP)

In 2019, worked on my mistakes, understood Test cricket's nuances: Babar Azam

Azam said he wasn't quite living up to his own expectations in Test cricket for the last two years.

01 Jan 2020 1:28 PM

Charismatic former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday picked as captain of ESPNCricinfo's ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade, while Virat Kohli was named the leader in Tests.(Photo:AFP)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni picked captain of ESPNCricinfo's ODI, T20I teams of past decade

The criteria, set by the 23-member panel, for selection was a minimum of 50 Tests or six active years in the traditional format.

01 Jan 2020 1:19 PM

Will 2020 be breakthrough year for India?

The sporting pitches of Australia with a higher natural bounce had proved a hurdle for too long.

01 Jan 2020 1:44 AM

India speedster Jasprit Bumrah on Tuesday described 2019 as a year of 'accomplishments, learning and memories' on and off the field and said he was eagerly looking forward to another successful year in 2020. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

Jasprit Bumrah terms 2019 as year of accomplishments and learning

Bumrah, 26, finished 2019 as the numero uno bowler in one-day cricket while occupying the sixth spot in ICC Test bowlers rankings.

31 Dec 2019 1:40 PM

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, India’s son-in-law by virtue of him, having married Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, sent his fans a tongue-in-cheek Christmas greeting, at India’s expense, from his official Twitter account.

Shoaib Malik takes sly dig at India

Malik has used a photograph of Pakistan’s December 25, 2012 victory over India in the first Twenty 20 International in Bangalore.

31 Dec 2019 12:29 PM

Team India captain Virat Kohli is spending his best time with his actress wife Anushka Sharma in Switzerland. (Photo:File)

Virat Kohli goes on trek with his mountain ke dosts

They were scheduled to spend the last day of 2019 with Anushka's best actor-friend Varun Dhawan and his girl friend Natasha Dalal.

31 Dec 2019 12:17 PM

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