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Kolkata, Jan 21: Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh is of the opinion that India's home series against Sri Lanka served little purpose ahead of the gruelling tour of South Africa. India have already lost the series and are staring at a whitewash against the Proteas. Questions have been raised about India's preparation for the tour and Harbhajan gave his perspective. "Look I believe the last Sri

Dubai, Jan 21: The organisers of the world’s biggest tournament for tennis ball cricket, 10PL, on Sunday announced the new schedule for the event. The tournament will now be played from 19-23 March 2018, at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. The tournament will be staged under the aegis of the Sharjah Cricket Council, thanks to the able leadership of Waleed Bukhatir. The revised

The Eastern Arabia KLV Khodari CC, the defending champions of Sikander Farooqi Memorial T20 challenge cup, retained the title by beating Tamimi CC in the final match of the 2017-18 edition of the tourney. Tamimi CC won the toss and elected to bat first keeping in mind the strong batting line up. However, the KLV Khodari bowlers stood up to the task to and controlled the run. This season’s debutant

Tauranga, Jan 20: A structured defence and clinical attack saw the Indian men's hockey team beat hosts New Zealand 3-1 in the final round robin match in the double-leg Four Nations Invitational Tournament here at Blake Park on Saturday. It was India's young brigade Harmanpreet Singh (2`), Dilpreet Singh (12`) and Mandeep Singh (47`) who scored in the win after the team had suffered a 0-2 loss

Johannesburg, Jan 20: Five days before the final Test on a pitch that bore an excessively green tinge, pacer Kagiso Rabada said South Africa are gunning for a whitewash of India, having trampled the visitors in the first two matches. The hosts have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead with convincing wins in the first two Tests, with Rabada producing a match-winning spell at the Newlands. "Obviously we

A little over a week ahead of the much-anticipated player auctions, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has confirmed that Chennai Super Kings will make an effort to sign star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The offspinner was part of CSK since 2009, before turning out for Rising Pune Supergiant in the two seasons (2016 and 2017) when the Chennai-based franchise was suspended. Dhoni stressed on the need to include

New Delhi, Jan 19: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday heaped praise on India captain Virat Kohli for bagging most of the major honours at the ICC Annual Awards. In phenomenal form across formats, Kohli was named the World Cricketer of the Year, besides bagging the top honour for ODI players in the ICC Annual Awards. "No surprises there at all. You deserved it. Many congratulations,"

New Delhi, Jan 18: Former Australia batsman Dean Jones feels Rohit Sharma's rare talent is undisputed but his defensive skills are letting him down in Test cricket. Barring captain Virat Kohli, none of the specialist Indian batsmen could negotiate the potent South Africa pace attack in the two Tests that the visitors lost to concede the series. Sharma, who was picked ahead of vice-captain Ajinkya

New Delhi, Jan 18: Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli has been named as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year 2017. He was also named the ICC ODI Player of the Year and the recipient of Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. In the qualification period from September 21, 2016, to the end of 2017, Kohli scored 2,203 Test runs at an average of 77.80 including eight centuries, 1,818 ODI

Melbourne, Jan 18: Maria Sharapova showed she is a serious contender for this year’s Australian Open as she destroyed No. 14 Anastasija Sevastova, 6-1, 7-6 (4), on Thursday. Against an opponent who thwarted Sharapova’s Grand Slam comeback in the round of 16 of the United States Open last year, the unseeded Sharapova sped through a scintillating first set in 23 power-packed minutes. She wobbled