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Smith named captain for India series 16 Dec 2014 - 07:42 am

MELBOURNE: Steven Smith will captain Australia’s Test team for the rest of the series against India, with regular skipper Michael Clarke’s career in...

Clarke to undergo surgery 16 Dec 2014 - 07:36 am

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday, Cricket Australia said, as the 33-year-old fights to...

QCA to mark National Day with cricket tourney 15 Dec 2014 - 11:08 am

QCA officials and players pose with the participating teams’ jerseys for the National Day cricket tournament, to be played on December 18 at...

Shehzad, Afridi shine as Pakistan crush NZ 15 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi (right) celebrates with team-mate Asad Shafiq after taking the catch of New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill during the third...

Qatar’s women cricket team off to Oman 15 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

The Qatar women cricket team’s players and officials pose for a group picture ahead of their departure for the GCC Twenty20 tournament, starting...

Clarke’s injury gives selectors headache 15 Dec 2014 - 11:06 am

ADELAIDE: With Michael Clarke already ruled out indefinitely because of a hamstring injury, Australia’s selectors face some tricky decisions for the second Test...

Lyon stars as Australia claim dramatic victory 14 Dec 2014 - 03:48 am

Australia’s Nathan Lyon (left) celebrates dismissal of India’s Wriddhiman Saha on the fourth day of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on...

Warner, Dhawan and Kohli fined by ICC 14 Dec 2014 - 03:47 am

Adelaide: Australia’s David Warner and India’s Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for ill-tempered incidents...

Warner fires ton again to put Australia in command 13 Dec 2014 - 05:36 am

Australia’s players greets Nathan Lyon (centre) as they celebrate the wicket of India’s Rohit Sharma (not pictured) on the fourth day of the...

Williamson, Henry help Kiwis down Pakistan to draw level 13 Dec 2014 - 05:33 am

Sharjah: Captain Kane Williamson led from front to steer New Zealand to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second ODI in Sharjah,...

Abbott makes remarkable return 13 Dec 2014 - 05:32 am

SYDNEY: Sean Abbott, the Australian fast bowler who delivered the ball that killed Phillip Hughes, has made a remarkable return to cricket, helping...

Kohli scores ton as India fight back 12 Dec 2014 - 07:55 am

Australian players make sure Indian captain Virat Kohli (centre) is alright after being struck by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer on day three of...

Root digs in to steer England past Sri Lanka 12 Dec 2014 - 07:54 am

Pallekele, Sri Lanka: Joe Root’s third hundred powered England to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth one-day international in Pallekele...

Rain disrupts ODI, match pushed to reserve day 11 Dec 2014 - 08:59 am

England’s Chris Jordan celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s captain Angelo Mathews (not pictured) during their fifth ODI match in Pallekele...

Smith, Clarke make India toil 11 Dec 2014 - 08:58 am

ADELAIDE, Australia: Captain Michael Clarke defied a back injury and grief over the death of Phillip Hughes to post an inspirational century as...

Pakistan on edge as Kenya arrive in Lahore 11 Dec 2014 - 08:57 am

KARACHI: Kenya’s national cricket team arrived in Lahore amid tight security yesterday for the most high-profile series in Pakistan since a March 2009...

Mumbai Indians hire Ponting as coach for IPL-8 11 Dec 2014 - 08:57 am

Mumbai: After spending two seasons in the team as a player, Australia’s two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting was yesterday appointed head coach...

Fans pay tribute to Hughes 10 Dec 2014 - 09:47 am

Tributes to the late Phillip Hughes are seen outside the Adelaide Oval on day one of the first Test match between Australia and...