Bumrah to receive Polly Umrigar award

Mumbai (IANS) India's pace sensation Jasprit Bumrah will receive the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award (2018-19) for being the best international cricketer at the BCCI Annual Awards, scheduled to be held here later on Sunday in Mumbai.

Currently…

Rahul retains 6th spot, Kohli moves to 9 in T20Is

Pune (IANS) India opener K.L. Rahul has retained the sixth position while captain Virat Kohli and left-hander Shikhar Dhawan have advanced one place each in the latest ICC T20I Rankings for batsmen after featuring in the three-match series against…

Labuschagne looking up to Kohli to perform across formats

Mumbai (IANS) Ahead of a possible ODI debut in India where Australia are scheduled to play three matches, Marnus Labuschagne is setting his sights higher and is looking up to the guys like Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to become a multi-format player.

Mickey Arthur bats for five-day Tests

Pune (IANS) Amidst the ongoing debate on the ICC's proposal of trimming the five-day Tests to a four-day affair, Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur on Thursday objected to the global body's plan and said the fabric of the longest format of the…

Ind vs SL: '9:30pm inspection a mystery, most players had left at 9'

New Delhi (IANS) The last inspection for Sunday's T20I game between India and Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati might have been conducted at 9:30 p.m. -- 24 minutes before the match was officially called off -- but Assam Cricket Association…

Hero MotoSports Team Rally gears up for Dakar 2020

Jeddah (IANS) Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the rally racing team of two-wheeler manufacturer Hero MotoCorp, is charged up for its fourth consecutive appearance at the worlds most gruelling and competitive rally raid - The Dakar Rally. The team has…

Ibrahimovic lands in Milan for second spell

Rome (IANS) Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has landed in Milan for his second spell at struggling Serie A side AC Milan.

Following a medical, Ibrahimovic penned a contract until the end of the current season and joined his teammates…

I-League: TRAU FC look to get house in order against Punjab

Imphal (IANS) Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU) FC will look to put their bad start behind and start the new year afresh when they take on Punjab FC in an I-League match at the Khuman Lumpak Stadium on Saturday.

TRAU have had a tough awakening…

McGrath bats for 'traditional' 5-day Tests

Sydney (IANS) Australia great Glenn McGrath on Thursday backed the tradition of five-day Tests as the recent discussions around four-day matches have now become a talking point in the cricketing world.

The debate around four-day Test cricket…

Ponting's ‘team of decade' draws mixed reactions on Twitter

New Delhi  (IANS) Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Monday tweeted a list of players who he said would be members of his Test team of the decade, with many questioning certain omissions while others approved.

Ponting wrote on @RickyPonting:…