England's hopes of progressing to the Champions Trophy semifinals hung in the balance after Alastair Cook's 64 helped England set a target of 170 for New Zealand to win today.
England captain Alastair Cook said he didn’t really care which among India and South Africa await his team in the last-four stage of the tournament. PTI
The five-wicket defeat to India in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy will have no significance when Sri Lanka square off against the same opponents in the semifinals, said Mahela Jayawardene.
Into his first year in international cricket, the seamer has shown versatility. Swing bowling is a complex science and not an absolute one. The basics are simple enough.
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Suspended cricketer Ajit Chandila, arrested in the T20 spot-fixing case, was on Monday remanded to fresh police custody for three days by a Delhi court after the agency said he was required to corroborate evidence collected from other accused after invoking MCOCA.
Tainted Indian pacer S Sreesanth's friend and alleged bookie Jiju Janardhan, out on bail after arrest in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, today claimed innocence, saying that he had not done anything wrong.
Sri Lanka qualified for the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 20-run victory over holders Australia in the last league match at the Oval in London on Monday.
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David Warner has risked his place in Australia’s Ashes team after his late night bar-room fracas with England player Joe Root, captain Michael Clarke said today.
The national selectors today decided to retain the Indian squad that is currently taking part in the Champions Trophy for the upcoming tri-series in West Indies starting June 28.
Having endured a "stressful" journey to book a Champions Trophy's semifinal berth, England captain Alastair Cook said he didn't really care which among India and South Africa await his team in the last-four stage of the tournament.
Defending champions Australia will have to put David Warner's bar brawl controversy and questions surrounding their team culture behind them when they take on Sri Lanka in their final league fixture today.
With spot-fixing under the scanner in India, the cricket Board is showing video clips of the scandal involving young Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamer to educate its under-19 and under-25 players against falling prey to corrupt practices.
Against Pakistan on Saturday, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up his maiden Man of the Match trophy after picking up the crucial wickets of Nasir Jamshed and Mohammed Hafeez in eight back-to-back overs.
Defending champions Australia will have to put David Warner's bar brawl controversy and questions surrounding their team culture behind them when they take on Sri Lanka in their final league fixture in London on Monday to decide the last of the remaining ICC Champions Trophy semifinal places.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded his team's fielding performance against Pakistan saying that they are currently the world's top fielding side.