3rd ODI: India beat SA in a cliffhanger

Cape Town: A burst of powerful hitting by Yusuf Pathan spurred India to a thrilling two-wicket win in the third one-day international against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. Chasing a target of 221, India were struggling at 93 for five before Pathan launched a savage assault against South African off-spinners Johan Botha and JP Duminy. On a pitch where most batsmen found it difficult to play positive strokes,...

Dhoni sees finisher's role for Yusuf Pathan

Cape Town: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lauded Yusuf Pathan for his blistering innings and said with more experience the dashing all-rounder can become a good match-finishing batsman for the country. Pathan produced a terrific 50-ball 59 run innings in the third ODI to help India chase South Africa's total of 220 with 10 balls to spare after being precariously placed at 93 for five at one stage. "He (Pathan) played...

Proteas thump India by 135 runs in Durban ODI

Durban: A clinical performance from South Africa saw the home team decimate Team India by a whooping margin of 135 runs under lights to take 1-0 lead in the five-match series here at the Kingsmead stadium. Except for Virat Kohli, who played a promising knock of 54, and Suresh Raina (32), who fought till end with some exciting strokes, all the Indian batsmen fell like a pack of cards against lethal swing and bounce from...

Ind-SA: SA finish with 289/9 in 1st ODI

Durban: Part-timers Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina helped India claw their way back in the first ODI against South Africa as the hosts once threatened to go well past 300 but eventually finished with 289 at the Kingsmead Durban. Earlier, South African captain Smith won the toss and elected to bat. The Proteas left out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Robin Peterson while Piyush Chawla, Ravichandran Ashwin and S Sreesanth...

Clinical India thrash South Africa by 21 runs

Durban: Indian came up with an all-round performance against South Africa in the one-off Twenty20 match to register a comprehensive 21-run victory over the hosts despite a valiant effort by Proteas wicketkeeper-batsman Morne van Wyk, who scored a dazzling 67. Defending a tricky total of 168/6, Indian pacers went for too many runs in the initial overs despite picking up a couple of wickets. Van Wyk gave South African innings the much needed impetus as he plundered runs at will. His 39-ball stay at the crease entertained the Durban...

Unsold Players in 2011 IPL Aucion - No bid player list in IPL4

Many big names are unsold after 2 days of auction as frenchises were not willing to take them. Unsold players in 2011 IPL Auction on Saturday 8th Janury: Tamim Iqbal, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Dilhara Fernando, Luke Wright, Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Graeme Manou, Brian Lara, Herschelle Gibbs, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle. Unsold players in 2011 IPL Auction on Sunday 9th Janury: Shane...

Top 15 priced Players for IPL4

Gautam Gambhir - 2.4 Million US$ (Kolkata) Yusuf Pathan - 2.1 Million US$ (Kolkata) Robin Uthappa - 2.1 Million US$ (Pune) Rohit Sharma - 2 Million US$ (Mumbai) Irfan Pathan - 1.9 Million US$ (Delhi) Yuvraj Singh - 1.8 Million US$ (Pune) Saurabh Tiwary - 1.6 Million US$ (Bangalore) Mahela Jayawardene -1.5 Million US$ (Kochi) David Hussey -1.4 Million US$ (Punjab) Dale Steyn - 1.2 Million US$ Million US$ (Deccan) Muttiah Muralitharan - 1.1 Million US$ (Kochi) AB de Villiers - 1.1 Million US$ (Bangalore) Cameron...

India continue to be Number 1 in ICC Test rankings

Dubai: India continued to dominate the ICC Test Championship table, holding on to the top spot in the latest rankings issued on Friday despite losing a rating point after the drawn three-match series against South Africa. India lead South Africa by 11 ratings with 128 ratings points, the ICC said in a statement here. Third-placed England have narrowed the gap with South Africa after winning the Ashes 3-1. England, which...

England crush Australia to take Ashes series

Sydney: Dominant England claimed their first Ashes series in Australia for 24 years with their third innings victory over the home team in the final Sydney Test.England on Friday wrapped up an innings and 83-run victory early on the last day after victory was assured when they had Australia seven wickets down on Thursday's close. It was England's first series victory Down Under since Mike Gatting's team beat Australia...

Clarke retires from T20 internationals

Sydney: Michael Clarke announced his retirement from international Twenty20 cricket in the fallout from Australia's Ashes humiliation against England on Friday. Clarke, standing in for injured skipper Ricky Ponting, presided over an Australian team thrashed by an innings and 83 runs in the final Sydney Test and made the announcement during his post-match press conference. Cameron White was later named captain of Australia's...