Johannesburg : Former West Indies skipper Vivian Richards has lavished praise on retiring New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, describing him as one of the finest ambassadors of cricket. Richards’s praise came after the 34-year-old recorded the fastest Test century during his side’s second Test against Australia. McCullum took just 54 balls to reach the three-figure landmark, […]
New Delhi : Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup after failing to recover from hamstring injury. With Shami’s dismissal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been called in to the 15-man squad as his replacement.According to reports, the selectors had taken a decision in a bid to provide Shami with […]
London : Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter has issued a stringing rebuke to media, saying that they had tried to kill him amid the ongoing corruption probe within the football governing body.Blatter, who is facing an eight-year ban from FIFA, insisted that it was quite disappointing to see the media reaction as he was not […]
New Delhi : Limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that Indian bowling unit is looking very balanced and settled going into next month’s World T20.”Our bowling has been good in the T20 format on the back of experienced line-up. We are looking good as of now. There is a lot of consistency in death bowling […]
Colombo : Sri Lanka skipper Lasith Malinga, who missed the New Zealand series due to injury, has been named as the skipper of the 15-man squad announced for the upcoming Asia Cup and the World Twenty20 in India.Besides Malinga, vice-captain Angelo Mathews has recovered from groin injury and will feature in both the events alongside […]