India trounce England by eight wickets
Lokesh Rahul brought up the winning runs for India with a six that also took him to a brilliant century against England.
Kuldeep takes five Pom poles
They thought it might be a good day when Jos Buttler smashed Kuldeep Yadav’s first ball for four, but the bowler had a surprise in store for England.
Reality check for Afghans
Indian spinners Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who took 11 wickets between them, gave Afghanistan a harsh lesson in top-level cricket when they were bowled out twice in 67 overs in their inaugural Test match.
Afghanistan fight back after tons from Indian openers
Afghanistan struggled through the opening two sessions of their maiden Test match before reining in the Indian batsmen.
Rashid Khan to lead spin attack in Afghan Test debut
Afghanistan has included four spinners in their 16-man squad for their debut Test match against India in Bengaluru.
Rajput gets nod for stint as Zim head coach
Lalchand Rajput has been appointed as Zimbabwe’s head coach on a three-month deal, with the potential for his appointment to be extended.
Warne: Kohli out-performing Sachin
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne says Sachin Tendulkar could not have done what Virat Kohli has been doing in the modern-day game.
Kirsten supports Kohli’s county deal
Former Proteas and India coach Gary Kirsten praised Virat Kohli for opting to play county cricket instead of leading India in Afghanistan’s historic inaugural Test.
Top-scoring Rahul gets nod for England tour
KL Rahul, the top-scorer for Kings XI Punjab in the IPL, has been rewarded for his fine form with a spot in India’s ODI and T20I squads for the tour to England.
BCCI refuse pink-ball Test Down Under
The BCCI forced Cricket Australia to scrap the idea of a day-night Test against India in December.
Shastri: India raised the bar in SA
Ravi Shastri says he is incredibly proud of his India side who toured South Africa in January-February 2018.
India splash cash for Kohli and Co
India’s top cricketers have been awarded massive pay hikes, with a retainer of about US$1-million (about R12-million) for the new top-rated A+ category, encompassing those who play in all formats. The previous highest grade was less than a third of that. Retainers in the lower grades went up similarly. However, the contracts were a departure from last year’s attempts to keep… Read more →
Sri Lanka too good for India
Sri Lanka beat India by five wickets in the opening game of the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series in Colombo on Tuesday.
Proteas, India make water crisis donation
The Proteas and the Indian cricket team donated R100 000 to the Cape Town water crisis ahead of the third T20I at Newlands on Sunday.
Gibson: The future looks bright
Ottis Gibson says he was impressed with the ‘exciting new talent’ in the Proteas set up throughout the India tour.
