Sports / Cricket

Bowler Abbott set for return after tragedy 09 Dec 2014 - 12:22 pm

SYDNEY: Sean Abbott, who delivered the ball that killed Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, is set to return to action after being named in...

Dhoni’s captaincy under the microscope 08 Dec 2014 - 08:35 am

NEW DELHI: Tours of Australia have traditionally been tests of character for visiting Indian cricketers and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (pictured) will no...

Sangakkara shines in Sri Lanka’s win 08 Dec 2014 - 08:33 am

COLOMBO: Kumar Sangakkara laid the foundation before Angelo Mathews completed a nervy chase as Sri Lanka beat England by six wickets in the...

Another blow as Hafeez banned from bowling 08 Dec 2014 - 08:33 am

DUBAI: Pakistan’s hopes of gaining a morale boosting one day series win over New Zealand ahead of the World Cup next year have...

ODI recall delights Younis 08 Dec 2014 - 08:32 am

DUBAI: Veteran Pakistan batsman Younis Khan yesterday expressed his delight at being recalled to the one-day team which raised hopes of a final...

Pakistan include Ajmal in Cup squad 07 Dec 2014 - 12:23 am

DUBAI: Ace spinner Saeed Ajmal is in Pakistan’s 30-man preliminary squad for next year’s World Cup, despite serving a suspension at the moment...

Cook to stay as England captain 07 Dec 2014 - 12:22 am

LONDON: England confirmed Alastair Cook as captain for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after naming their provisional 30-man squad...

New Zealand survive Afridi assault to level T20 series 06 Dec 2014 - 02:58 am

DUBAI: New Zealand survived Shahid Afridi’s late onslaught to beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second and final Twenty20 match to level...

Hughes casts long shadow over series 06 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

Indian cricket player Virat Kohli arrives for the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in Macksville in this December 3, 2014, file photo....

Clarke faces decision day ahead of first India Test 06 Dec 2014 - 01:41 am

Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton at West Indies’ training session, Johannesburg, yesterday. West Indies will play three Tests, an equal number of T20...

Kohli, Vijay score half-tons as India draw tour game 06 Dec 2014 - 01:36 am

ADELAIDE: India’s batsmen gained valuable match practice as their two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw in Adelaide...

Gambhir, Yuvraj out of World Cup squad 05 Dec 2014 - 10:12 am

NEW DELHI: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been left out of the Indian squad which will defend the 50-over World Cup title he helped...

Fluent Sarfraz steers Pakistan to T20 victory 05 Dec 2014 - 10:09 am

DUBAI: Opener Sarfraz Ahmed made a career best 76 not out to guide Pakistan to a comfortable seven wicket win over New Zealand...

Emotional farewell for Hughes 04 Dec 2014 - 08:57 am

Australian cricket team captain Michael Clarke (left) is comforted as he cries with other mourners as the casket containing Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes...

Pakistan, NZ dedicate T20 trophy to Hughes 04 Dec 2014 - 08:56 am

DUBAI: Pakistan and New Zealand dedicated the trophy for their two Twenty20 matches in the Dubai starting today in memory of Australian batsman...

Blatter vows to kick cricket in Sri Lanka 03 Dec 2014 - 12:30 am

COLOMBO: FIFA boss Sepp Blatter (pictured) yesterday vowed to make football Sri Lanka’s most popular game by overtaking cricket in line with an...

Don’t ban bouncers, says India’s Sehwag 02 Dec 2014 - 11:38 pm

MUMBAI: Banning bouncers following the death of Australia’s Phillip Hughes would be unfair on bowlers because batsmen always have the option of ducking...

S Africa name Rabada in West Indies squad 02 Dec 2014 - 11:36 pm

CAPE TOWN: South Africa have named teenage speedster Kagiso Rabada in a 14-man squad for their three-match home Test series against West Indies,...