Sports, Cricket, 1st Apr 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports, Cricket, 01 Apr 2019

Tahir also credited Dhoni for living up to his reputation of being one the best finishers in the world and a good tactician. (Photo: File)

'The way Dhoni carries himself is just unreal', says Imran Tahir

CSK secured a thrilling 8-run win over RR in their IPL match on Sunday night as Dhoni hit a match-winning knock of 75 off 46 balls.

01 Apr 2019 4:27 PM

'Retaining the ICC Test Championship Mace once again is something we are all really proud of. Our team has been doing well across formats but it gives us extra pleasure to come out on top of the Test rankings', Virat Kohli said. (Photo: AP)

ICC Test Team Rankings: India stays at number 1 for third time in a row

India finished at the top of the ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1 while New Zealand have ensured second place.

01 Apr 2019 3:54 PM

Cricket Australia slapped former captain Steve Smith and his deputy Warner with 12-month suspensions, which expired last week, for the Cape Town scandal and the duo are expected to be included in the 15-man World Cup squad. (Photo: File)

Warner utilising IPL time as he seeks World Cup selection

David Warner had little time to stake his claim for a place in Australia’s World Cup squad as he served 1 year ban for ball-tampering.

01 Apr 2019 3:36 PM

Royals have failed to tighten the screws when it mattered most. In the all three matches, they were in a good position but could not grab the moments, losing to Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings respectively. (Photo: PTI)

IPL 2019: It will be a battle of opening accounts when RCB faces RR

Both teams have been more than disappointing thus far in the IPL and need a win to revive their respective campaigns.

01 Apr 2019 1:40 PM

The hosts restricted Royals to 167 for eight to win the game by eight runs. (Photo: PTI)

'Dew made batting easier', says Dhoni after winning match for his side

Super Kings posted 175 for five on Sunday night and Dhoni led the team's recovery from 27 for three with an unbeaten 75 off 46 balls.

01 Apr 2019 1:14 PM

Stokes also hailed CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni saying there was a lot to learn from him. Dhoni smashed an unbeaten 75 to bail his team out of trouble from 27 for three. (Photo: BCCI)

'If we lose 4-5 matches, it will be tough to come back', says Stokes

Stokes said there was no point in looking back and focus on the upcoming games.

01 Apr 2019 1:04 PM

Rajasthan will now host Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 2 while Chennai will be hosted by Mumbai Indians on April 3. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL 2019: Hungry CSK registers third straight win vs Rajasthan

Dhoni remained constant on the on-end and then formed a partnership with Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja of 56 and 31 runs respectively.

01 Apr 2019 12:57 PM

Finch admitted the potential return of Warner, who has been in top form in the Indian Premier League, and Smith would mean some difficult choices when the World Cup squad is named later this month. (Photo: AFP)

Finch says Aussies will give their best in WC after India , Pak series win

'We'll go to the World Cup with a lot of confidence now, even after a lot of people wrote us off' said Finch, who scored 451 runs.

01 Apr 2019 12:48 PM

The defending champions must name their 15-man squad this month for the tournament in England and Wales and Langer said the make-up was becoming clear. (Photo: AP)

'There will be one or two guy brutally unlucky to not get selected': Langer

Australia's selectors also face a bowling conundrum.

01 Apr 2019 12:35 PM

Maxwell raised his third successive half-century of the series and smashed Pakistan seamers at will with his extravagant shots on both sides of the wicket. (Photo: AFP)

Rampaging Australia cleans sweeps Young Pakistan 5-0

Maxwell's arrival at the crease saw Australia adding 107 runs in the last 10 overs.

01 Apr 2019 12:16 PM

The struggling outfit next host Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

IPL fines Rahane for slow over rate

Rajasthan Royals suffered their third straight defeat on Sunday night when they lost to Super Kings by eight runs.

01 Apr 2019 10:16 AM

M. S. Dhoni plays a shot on way to his half century against Rajasthan Royals. (Photo: E. K. Sanjay)

IPL 12: MS Dhoni scripts CSK’s victory

Sanju Samson missed a sharp chance at covers when Dhoni was on 28.

01 Apr 2019 1:40 AM

David Warner celebrate his century against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Hyderabad on Sunday. (Photo: P. Surendra)

IPL 12: Virat Kohli crushed under two tons!

The otherwise sharp Kohli remains pointless after three games now.

01 Apr 2019 1:37 AM

Playing game in the right spirit is priceless experience

The first was the running out of Rajasthan Royals mainstay Jos Buttler by Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravi Ashwin before he delivered the ball.

01 Apr 2019 12:09 AM

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