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04 Sep 2012Cricket
Mumbai , Sep 4 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli's exploits with the bat in the two-Test series sweep of New Zealand will encourage India to believe they have pinpointed the right men to help carry the team through a tricky transitional period.The series was the first for India since the retirements of batting stalwarts Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, and represented the earliest...
Source : bdnews24 | 288 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin broke into the top 20 for the first time in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers released Tuesday.Virat Kohli, who scored 103 and 51 not out in the recently concluded Bangalore Test against New Zealand, vaulted 12 places to achieve a career-best ranking of 35 in the Test batsmen rankings.Ashwin, who took 5/69 in New Zealand's second innings Monday, jumped seven places to...
Source : Sify | 288 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
Sharjah, Sep 4 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) – Man-of-the-match Michael Hussey (65) along with Glenn Maxwell used all their guile with clever reverse-sweeps and deflections as well as the odd lusty blow over midwicket to spearhead his side's pursuit of 245 for victory after Pakistan had made 244 for seven.He did have a slice of luck when Pakistan chose not to review a leg before wicket appeal off the bowling...
Source : bdnews24 | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
international player Shariful Haque has been found guilty of spot-fixing and banned from cricket indefinitely, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Tuesday."The allegation made against the player has been substantiated," BCB president Mustafa Kamal told a news conference."We have decided to ban him from all cricketing activities until further notice. We will keep watching him and only if we are...
Source : Sify | 288 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
4 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Tuesday filed a complaint to the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the omission of spinner Saeed Ajmal from the shortlist for ICC Test player of the year award.Ajmal's name was included in the initial list for the award but was removed later on, Xinhua reports."During the concerned period he (Ajmal) showed outstanding performance. We thought it was not...
Source : News Track India | 288 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
was hit on the right hand by a short ball from Dale Steyn during England's six-wicket victory at Lord's on Sunday....
Source : Cricket Next | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
The 0-2 series whitewash against India has left Ross Taylor heartbroken but the New Zealand captain said he is still proud of his team for showing "outstanding" effort in the second Test.New Zealand had their moments in the second and final Test here but it was India who had the last laugh as the hosts notched up a five-wicket win with one day to spare to complete a 2-0 whitewash here."I wouldn`t put...
Source : Zeenews | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
Bangalore, Sep 4: Team India skipper MS Dhoni heaped praise on the 23-year-old Virat Kohli who played a fabulous knock under pressure in the second Test at Bangalore on Monday.The match that was evenly poised as India had lost five wickets in the second innings,After a 77-run opening stand, India lost Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir for 38 and 34 respectively as India were at 83/2 chasing 261 to...
Source : Oneindia | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
Gujarat government on Monday dubbed as “unnecessary” Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s remarks on Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the ongoing controversy on allocation of coal blocks.Gujarat government officials said that Chidambaram was unnecessarily dragging Modi into the ongoing controversy.“Modi, in his letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dated March 20, 2012, had requested...
Source : India TV | 288 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
Bengaluru, Sept 3 (ANI): Riding on skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (48) and young Virat Kohli's (51) unbeaten 96-run stand, India thumped New Zealand with five wickets to win the two-Test series 2-0, here on Monday.Chasing 261, the Indians were 166 for five at one stage with three wickets falling in quick succession, before Kohli and Dhoni steadied the ship and ensured victory with an entire day to s...
Source : News Track India | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Cricket
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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