Virender Sehwag smashed the fastest recorded triple century in history as India gave South Africa a dose of their own medicine in the first Test here on Friday. Sehwag hit 309 not out off 292 balls as the hosts made light of South Africa’s daunting first innings 540 to pile up 468-1 by stumps...
South Africa revelled in good batting conditions to pile up 304-4 on the opening day of the first cricket Test against India here on Wednesday. Neil McKenzie (94), skipper Graeme Smith (73) and Hashim Amla (85 not out) laid the foundations for a big total as the Indian bowlers toiled in oppressive weather and...
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s father Ikram Ullah Khan Niazi died after protracted illness here on Wednesday. The deceased was 88 years old and had been under treatment in the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, where he breathed his last. His body was shifted to Imran Khan’s residence in Zaman Park at 7 pm on...
Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed Australia’s tour of Pakistan has been postponed due to security fears. CEO James Sutherland announced the decision at a media conference in Melbourne this afternoon. “For us the safety and security of our employees comes first and we’ve been left with no alternative but to arrive at this position,”...
Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire who was barred from standing in top-level cricket matches following a controversial abandoned Test between England and Pakistan, was on Tuesday reinstated as one of the game’s elite officials. Hair has not taken charge of a Test or a major international one-day match since he and his West Indian...
A day after photographers and spectators accused Harbhajan of making monkey gestures and repeatedly spitting at the crowd during Sunday’s first one-day final at the SCG, International Cricket Council match referee Jeff Crowe was unable to lay charges. “I have investigated the alleged incident with Cricket Australia’s ground security officials after reading newspaper reports...
No doubt the uncrown king of cricket is Australia but now it seems the supremacy in cricket world of australia is being challenged by different teams. The team which hardly lose a match previously is being defeated by other teams on several occasions from T20 world cup to CW series. The reason behing those...
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