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Yasir Shah joins Imran Khan as second Pakistan bowler with 14 wickets in a Test
CricketCountry StaffNovember 27, 2018 5:31 PM IST
Second-innings figures of 6/143 gave Yasir a match haul of 14/184 to sit behind the 14/116 that Imran claimed against Sri Lanka in 1982.
Best of India in Australia: Ishant Sharma torments Ricky Ponting at Perth
CricketCountry StaffNovember 28, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Perth 2008 is best remembered for the 19-year-old Ishant Sharma who bowled a crucial spell in the fourth innings to dismiss Ricky Ponting.
Best of India in Australia: Kapil Dev swings India to a series draw at the MCG
CricketCountry StaffNovember 27, 2018 2:07 PM IST
Kapil Dev's 5/28 at the MCG in 1981 gave India their third win on Australian soil and first drawn series there.
Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Group C leaders Rajasthan eye fourth win in a row
Jamie AlterNovember 27, 2018 12:06 PM IST
Since the start of the 2012-13 edition, only two teams have started a season with four consecutive wins - Saurashtra and Karnataka.
Suresh Raina turns 32: Ten interesting facts about India’s T20 behemoth
CricketCountry StaffNovember 27, 2018 9:45 AM IST
10 facts about Raina, an IPL and T20 superstar and the first Indian with hundreds in all three formats.
Will look to cement my place in Mumbai Ranji squad in absence of Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer: Armaan Jaffer
Noel D'SouzaNovember 27, 2018 9:03 AM IST
The hugely talented 20-year-old batsman returns to the Ranji setup after three seasons.
Yasir Shah becomes first bowler since Anil Kumble to take ten wickets in a day
CricketCountry StaffNovember 26, 2018 5:53 PM IST
Yasir Shah became the first bowler since Anil Kumble in 1999 to claim ten wickets in a day when he removed New Zealand skipper Kane
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root’s team just the second ever to win 3-0 in Asia
CricketCountry StaffNovember 26, 2018 3:38 PM IST
A clean sweep at the SSC on Monday has made Root the third captain after Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting to win a Test series
Conrad Powell Johnstone: The skipper who won the first ever Ranji Trophy match
Pradip DholeNovember 26, 2018 12:37 PM IST
An excellent all-round cricketer, Conrad Powell Johnstone led the Madras Cricket Club, Europeans and Madras in the Ranji Trophy.
If T20Is are any indicator, Virat Kohli’s Indian team is right at ‘home’ in Australia
CricketCountry StaffNovember 26, 2018 10:52 AM IST
Who the fans were supporting was obvious, given the number of Team India jerseys and Indian flags across the three games.
India’s top-order strength, Virat Kohli and the KL Rahul conundrum
Chetan NarulaNovember 26, 2018 8:22 AM IST
The Indian batting line-up’s general dependency on Virat Kohli spans all three formats, which is very worrying.
Bangladesh’s Nayeem Hasan becomes the youngest ever player to take five wickets on debut
CricketCountry StaffNovember 23, 2018 4:17 PM IST
Teenage off-spinner Nayeem Hasan became the youngest ever player to take five wickets on debut as Bangladesh bowled out the West Indies for 246 in
Women’s World T20: India dropping Mithali Raj – a bold move or bad decision?
CricketCountry StaffNovember 23, 2018 8:55 AM IST
India stuck with the same XI that beat Australia in the last league match, dropping Mithali who scored back-to-back fifties.
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root’s team dares to go where only once-mighty Australia have in Asia
CricketCountry StaffNovember 22, 2018 2:12 PM IST
Only two touring non-Asian sides have ever swept a Test series in Asia - and they were both Australian.
Veteran Paras Dogra relishing Puducherry challenge
Aditya BhattacharyaNovember 22, 2018 9:41 AM IST
Part of one of the nine new teams to be playing this year, Dogra, like always is fiercely dedicated help Puducherry advance.