Dubai : The West Indies secured the last quarter-final spot in the Under19 Cricket World Cup with a thrilling, but controversial, two-run win over Zimbabwe on Tuesday that gave them second place in Group C behind England.Zimbabwe, chasing the West Indies’ 226 for nine, began the last over needing just three runs to win with […]
New Delhi : Indian prolific batsman Virat Kohli has been rested for the upcoming three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka, starting from February 9.He has been replaced by Pawan Negi.The All-India Senior Selection Committee and Women’s Selection Committee today met to announce the India teams for the home series against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Kohli has retained […]
Dubai : Indian prolific batsman Virat Kohli has retained his world’s number one spot in the recent ICC Player rankings for T20I batsmen following his excellent run of form in the just-concluded series against Australia.Kohli was the leading run-scorer with 199 runs during his side’s series win that eventually allowed India to replace the West […]
Sydney : India have claimed a 3-0 series whitewash after defeating hosts Australia by seven wickets in the pulsating third and final Twenty20 international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.Chasing a daunting 198-run target, India relied on Rohit Sharma (52), Virat Kohli (50) and Suresh Raina (49 not out) to secure a thrilling last-ball […]
New Delhi : Rising shooter Ayonika Paul secured her spot for the Rio Games after claiming the silver medal in women’s 10m air rifle event at the Asia Olympic Qualifying competition here on Friday. The 23-year-old Commonwealth Games silver medallist scored 205.9 in the eight-woman final to finish second behind gold medallist Najmeh Khedmati of […]