Colombo, Jan 4 (IANS) Dhananjaya de Silva has been appointed as the captain of the Sri Lanka Test team, replacing Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief selector Upul Tharanga said.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Shane Watson, a former all-rounder, thinks Cameron Green has the necessary skills to thrive as a Test opener as Australia's selectors are exploring options to select Usman Khawaja’s opening partner for the upcoming West Indies series in mid-January following David Warner's retirement.
Fatehpur, Jan 4 (IANS) Police in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old woman whose body was found in a thicket in April last year.
Colombo, Jan 3 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee on Wednesday announced the 17-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe Tour of Sri Lanka.
Cape Town, Jan 3 (IANS) In the 2005 Masters, when Tiger Woods pulled off that iconic chip-in on No 16 during the final round, the commentator Verne Lundquist commented with a now-famous line, "In your life have you seen anything like that?!"
Cape Town, Jan 3 (IANS) Fast-bowlers Mukesh Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah made three strikes collectively to give India a slight edge to leave South Africa at 62/3 in 17 overs as the hosts’ still trail the visitors’ by 36 runs at stumps on day one of second Test at Newlands Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Kabul, Jan 3 (IANS) Former South Africa batter Andrew Puttick has been named as Afghanistan’s new batting coach, while Gordon Parsons, who played domestic cricket in England and South Africa, has been appointed as U19 team mentor, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).
Cape Town, Jan 3 (IANS) India suffered an outrageous batting implosion by losing their last six wickets for no runs to be bowled out for 153 in 34.5 overs in their first innings, with their lead at a sizeable 98 runs in the first Test against South Africa at the Newlands Cricket Ground on Wednesday
Cape Town, Jan 3 (IANS) Following Mohammed Siraj’s demolishing act of South Africa with a fiery spell of 6-15, India entered into the first-inning lead, despite losing their top-order in the second Test at Newlands Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) India’s batting maverick Suryakumar Yadav has been nominated for ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Year award for 2023. The right-handed batter, known for his 360-degree strokeplay, had won the award in 2022 for scoring 1164 runs in the format, thus becoming the first Indian to achieve the honour in this category.
