Anil Kumble bagged five wickets and Mathew Hayden scored a century as Australia ended the opening day of the Melbourne Test on 337 for 9.
All-rounder Dwayne Bravo wrote his own piece of history, while Praveen Tambe became the first Indian cricketer to play in the Hero Caribbean Premier League as Trinbago Knight Riders posted their fourth straight win, beating St Lucia Zouks by six wickets via D/L method in a rain-truncated match, in Port of Spain on Wednesday.
India brought back S Sreesanth for left-armer Rudra Pratap Singh, while Australia included Brad Haddin for Matthew Hayden in the sixth ODI in Nagpur.
England's secret plans purporting to detail Australia's batting weaknesses found their way into opposition hands.
Despite playmaker James Maddison missing out due to an ankle injury, Leicester still got off to a great start when defender Pereira finished a surging run at the flat-footed Newcastle defence by slotting the ball home in the 16th minute.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani said that the Sri Lankan delegation will visit the grounds and hotels where the teams will stay in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad besides meeting the board, police and security officials.
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Australia are 119 for one in their second innings, 148 runs ahead of England on day two.
One of the highlights of the series so far has been Ravichandran Ashwin's duels with Steve Smith and Tendulkar explained why the senior off-spinner enjoyed an upper hand.
When Lisa Hayden entered the second trimester of her second pregnancy, she offered valuable tips and insights to all those mothers-to-be.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you all the numbers of Rohit Sharma, the first player to score five tons in any series or tournament.
The announcement by Al Qaeda that it has formed a branch for operating in India is not an indication of the terrorist outfit gaining new capabilities, the United States said on Friday, asserting that it is committed to dismantling the group.
The Aussie coach has said that the run out of Martyn was no issue within the team although the on-field confusion between the batsman and Waugh was not needed.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting warned Monty Panesar of a fierce assault by Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer in the upcoming Ashes series
Legendary Australia batsman Matthew Hayden has said that all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has the potential to become Australia's answer to star England batsman Kevin Pietersen during the winter Ashes.
India ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will join compatriot Virender Sehwag and a host of other international cricketers for a charity match at the Kia Oval on September 17.
United States President Barack Obama has postponed his first visit to Malaysia and the Philippines next week due to the current US government shutdown, it was announced on Wednesday.
While former Test batsman Michael Slater has called for the axing of his old opening partner Matthew Hayden.
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Matthew Hayden provided the recipe for a New Zealand thumping as Australia won the second match by 106 runs.
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Captain Steven Smith's domination reached new heights at the Melbourne Cricket Ground states Rajneesh Gupta
Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds says the 'monkeygate' incident during the home series against India in 2008 triggered his downfall in international cricket and even led to bouts of 'binge drinking'.
'Shikhar Dhawan is presently under the observation of the BCCI medical team'
Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri has said that ex-captain Sunil Gavaskar remains the best opener he has seen in world cricket.
Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist came out in support of Sachin Tendulkar being conferred membership of the Order of Australia, saying the senior India batsman has helped in forging relations between the two countries.
Former India captain Anil Kumble declined to comment on Ricky Ponting's observation on Sachin Tendulkar's role in the 'Monkeygate' scandal, saying people should wait for his book to know his version of the incident.
Pooran was last seen in action for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the IPL, scoring 353 runs from 14 matches.
Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden put Australia in a strong position at lunch on day two of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Natthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh, Brian Lara and Graeme Smith have come up with stupendous performances to outshine him.
The West Indies skipper dislodged Australia's opening batsman Matthew Hayden.
On Wednesday, the Tripura chief minister said that famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore refused the Nobel Prize in protest against the English.
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Sachin Tendulkar may want muted celebrations of his 40th birthday on Wednesday but Kolkata is all set to throw a huge party for the veteran Indian batsman.
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