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Australia understanding if grieving players still not ready 02 Dec 2014 - 11:36 pm

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia will be understanding of players who feel uncomfortable about playing in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes when...

Taijul grabs hat-trick on debut in Zimbabwe rout 02 Dec 2014 - 08:47 am

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (centre) and members of the Bangladesh cricket team pose for a photograph with the tournament trophies after the...

Pakistan coach Younis satisfied despite New Zealand drubbing 02 Dec 2014 - 08:46 am

SHARJAH: Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis yesterday termed his team’s performance over five Tests as “extremely good” as they beat Australia 2-0 and...

Kiwis trounce Pakistan in Sharjah to level Test series 30 Nov 2014 - 11:07 pm

New Zealand bowler Trent Boult makes a successful appeal for a leg before wicket decision against Pakistani batsman Younis Khan during the fourth...

Younis recalled in ODI squad, Gul returns 30 Nov 2014 - 10:55 pm

SHARJAH: Paceman Umar Gul and batsman Younis Khan returned to Pakistan’s squads for next month’s Twenty20 and ODI series against New Zealand in...

ICC ‘unlikely’ to take action on bouncers 30 Nov 2014 - 10:55 pm

LONDON: A clampdown down on bouncers is unlikely despite the death of Australian Phillip Hughes this week, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive...

Specialist to assess De Villiers’ Cup chances 30 Nov 2014 - 09:46 pm

CAPE TOWN: Jean de Villiers has “significant” knee ligament damage and will likely find out later this week if he has a realistic...

Hughes funeral set for Wednesday, Test postponed 30 Nov 2014 - 08:01 am

SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes will be buried in his home town on Wednesday, Cricket Australia said yesterday, forcing the indefinite postponement of...

Jayawardene, Sangakkara help SL claim easy victory 30 Nov 2014 - 07:58 am

COLOMBO: Hosts Sri Lanka outplayed woeful England by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Colombo yesterday to take a 2-0 lead...

Kiwis pulverise Pakistan bowlers 30 Nov 2014 - 07:56 am

SHARJAh:Brendon McCullum smashed a double-hundred but Kane Williamson missed his by eight runs as New Zealand posted their highest total against Pakistan in...

New Zealand’s McCullum heartbroken for Hughes 30 Nov 2014 - 07:56 am

SHARJAH: New Zealand’s skipper Brendon McCullum, one-time team-mate of late Phillip Hughes, said he was thinking of the Australian and his family throughout...

McCullum puts Kiwis in control with blazing ton 29 Nov 2014 - 05:10 am

SHARJAH: Opener Brendon McCullum smashed the fastest century by a New Zealand batsman to give his team an upper hand in the third...

Bangladesh take 4-0 lead over Zimbabwe 29 Nov 2014 - 05:09 am

DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Mahmudullah each struck a fifty to set up a 21-run win for Bangladesh over Zimbabwe in the fourth...

Hughes to be given state memorial 29 Nov 2014 - 05:08 am

SYDNEY: Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died on Thursday after being hit on the head by a ball, will be honoured with a...

Cricket world mourns Phillip Hughes’ death 28 Nov 2014 - 08:17 am

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Australian batsman David Warner (right) and his partner Candice Falzon leave St Vincent’s Hospital with Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade (left)...

Hafeez lifts Pakistan on opening day in Sharjah 27 Nov 2014 - 12:30 am

SHARJAH: Opener Mohammad Hafeez struck a dominating century to lift Pakistan to 281-3 in the third and final Test against New Zealand in...

Bangladesh seal series with massive victory 27 Nov 2014 - 12:28 am

DHAKA: Opening batsman Anamul Haque top-scored with 95 as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 124 runs in the third one-day international to wrap up...

Ali’s ton in vain as SL draw first blood against England 27 Nov 2014 - 12:27 am

COLOMBO: A magnificent century by Moeen Ali went in vain as England suffered a 25-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the first of...