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  Ashwin's triple strike leaves Sri Lanka reeling at 65/5 at lunch in 1st Test

  Cricket | August 12, 2015 13:08 IST

  Galle: India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin turned on the heat with a triple strike this morning to leave Sri Lanka reeling at 65 for five at lunch on the opening day of the first cricket Test

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  Ashes: Australia coach Darren Lehmann apologises for defeat against England

  Cricket | August 12, 2015 10:29 IST

  Sydney:  Australia's coach Darren Lehmann took responsibility today for the crushing Ashes defeat to England, saying that his players were desperate to make amends in the final Test at The Oval.Australia are 3-1 down in the

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  Being relieved of keeping was the best thing: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | August 12, 2015 6:53 IST

  Galle: Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday said being relieved of the gloves behind the stumps in Tests was the "best thing" that happened to his career."I didn't like it when they stopped

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  Had a great time but not winning ODI World Cup a regret: Kumar Sangakkara

  Cricket | August 11, 2015 19:57 IST

  Galle:  As Sri Lankan cricket's greatest ambassador Kumar Sangakkara prepares to bow out, he termed his decade and a half in the game as a “great one” with the biggest regret being not able to

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  Excited about leading team in first full series: Virat Kohli

  Cricket | August 12, 2015 7:16 IST

  Galle:  India skipper Virat Kohli said he is excited at the prospect of leading the team in his first full series as captain and would like to create the right momentum when they clash against

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  Ind vs SL: Injured Murali Vijay ruled out of first Test

  Cricket | August 10, 2015 16:26 IST

  Galle: India opener Murali Vijay has been ruled out of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka with a hamstring injury.In Vijay's absence from the game beginning here on Wednesday, India are likely to open

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  Sri Lanka v India: Won't let captaincy affect my batting, says Virat Kohli

  Cricket | August 06, 2015 10:13 IST

  Colombo: India Test skipper Virat Kohli said on Wednesday captaincy won't be an added pressure for him in the tough assignment in Sri Lanka and he will look to play good cricket in the three-Test

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  Indians to face Sri Lanka board president's XI

  Cricket | August 05, 2015 13:35 IST

  Colombo:  The Indian cricket team begin their month-long tour of Sri Lanka with a three-day warm up game against the Sri Lanka Board President's XI at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on Thursday.India are scheduled

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  Take a cue from Virender Sehwag's 201 at Galle: Dravid to Kohli

  Cricket | August 03, 2015 16:34 IST

  Chennai: India A coach Rahul Dravid, who spent some quality time with Test captain Virat Kohli advised him to make Virender Sehwag's unbeaten 201 at Galle (in 2008) against a rampaging Ajantha Mendis as a

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  Second Test between Bangladesh-South Africa washed out

  Cricket | August 03, 2015 13:16 IST

  Mirpur (Bangladesh): The rain-drenched second and last Test between Bangladesh and South Africa ended in a draw after being called off on the fifth day here on Monday.This is the first series draw between the

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  Ravichandran Ashwin can be the all-rounder we are looking for: Virat Kohli

  Cricket | August 02, 2015 20:25 IST

  Chennai: Indian Test captain Virat Kohli expressed his confidence in Ravichandran Ashwin's batting abilities and said that there is no reason why the Tamil Nadu tweaker can't be the all-rounder that the Indian team is

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  Aggressive cricketers like Kohli make it big: Rahul Dravid

  Cricket | August 01, 2015 20:21 IST

  Chennai:  Rahul Dravid expects Virat Kohli to deliver in his first full series as Test captain when the Indian cricket team leaves for Sri Lanka, besides backing the star batsman to continue playing in his "aggressive"

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  SA vs BAN: Bangladesh reach 246/8 against South Africa

  Cricket | July 30, 2015 21:03 IST

  Mirpur (Bangladesh):  After a good start by Bangladesh on the first day of their second and last cricket Test here on Thursday, South Africa came back strongly claiming five wickets in the final session for

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  Australia, England lock horns in third Ashes Test

  Cricket | July 28, 2015 17:04 IST

  Birmingham: Following a 10-day gap during which Australia played a cricket practice game and England effected changes to their side, the Ashes is set to see the two traditional rivals again lock horns for the

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  Kumar Sangakkara to retire during home series against India

  Cricket | June 27, 2015 19:59 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara today said that he will bid adieu to Test cricket after the second match against India during the home series in August, which will bring to an end

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  SL vs Pak: Ahmed Shehzad, Azhar Ali lead Pakistan to 171-2 vs Sri Lanka

  Cricket | June 27, 2015 18:29 IST

  Colombo:  Ahmed Shehzad and Azhar Ali scored half-centuries against Sri Lanka and shared 120 runs for the second wicket to put Pakistan back into the second test, closing at 171-2 Saturday in its second innings

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  Ind vs Ban: Virat Kohli lauds his team's 'selfless' showing

  Cricket | June 14, 2015 18:51 IST

  Fatullah: India captain Virat Kohli was pleased with his team's effort in the rain-marred one-off Test against Bangladesh, which ended in a draw, saying that his boys performed selflessly."We had a really good time with

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  Harbhajan surpasses Wasim Akram's Test scalps to climb to 9th in list

  Cricket | June 14, 2015 17:55 IST

  Fatullah: India's senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Sunday reached a landmark as he surpassed Pakistan legend Wasim Akram's tally of Test wickets to climb to ninth in the all-time highest wicket-takers' list.Harbhajan dismissed Imrul Kayes

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  Ashwin, Bhajji spin web on as India forced to settle for draw against Bangladesh

  Cricket | June 14, 2015 18:48 IST

  Fatullah: Ravichandran Ashwin cast his web with a five-wicket haul and was duly complemented by Harbhajan Singh before India settled for a draw against an edgy Bangladesh in the rain-marred one-off cricket Test which was

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  I just tried to put the ball in right areas: Shakib Al Hasan

  Cricket | June 12, 2015 23:57 IST

  Fattulah: Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan today entered the 100th Test wicket club by picking up four key Indian wickets, and the ace all-rounder said he was rewarded for simply putting the ball in the right