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 […]
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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 […]
India look to seal off World Cup preparation with series win against Australia at Kotla
New Delhi: This series was billed as the last chance for India to experiment with their ODI squad before going into the 2019 World Cup in England, starting May 30. But coming into the last game of the series at the Ferozeshah Kotla against Australia on Wednesday, Virat Kohli and boys will also have pride […]
Dhoni rested for remaining Australia ODIs
Ranchi | Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been rested for the remaining two One-day Internationals (ODIs) of the five-match rubber against Australia. Speaking to reporters after the third ODI here, India’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said late on Friday: “We will have some changes in the last two games. Dhoni will not be […]
All eyes on Dhoni as India eye series win against Australia
Ranchi: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, probably playing for the final time at his home ground, will be the cynosure of all eyes when India take on Australia in the third ODI, aiming to take an unassailable 3-0 lead here on Friday. Dhoni, who along with wife Sakshi, hosted the Indian team for dinner on Wednesday evening, […]
Missing Indian-origin woman’s body found in suitcase in Australia
Canberra: A 32-year-old dentist of Indian origin in Australia, who went missing earlier this week, has been murdered and her body was found dumped in a suitcase in her abandoned car, the police said. Preethi Reddy, 32, was reported missing by her family on Sunday after she did not come home from a dental convention […]