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What a cricketing comeback should be!

What a cricketing comeback should be!

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

928 runs in 6 games. One triple century. One double century. One century. Two fifties. Sarfaraz Khan has made a dream comeback to first class cricket.

IPL PHOTOS: Mishra, De Kock help Delhi thrash Punjab

IPL PHOTOS: Mishra, De Kock help Delhi thrash Punjab

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozshah Kotla.

Rohit 10/10; Shami, Umesh 9/10

Rohit 10/10; Shami, Umesh 9/10

Rediff.com23 Oct 2019

A look at how the Indian players rated in the Test series against South Africa.

Depleted Rajasthan face uphill task against Bangalore

Depleted Rajasthan face uphill task against Bangalore

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Weakened by the departure of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, Rajasthan Royals will have their task cut out when they lock horns with a resurgent Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Saturday.

1st Test PIX: India crush Windies after Bumrah, Rahane show

1st Test PIX: India crush Windies after Bumrah, Rahane show

Rediff.com26 Aug 2019

Images from Day 4 of the first Test between India and the West Indies in Antigua.

How KKR's Rana worked on his form for IPL

How KKR's Rana worked on his form for IPL

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

'This time around, I want to work on this. I want to continue the kind of form I have started in till the end of the tournament'

Vijay Hazare: Karnataka seal last-8 berth

Vijay Hazare: Karnataka seal last-8 berth

Rediff.com28 Feb 2021

Devdutt Padikkal continued his terrific form ahead of the IPL with a third successive century as the defending champions stormed into the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals

IPL PHOTOS: Clinical KKR crush Delhi to rise to second

IPL PHOTOS: Clinical KKR crush Delhi to rise to second

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Andre Russell's 12-ball 41 headlined Kolkata Knight Riders' clinical performance as they recorded a crushing 71-run victory over Delhi Daredevils to return to winning ways in the Indian Premier League, in Kolkata, on Monday.

Should India play 3 spinners in first Test?

Should India play 3 spinners in first Test?

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

Should India exploit South Africa's weakness against the turning ball?

India recorded a highest tally of wins in a season

India recorded a highest tally of wins in a season

Rediff.com28 Mar 2017

Here are the statistical analysis at the end of the four-match series between India and Australia.

Will this be the Wicketkeepers' World Cup?

Will this be the Wicketkeepers' World Cup?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2015

Sangakkara, Dhoni, McCullum, de Villiers... Cricket has never had so many amazing wicketkeeper-batsmen in the same era...

Spinners help West Indies crush Sri Lanka in first Test

Spinners help West Indies crush Sri Lanka in first Test

Rediff.com11 Jun 2018

Sri Lanka suffered a stunning batting collapse as they suffered a crushing 226-run defeat in the first Test against West Indies in Port of Spain.

Champions Trophy: 5 players to watch out

Champions Trophy: 5 players to watch out

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Rediff.com's Harish Kotian picks 5 players to look out for in this year's Champions Trophy.

Champions Trophy: 5 players to watch out

Champions Trophy: 5 players to watch out

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Rediff.com's Harish Kotian picks 5 players to look out for in this year's Champions Trophy.

Maxwell, Miller guide Punjab to stunning win over Royals

Maxwell, Miller guide Punjab to stunning win over Royals

Rediff.com20 Apr 2014

Glenn Maxwell played a whirlwind knock of 89 runs before David Miller provided the finishing touches with a breathtaking 19-ball 51 as Kings XI Punjab hammered Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in a high-scoring IPL Twenty20 match in Sharjah.

Naidu, India's leading reformer

Naidu, India's leading reformer

Rediff.com12 May 2004

Meet the youngest player to hit half-century in IPL

Meet the youngest player to hit half-century in IPL

Rediff.com4 May 2019

impressed all and sundry by scoring 160 runs at an average of 40.

PICS: Lynn, Gill demolish Kings to keep KKR hopes alive

PICS: Lynn, Gill demolish Kings to keep KKR hopes alive

Rediff.com4 May 2019

Images from Friday's IPL match between Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Mohali.

Asia Cup PIX: Clinical India hammer Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Super 4 tie

Asia Cup PIX: Clinical India hammer Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Super 4 tie

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

Rohit Sharma carried his bat, scoring 83 not out, while putting on two good partnerships. He first stitched a 61-run partnership with Dhawan at the top of the order and then joined hands with Dhoni to see India through.

IPL: Confident Delhi look to continue momentum vs Royals

IPL: Confident Delhi look to continue momentum vs Royals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

However, Rajasthan would be a bit more desperate than Delhi as they are languishing at the second last position in the points table with just three wins from nine outings.

IPL PHOTOS: Kohli, de Villiers keep RCB's hopes alive

IPL PHOTOS: Kohli, de Villiers keep RCB's hopes alive

Rediff.com13 May 2018

Royal Challengers Bangalore lived to fight another day in the Indian Premier League as the star duo of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers shared a scintillating 118-run stand off 64 balls to script a five wicket win over Delhi Daredevils

'He's the one to win it'

'He's the one to win it'

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Australian great Ken Rosewall will bestow the French Open trophy on the men's singles champion next month and sees only one grateful player ready to claim it -- Rafael Nadal.

