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Smith raring to go, Khawaja expected to be fit for Ashes opener 22 Jul 2019 - 11:06 pm

Sixteen months after leaving test cricket in disgrace over the ball-tampering furore, Steve Smith's preparations for the Ashes have gone up to a...

Ireland won't be overawed in Lord's Test: Wilson 22 Jul 2019 - 11:06 pm

London: Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Gary Wilson insists his side are determined not to be overawed when they play England in their country's Test debut...

Indian selectors bet on Pant as Dhoni's future remains unclear 21 Jul 2019 - 10:40 pm

MUMBAI: India's cricket selectors on Sunday named Rishabh Pant as their preferred wicketkeeper for all three formats for next month's tour of West...

Australia retain the Ashes with Taunton draw 21 Jul 2019 - 10:40 pm

A draw in the one-off Test in the multi-format Ashes series was enough for Australia to retain the Ashes in Taunton. England resumed...

Cricket World Cup final umpire admits 'error': report 21 Jul 2019 - 04:49 pm

Colombo: The umpire who awarded England six runs from a freak overthrow in the last over of the World Cup final has admitted...

India look to future with West Indies squad 21 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm

New Delhi: Indian selectors on Sunday announced fresh, young faces for the upcoming West Indies tour following the shock semi-final exit in the...

Kumble hopes to see more Indian players like Yuvraj in T20 leagues 21 Jul 2019 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) making an exception for Yuvraj Singh and giving him permission to...

Line of duty: Dhoni to serve with army instead of touring West Indies 20 Jul 2019 - 11:40 pm

New Delhi: Former India captain M.S. Dhoni is to skip his country's tour of West Indies to spend two months in the army...

Eoin Morgan says no decision yet on future after England World Cup win 20 Jul 2019 - 11:40 pm

London: Eoin Morgan says he has not yet decided whether to remain as England's white-ball skipper following their dramatic World Cup win against...

India's selectors face questions over Dhoni, number four batsman 20 Jul 2019 - 11:27 am

MUMBAI: The future of long-serving wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni and finding a solution to the number four batting conundrum will top the agenda when...

Tamim to lead Bangladesh in Sri Lanka as Mashrafe ruled out 20 Jul 2019 - 12:05 am

Dhaka: Bangladesh on Friday named opener Tamim Iqbal as interim captain for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour after regular skipper Mashrafe Mortaza was...

Sri Lanka to sack coaches over World Cup failure: officials 19 Jul 2019 - 10:29 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka's sports minister has ordered the sacking of the national cricket coach after a lacklustre World Cup campaign that saw just...

England's Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year award 19 Jul 2019 - 10:28 pm

WELLINGTON: After ripping the heart out of New Zealand's bleary-eyed cricket fans on Sunday with a man-of-the-match performance in the Cricket World Cup...

New Zealand players make sombre homecoming after World Cup blow 18 Jul 2019 - 09:02 pm

WELLINGTON: A group of rueful New Zealand players touched down on home soil on Thursday, still coming to terms with the gut-wrenching defeat...

ICC suspends Zimbabwe Cricket over government interference 18 Jul 2019 - 09:01 pm

Zimbabwe were suspended from the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday, with the world governing body saying the country's cricket administration was not...

Curran says World Cup win will inspire England Ashes team 18 Jul 2019 - 09:01 pm

London: Sam Curran believes England's historic World Cup triumph will inspire the Ashes team as attention turns towards their attempt to regain the...