Hamilton: This is the year of the World T20 and while every team is keeping an eye on preparing for the showpiece event whenever they take the field in limited-overs cricket, India skipper Virat Kohli has made it clear that it is also important to respect the format and there will be enough time to […]
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Ind vs Aus: Rohit & Dhawan recovering well, final call on Sunday
New Delhi: Team India will take a call on injured openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan before the final ODI in Bengaluru on Sunday itself. While Dhawan didn’t come out to field due to a blow on his rib cage while batting, Rohit walked off in the 43rd over of the Australia innings after a […]
Dhoni trends on social media after India thrashing at Wankhede
New Delhi: After Team India suffered a humiliating 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the first ODI of the three-match rubber, netizens felt the result would have been different if former skipper M.S. Dhoni were part of the team. On Tuesday, India were first restricted to a below-par score of 255, which was then easily chased […]
Mumbai ODI: Australia thrash India by 10 wickets
Mumbai: Australia openers David Warner and Aaron Finch’s record opening stand flattened the Indian attack on Tuesday as the visitors won the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 10 wickets. Both batsmen scored centuries as Australia chased down a target of 256 without losing a wicket. This is only the second time […]
Mumbai ODI: India fold for 255 despite Dhawan’s 74
Mumbai: Opener Shikhar Dhawan roared back to form with a crisp half-century but India struggled to get going as Australia bowled them out for 255 in 49.1 overs in the first of the three ODIs at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. Dhawan, who returned to international cricket against Sri Lanka in the just concluded T20Is […]
Arjun Rampal shares Australian bushfires photos taken from space
New Delhi: Australia’s bushfires are so intense that satellites thousands of miles above Earth can easily spot their flames and smoke from space. Actor Arjun Rampal on Monday took to Instagram to express his concern over the bushfires in Australia. He wrote, “Infrared pictures taken from space, as Australia burns. What are we doing to our […]
Australian woman hospitalised after needle found in strawberry
Canberra: After last year’s devastating “needle contamination scare”, a new case emerged on Monday where a woman in Melbourne was hospitalised after consuming a strawberry with a needle in it. The victim’s father said that his 30-year-old step-daughter had to be taken to the hospital after eating the strawberry, Xinhua news agency reported. “(She) bit […]
Mohammed Amir’s five-for 30 goes waste as clinical Australia beat Pakistan
Taunton: Mohammed Amir produced a spell of excellent fast bowling, but his efforts went in vain as Australia rode David Warner’s hundred and Mitchell Starc’s effort with the ball to script a 41-run victory over Pakistan in their World Cup clash here on Wednesday. Amir returned career-best figures of 5/30 to bowl Australia out for 307 […]
Rohit scores fastest 2K runs vs Australia
London: Indian opener Rohit Sharma on Sunday joined the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards and Desmond Haynes in an elite list of cricketers as he became the 4th player to aggregate 2000 runs in ODIs against Australia. Rohit, who is presently playing his 37th innings against Australia, has become the fastest among all to score […]
India take on Australia amid Dhoni’s glove controversy
London: M.S. Dhoni’s gloves controversy will take centrestage even as India and Australia look to iron out the flaws and bring their best to the table when they lock horns in a marquee World Cup encounter at the Kennington Oval on Saturday. India’s opening game in the ongoing World Cup saw Dhoni once again profess […]