Have been a little too watchful while batting: Ashwin

Wellington (IANS) India off-spinner R. Ashwin feels he has been too watchful lately while batting and said he needs to correct that approach and be positive in order to get runs, after failing with the bat in the first Test against New Zealand.

Jadeja a rockstar, want to play cricket like him: Agar

Johannesburg (IANS) Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar, who became only the second Australian bowler to take a T20I hat-trick, has revealed he admires "rockstar" Ravindra Jadeja and wants to play cricket like the Indian all-rounder.

Agar picked up…

Unique colour footage of Don Bradman found after 71 years

Melbourne (IANS) A unique, colour footage of Donald Bradman -- considered to be the greatest batsman of all time -- has been released by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).

The vision, available on the NFSA website, shows…

BCCI sends Kohli, Shami, Dhawan, Kuldeep's name for Asia XI T20Is

New Delh (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly has sent the names of skipper Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan and Kuldeep Yadav to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the latter gets ready to…

Rajasthan HC defers IPL hearing to March 17

Jaipur (IANS) In what could be a blow to Rajasthan Royals' plans of hosting a couple of their home games in Guwahati for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Rajasthan High Court has deferred their hearing to March 17.

Umar Akmal suspended by PCB under its anti-corruption code

Karachi (IANS) Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was on Thursday suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with immediate effect under its anti-corruption code.

In a media release, the PCB stated: "The Pakistan Cricket Board today suspended Umar…

Ganguly impressed by renovated Motera stadium

New Delhi (IANS) The renovated Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, will soon become the largest cricket stadium in the world as it will have a seating capacity of 110,000 people. The stadium is likely to be inaugurated by US President Donald…

Boult returns, Jamieson earns maiden call-up for India Tests

Wellington (IANS) Left-arm New Zealand pacer Trent Boult has recovered from the injury he suffered in Australia and has been included in the 13-man squad for the two-Test series against India starting at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.

Lampard wants young Chelsea players to rise and shine

London (IANS) In his maiden season as Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has made it clear that he is looking at his young guns to make it count as the team looks to finish in the top four in the league. Having failed to acquire experienced players due…

'Pakistan wrestlers granted visas, wait and watch for China'

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan wrestlers will be participating at the Asian Wrestling Championships which will be held in New Delhi from February 18 to 23, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said on Sunday.


WFI assistant secretary Vinod…