Sports / Cricket

‘Old Man’ Misbah sparkles on opening day at Lord’s 15 Jul 2016 - 01:00 am

Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq celebrates after scoring a century on the opening day of the first Test against England at Lord’s yesterday. London: Pakistan captain...

Pakistan bat against England as Amir returns 14 Jul 2016 - 12:52 pm

Action from the test match (Reuters) London: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against England...

Murali heads to rival Australia camp to plot against Sri Lanka 14 Jul 2016 - 10:42 am

Australia's bowling consultant, Sri Lankan former cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan (L) tosses a ball during a practice session at the P. Sara Oval Cricket...

Tendulkar calls for more help from pitches for bowlers 13 Jul 2016 - 06:06 pm

Sachin Tendulkar LONDON: Cricket pitches need to be more bowler-friendly if the rising imbalance between bat and ball is to be addressed, Indian...

Bangladesh rule out playing England in neutral venue 10 Jul 2016 - 06:16 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh has ruled out playing England's cricket team in a third country in September, an idea floated after a deadly terror attack...

England's Anderson out of first Pakistan Test 07 Jul 2016 - 05:40 pm

James Anderson (Reuters) London: England's all-time leading wicket-taker James Anderson was ruled out of a 12-man squad announced Thursday for next week's first...

Paceman Hazlewood echoes Ponting concerns over bat sizes 07 Jul 2016 - 09:28 am

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has voiced his support to Ricky Ponting's suggestion that restrictions must be imposed on bat sizes in test...

Ponting urges limits on bats 06 Jul 2016 - 04:38 pm

Sydney: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed a call for size limits on bats ahead of an upcoming meeting of world cricket...

Pakistan's Amir strikes on England return 04 Jul 2016 - 03:58 pm

Mohammad Amir (Reuters) Taunton, United Kingdom: Pakistan's Mohammad Amir marked his return to first-class cricket in England with two wickets in quick succession...

England win 5th ODI against Sri Lanka Sat 02 Jul 2016 20:28 03 Jul 2016 - 12:00 am

England's Joe Root celebrates as Sri Lanka's Upul Tharanga (L) is bowled by England bowler Adil Rashid (not pictured) during play the fifth...

Lehmann urges ICC intervention to prevent player burnout 01 Jul 2016 - 10:53 am

File photo of Australian coach Darren Lehmann. Reuters Australia coach Darren Lehmann has urged cricket's governing body to help reduce the workload on...

Shastri in spat with Ganguly after India coaching snub 30 Jun 2016 - 09:32 am

File photo of cricketer Ravi Shastri. Reuters MUMBAI: Denied another stint as India's head coach, Ravi Shastri has been embroiled in an ugly...

Kohli lauds benefits of conditioning to reach next level 29 Jun 2016 - 12:13 pm

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was not satisfied with being an average cricketer and the India test captain says that a desire to reach...

Indian board says will hold mini IPL overseas 25 Jun 2016 - 01:35 pm

Chairman of the Indian Premier League Rajeev Shukla (L) presents an award to Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner (2R) at the presentation ceremony...

Browne replaces Lloyd as West Indies' chairman of selectors 24 Jun 2016 - 09:30 am

Former wicketkeeper-batsman Courtney Browne has replaced Clive Lloyd as West Indies' chairman of selectors with immediate effect, according to their cricket board (WICB)....