Cricket
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Bancroft confirms Warner asked him to tamper with ball
Dec 27, 2018Banned Australian player Cameron Bancroft on Wednesday confirmed David Warner asked him to alter the ball during the tampering scandal in South Africa and said he went along with it “to fit in”. Bancroft was seen... -
Ashwin doubt as India coach demands openers step up
Dec 25, 2018Ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin remains an injury doubt for the third Test against Australia, India coach Ravi Shastri said Sunday as he demanded his opening batsmen step up to ease pressure on Virat Kohli. Ashwin was... -
Tim Paine loving heated Kohli battle
Dec 25, 2018Australia skipper Tim Paine said Monday he is relishing his sometimes heated battle with animated Indian counterpart Virat Kohli, and promised “intense, hard” cricket in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne. The pair had some testy... -
Bancroft almost gave up cricket for yoga!
Dec 22, 2018Disgraced Australian player Cameron Bancroft Saturday said he was a vastly different person to the one caught ball-tampering and revealed he considered walking away from cricket to become a yoga teacher. The opener received a nine-month... -
Nathan Lyon humbled by Tendulkar praise
Dec 17, 2018Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon says is humbled after Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar praised him as a “very special” bowler. Lyon took 5-67 in India’s first innings 283 during the ongoing second Test at Perth, the seventh... -
Bangladesh coach cautious ahead of West Indies T20 showdown
Dec 17, 2018Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes Sunday said was reluctant to consider his men favourites for the Twenty20 series against West Indies, despite a streak of hot form against the Caribbean visitors. The three-match T20 contest gets underway... -
Australia cricket chief open to four-day Tests
Dec 16, 2018Australia’s new cricket chief says he is open to the idea of trialling four-day Test matches to boost waning popularity of the red ball game. The International Cricket Council approved the experimental concept last year in... -
Sri Lanka reeling from upheaval ahead of New Zealand Tests
Dec 15, 2018Sri Lanka will hope to put poor form and off-field chaos behind them when they face New Zealand in the first Test at Wellington’s Basin Reserve on Saturday. The tourists’ preparations have been anything but smooth,... -
India lose Rohit, Ashwin to injury for second test
Dec 13, 2018Indian batsman Rohit Sharma and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have been ruled out of the second test against Australia by injury, the India cricket board (BCCI) said on Thursday. Rohit jarred his lower back while fielding during... -
UNICEF logo to appear on national cricket team shirts
Dec 13, 2018UNICEF and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today joined hands through establishing a development and advocacy partnership aimed at championing the UNICEF’s cause and to contribute towards participation of children in the game of cricket. UNICEF...
