'Sachin was unhappy to bat at No. 4'

NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was not too happy when he was asked by his then captain Sourav Ganguly to bat at number four in ODIs in 2002-03, according to a book.Ganguly, who captained the recently-retired Tendulkar in 143 of the 341 international...

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Bowlers toil hard against SL openers

NEW DELHI:India finally got a breakthrough when spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck to dismiss Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne in the league match of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Bangladesh.ScorecardKusal Perera led the Sri Lankan...

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Ashwin gives India a big breakthrough

NEW DELHI:India finally got a breakthrough when spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck to dismiss Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne in the league match of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Bangladesh.ScorecardKusal Perera led the Sri Lankan...

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Ashwin scalps Perera to take 100th wicket

NEW DELHI:India finally got a breakthrough when spinner Ravichandran Ashwin struck to dismiss Sri Lanka's Lahiru Thirimanne in the league match of Asia Cup at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, Bangladesh.ScorecardKusal Perera led the Sri Lankan...

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Asia Cup: Afghanistan lose Shahzad

NEW DELHI: Pacer Umar Gul gave Pakistan first breakthrough by sending back Mohammad Shahzad after a fiery start by Afghanistan in their chase of 249 in their Asia Cup match on Thursday.Scorecard | Points TableGul struck on the final ball of the fifth...

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Nooor Ali falls, Afghanistan two down

NEW DELHI: Saeed Ajmal struck in his first over to get rid of Noor Ali Zardan after his steady knock of 44, leaving Afghanistan two down for 65 in their chase of 249 in their Asia Cup match on Thursday.Scorecard | Points TableIn the 19th over, Ali was...

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Steyn backs Morkel to make Oz suffer

CAPE TOWN: Dale Steyn, the world's number one Test bowler, says his team mate Morne Morkel will be the player to watch when South Africa play Australia in the series-deciding third Test starting at Newlands on Saturday.Steyn tore through the Australian...

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Noor Ali falls, Afghanistan two down

NEW DELHI: Saeed Ajmal struck in his first over to get rid of Noor Ali Zardan after his steady knock of 44, leaving Afghanistan two down for 65 in their chase of 249 in their Asia Cup match on Thursday.Scorecard | Points TableIn the 19th over, Ali was...

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Rahim powers B'desh to 279/7 vs India

FATULLAH: Chasing a solid 280-run target, openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave India a cautious start in their Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in Fatullah.Scorecard | Match in PicsEarlier, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim led from the front with a sparkling...

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India off to slow start in chase of 280

NEW DELHI: Chasing 280, India faced a major setback as they lost Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in consecutive overs during their Asia Cup match against Bangladesh.Scorecard | Match in Pics | Points TableShikhar (28) was the first scalp when Abdur Razzak...

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India lose openers after cautious start

NEW DELHI: Chasing 280, India faced a major setback as they lost Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma in consecutive overs during their Asia Cup match against Bangladesh.Scorecard | Match in Pics | Points TableShikhar (28) was the first scalp when Abdur Razzak...

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Virat Kohli's fifty resurrects run-chase

NEW DELHI: A sparkling half-century by skipper Virat Kohli revived India's run-chase after suffering early blows in their Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in Fatullah.Scorecard | Match in Pics | Points TableKohli, who reached his 31st ODI half-century...

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India look for revival before Test series

WHANGAREI (New Zealand): Hammered in the ODIs, the Indian team would look to make a fresh start in its so far disappointing tour of New Zealand when it takes on the hosts in a two-day practice game on Sunday to build up for the two-match Test series.The...

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'India deserves lion's share of revenue'

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards has come out in strong support of the BCCI receiving a lion's share of world cricket revenue, saying that India deserves a fair compensation for contributing 80 per cent of the revenue by "hiring out"...

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Kohli inches closer to top spot in ODIs

DUBAI: Virat Kohli's individual brilliance during India's disastrous show in the lost ODI series against New Zealand has helped the young batsman inch closer to the top spot in the latest ICC rankings issued on Saturday.ICC Rankings: Teams | Batsmen...

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Kiwis promise more short-pitched test

WHANGAREI (New Zealand): The Indian batting frailties against short-pitched bowling stood exposed in the ODI series and New Zealand coach Mike Hesson on Saturday said the Kiwis will continue with the tactic even in the upcoming Test series starting February...

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