Cricket

India vs West Indies: Struggling Dhawan, fast bowlers woeful form big concerns ahead of 3rd ODI

In 21 matches against the Windies, Dhawan has managed to score only 717 runs at an average of 35.85 and with a strike rate of 88.95. These figures are only better than his numbers against England.

Oct 26, 2018

After Kedar Jadhav expresses shock over snub, chief selector MSK Prasad gives reason

Trying to clear the air, chief selector MSK Prasad said that the selectors had to consider the fitness parameters and that they were not too convinced by Jadhav's fitness issues.

Oct 26, 2018

Virat Kohli: Wouldn't have scored as many if my focus was on personal milestones

Kohli, who recently broke Sachin Tendulkar's record to become the fastest man to reach 10,000 ODI runs, has said focussing on the team's needs has helped him push harder in difficult situations.

Oct 26, 2018

R Ashwin hardly perturbed by critics, says the battle is within himself

The fourth most successful Test bowler for India, Ashwin was forthright in stating that he hardly pays heed to critics, who, he said, are easily swayed by the success of a cricketer.

Oct 26, 2018

Sourav Ganguly: Won't compare Virat Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar, both are very big players

Kohli smashed Tendulkar's long-held record on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam as he became the fastest to reach 10,000 ODI runs, taking 205 innings, 54 fewer than his idol to achieve the major landmark.

Oct 25, 2018

India vs West Indies: Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar back as BCCI announces squad for last 3 ODIs

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah named in the squad as the selectors want to persist with young Khaleel Ahmed in the squad.

Oct 25, 2018

India vs West Indies: Kuldeep Yadav reveals why Indian bowlers failed to restrict Windies batsmen

The spinners, who were expected to bamboozle the visitors, were not as potent and barring a few overs from Kuldeep Yadav, the tweakers were not entirely convincing.

Oct 25, 2018

Dwayne Bravo announces international retirement, says 'will continue to live as true champion'

Bravo's international career now ends with 2200 runs at an average of 31.42 in Tests, with three centuries, to go with 86 wickets at 39.83.

Oct 25, 2018

2nd ODI: Virat Kohli reveals why he batted first, passes verdict on Ambati Rayudu, Windies batting

The Windies adopted a positive approach in chase of 322 in the second ODI on Wednesday as they kept playing their strokes despite losing wickets. Kieran Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, and then Shai Hope were instrumental in pushing the visitors close to the target

Oct 25, 2018

India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli's performances inspiring Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer, says Ian Bishop

Former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop pointed out that Hope and Hetmyer have got the urge to bat through the innings by watching the likes of Kohli and Rohit Sharma in close quarters in the ongoing five-match ODI series.

Oct 25, 2018

Ian Bishop compares Kohli to Bradman and Viv Richards as he becomes quickest to score 10,000 ODI runs

Ian Bishop and Aakash Chopra heaped praise on Virat Kohli as the Indian captain became the fastest cricketer to score 10,000 ODI runs

Oct 24, 2018

Virat Kohli smashes bagful of records during his knock of 157

Virat Kohli galloped past 81 runs, and flew past 10,000 ODI runs for India and in the process, became the fastest batsman in the history of the game to achieve this feat.

Oct 24, 2018

R Ashwin speaks about World Cup ambitions, passes verdict on India's wrist-spinners

The off-spinner used the leg-break option during the IPL and even in the ongoing Deodhar Trophy, he delivered a carrom ball with a unique and different action.

Oct 24, 2018

Virat Kohli fastest to hit 10,000 ODI runs, breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record

The India captain has needed just 205 innings to achieve the feat and thereby break his idol, Tendulkar's record by a considerable margin — 54 innings.

Oct 24, 2018

India's top three reigning supreme: How Rohit, Kohli and Dhawan make Men in Blue a dominant force

India has fielded 13 players in the top three since the event in Australia but the likes of KL Rahul and Ajinkya Rahane have been unable to match the consistency that Rohit, Dhawan and Kohli have brought to the table.

Oct 24, 2018