Stats: Gayle show at Sabina Park

Stats: Gayle show at Sabina Park

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

Superb performances by Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine gave the West Indies a comfortable six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the tri-series, also involving India, at Kingston, Jamaica, on Friday. Check out some statistical highlights from the Sabina Park match.

PHOTOS: WI record comfortable win to level series

PHOTOS: WI record comfortable win to level series

Rediff.com8 Dec 2019

IMAGES from the 2nd T20 International played between India and West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

Pujara fails on County debut, dismissed for seven

Pujara fails on County debut, dismissed for seven

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

Indian top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara failed to impress on his County debut after managing just seven runs for Derbyshire in the four-day Division Two first-class match against Glamorgan in Cardiff on Wednesday.

Under-19: Pant, Ahmed steer India to victory over Afghanistan

Under-19: Pant, Ahmed steer India to victory over Afghanistan

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

Delhi youngster Rishabh Pant's stroked a fluent 87 and left-arm paceman Khaleel Ahmed claimed four for 41 to steer India to a comfortable 33-run win over Afghanistan in the Under-19 tri-series match, in Kolkata, on Saturday.

The TWO big gains for India from Windies ODI series

The TWO big gains for India from Windies ODI series

Rediff.com1 Nov 2018

Ambati Rayudu's batting at number four and young Khaleel Ahmed's emergence as the third seamer were the two biggest gains from the ODI series against the West Indies, pointed out India captain Virat Kohli and head coach Ravi Shastri.

PICS: Pakistan keep semis hopes alive after SA rout

PICS: Pakistan keep semis hopes alive after SA rout

Rediff.com23 Jun 2019

Images from Sunday's World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, at Lord's.

Langer bats for struggling Finch

Langer bats for struggling Finch

Rediff.com1 Mar 2019

'We know he'll come good and we'll be patient with him'

Gayle forces Windies to victory over South Africa

Gayle forces Windies to victory over South Africa

Rediff.com10 Jan 2015

Chris Gayle blazed a half-century off 17 balls to power West Indies to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the first Twenty20 international at Newlands on Friday.

'Vihari likes to take on challenges'

'Vihari likes to take on challenges'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'When the team is struggling, he is the one who wants to step up and play that important innings.'

Rahane, Pujara, Bumrah aim to get going in warm-up

Rahane, Pujara, Bumrah aim to get going in warm-up

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

The three-day practice game will give a chance for the players who are already in the West Indies to shift from limited overs to the five-day format.

SC judgement in Uphaar case a travesty of justice: AAP

SC judgement in Uphaar case a travesty of justice: AAP

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

The party said that given the anguish expressed by the families who had waged a long legal battle, a lot needs to be done to restore the faith of families of the deceased in the country's justice delivery system.

'Cowboy Maxwell proved Test pedigree'

'Cowboy Maxwell proved Test pedigree'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

It took a shoulder injury to Mitchell Marsh to enable Maxwell to return for his first Test in more than two years and the flamboyant all-rounder, nicknamed 'The Big Show', responded with a mature career-best Test knock, putting on a series-high 159 runs with skipper Steve Smith for the fifth wicket.

IPL PHOTOS: New captain Iyer powers Delhi to victory

IPL PHOTOS: New captain Iyer powers Delhi to victory

Rediff.com28 Apr 2018

New captain Shreyas Iyer led from the front with a scintillating innings as Delhi Daredevils crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by 55 runs, in the Indian Premier League, in Delhi, on Friday.

Duleep Trophy: Gambhir, Agarwal score 50s on curtailed Day 1

Duleep Trophy: Gambhir, Agarwal score 50s on curtailed Day 1

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Veteran opener Gautam Gambhir and young Mayank Agarwal helped themselves to half centuries before torrential rain played spoilsport in the Duleep Trophy match between India 'Blue' and India 'Red' in Greater Noida on Monday. Only 34.2 overs of play was possible which saw 'Blue' team skipper Gambhir (51 batting) and Agarwal (53 batting) put on 105 runs for the opening wicket. The two openers were solid without being flashy as they maintained a decent run-rate of just over 3 runs per over.

Historic! Vidarbha begin 2018 as Ranji champs

Historic! Vidarbha begin 2018 as Ranji champs

Rediff.com1 Jan 2018

Vidarbha claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy after beating Delhi by nine wickets in the final of India's premier domestic tournament, in Indore, on Monday.

PHOTOS: India crush New Zealand to level series

PHOTOS: India crush New Zealand to level series

Rediff.com25 Oct 2017

India produced a professional performance under pressure to crush New Zealand by six wickets in a must-win game and level three-match series 1-1 in Pune on Wednesday.

Kohli loves scoring against Australia

Kohli loves scoring against Australia

Rediff.com28 Dec 2014

Statistical highlights on day three of the third cricket Test between India and Australia in Melbourne.

Can Knight Riders beat Sunrisers and seal play-offs berth?

Can Knight Riders beat Sunrisers and seal play-offs berth?

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders will have no margin for error when they take on hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad, who will fancy their chances despite coming off a defeat, in the Indian Premier League match in Hyderabad on Saturday.