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Melbourne, Dec 29: Australia put themselves in a comfortable position by taking an overall lead of 326 runs by the end of the fourth day as the third cricket Test headed for an exciting finish, with India needing to go for a all-out win to keep themselves afloat in the series. India's first innings folded for 465, adding just three runs to their overnight score, with Mitchell Johnson polishing off

New Delhi, Dec 29: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar Sunday denied planning a cricket academy and seeking land from IIT Delhi to build it, adding he was "appalled" by reports suggesting so. "I am appalled to read the stories that suggest some land has been asked from IIT-D for academy in my name," Tendulkar said in a tweet. "I have not even planned any academy neither do I want any piece of land for

Melbourne, Dec 28: Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane struck fluent centuries and stitched a record 262-run fourth-wicket partnership as India fought back bravely before a late-order slide allowed a sloppy Australia to claw back in the third cricket Test, here today. Resuming the day on 108 for one in response to the hosts' first innings score of 530, India lost their overnight batsmen early but Kohli

Melbourne, Dec 27: Skipper Steven Smith slammed his highest score of 190, as Australia were all out for 530 just before tea on day two of the third Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Smith scored his seventh Test century, his third successive hundred in the series, and in the company of wicketkeeper Brad Haddin (55) Mitchell Johnson ( 28) and Ryan Harris ( 74) took the

Melbourne, Dec 26: Australia overcame initial hiccups as Chris Rogers and Shane Watson helped them reach 92 for one at lunch on day one of the third cricket Test against India at the MCG here today. Rogers and Shane Watson put on 92 runs for the second wicket after Australia elected to bat in the Boxing Day Test as Indian fielding descended into chaos in the morning session. India got the early

Melbourne, Dec 25: He stirred up a hornet's nest by talking about a dressing room unrest but Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni sought to quell the speculation with a dash of humour today, saying that the imaginary stories that came out could be made into a movie by Warner brothers. "Virat Kohli used a knife and he stabbed Shikhar Dhawan. When he recovered, we pushed him out to bat,"

Gabba, Dec 24: Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan picked up a fight and created unrest in the dressing room during the test match against Australia in Gabba. Kohli, who had to replace Shikhar at the last minute, complaint that he couldn't perform well as he was not well prepared to bat at that time. Shikhar's last minute declaration to the authorities that he couldn't bat

Melbourne, Dec 23: India's opener Shikhar Dhawan and vice-captain Virat Kohli have recovered from their injuries sustained during the second Test against Australia and are fit to play the third match beginning in Melbourne on December 26. An Indian team spokesperson said Dhawan and Kohli have recovered from the injuries sustained at the Gabba nets before play on the fourth morning of the second

Dubai, Dec 22: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who is the all-time leading run-getter in World Cup history, was today named the event's ambassador for the second successive edition. "The International Cricket Council today announced Sachin Tendulkar as the World Cup 2015 Ambassador. It will be the second successive time that the India maestro will be the Ambassador of ICC's pinnacle

Lahore, Dec 22: Pakistan's experienced all-rounder Shahid Afridi has announced his retirement from one-day internationals after next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Afridi told a news conference on Monday (AEDT) that after the World Cup, which starts on February 14, he will focus on T20 matches leading up to the T20 World Cup in India in 2016. Afridi has been named captain of the