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India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday expressed his strong displeasure at the manner in which Ravindra Jadeja was given run out following a late DRS call in the first ODI against West Indies here on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

I've never seen that in cricket: Virat Kohli on Ravindra Jadeja's...

The incident took place in the 48th over when Jadeja went for a quick single and the fielder effected a direct hit at...

16 Dec 2019 5:42 AM GMT

Swashbuckling West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer described his match-winning 139 against India in the first one-dayer here as the best knock of his career but said he would have been happier had he finished off the game. (Photo:PTI)

It was my best knock: Shimron Hetmyer

Hetmyer was out in the 39th over after stitching 218 runs for the second wicket with fellow centurion Shai Hope (102 not...

16 Dec 2019 5:33 AM GMT

Cricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes ended a sensational 2019 by claiming the BBCs Sports Personality of the Year prize. He promptly thanked those who had helped him through a 2018 to forget. (Photo:AP)

Ben Stokes receives BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award

Stokes' performances in the World Cup final, and the third Ashes test helped him seal the public vote for the award.

16 Dec 2019 5:26 AM GMT

Chasing 288 on a slow surface was expected to be a challenging task but thanks to Hetmyer (139 off 106) and opener Shai Hope (102 not out off 150), the visitors raced to victory in 47.5 overs. (Photo: AP)

IND vs WI: Hetmyer, Hope hammer centuries as West Indies draw first...

The duo shared a decisive 218-run stand for the second wicket after the fall of Sunil Ambris in the fifth over.

15 Dec 2019 6:36 PM GMT

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has batted for James Pattinson to replace injured Josh Hazlewood for the Boxing Day Test. (Photo:AFP)

Ricky Ponting backs James Pattinson to perform at his best in Boxing...

Hazlewood was on Sunday ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand due to a hamstring tear.

15 Dec 2019 10:43 AM GMT

Former West Indies skipper Brian Lara has named Virat Kohli and Rohit SHarma as the two Indian top guns who can break his record of 400 runs in the single innings of a Test match. (Photo:AFP/PTI)

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma can break my record: Brian Lara

David Warner had played an unbeaten knock of 335 runs vs Pakistan in November and was on course to break Lara's...

15 Dec 2019 10:03 AM GMT

New Zealand talisman Kane Williamson fell to a fired-up Australia before the first break on the fourth day of the opening test on Sunday, as the tourists daunting run chase on a deteriorating Perth Stadium pitch got off to a disastrous start. (Photo:AP)

New Zealand tottering at 31/2 after Australia set record chase

Chasing a record 468 runs, New Zealand were teetering at 31 for two at the break with Tom Latham 10 not out and Ross...

15 Dec 2019 9:35 AM GMT

Sri Lanka removed opener Shan Masood as Pakistan reached 54-1 at lunch on the fifth and final day in Rawalpindi on Sunday, first Test in the country since 2009 attacks. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka get Shan Masood before lunch in rain-hit Pakistan Test

At the break, debutant Abid Ali had reached an attractive 31 while skipper Azhar Ali was on 21 as the Test headed for a...

15 Dec 2019 9:24 AM GMT

Lendl Simmons guided West Indies to defeat India by eight wickets in the second T20I with nine balls to spare at the Greenfield International Stadium here on Sunday. Simmons played an unbeaten knock of 67 runs and built a match-winning partnership of 61-run with Nicholas Pooran. (Photo:PTI)

Brian Lara warns India to not take West Indies for granted

During India tour of West Indies in August 2019, the Kohli-led side had thrashed West Indies in all formats.

15 Dec 2019 9:11 AM GMT

West Indies won the toss and asked India to bat first in the first ODI of the three-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. (Photo:BCCI)

Ind vs WI 1st ODI: West Indies win toss, elect to bowl first

India had clinched the T20I series 2-1 after defeating West Indies in the third match.

15 Dec 2019 8:15 AM GMT

On Friday (December 13, 2019), team Indias head coach, Ravi Shastri finally disclosed the actual reason why Mahendra Singh Dhoni batted at number 7 during Indias ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final defeat to New Zealand. After Indias defeat, many eyebrows were raised as to why Dhoni was sent at 7, despite losing five early wickets. (Photo:AFP)

Ravi Shastri finally says why MS Dhoni batted at 7 in India's WC semi...

India's then batting coach, Sanjay Bangar was also questioned, with various reports stating that Bangar decided to send...

15 Dec 2019 8:06 AM GMT

Middle-order batsman Dhananjaya de Silva completed his century on the fifth and final day against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Sunday, first Test in the country since 2009 shooting. (Photo:AP)

Dhananjaya De Silva hits hundred on final day in rain-hit historic...

The 28-year-old right-hander drove paceman Mohammad Abbas to cover boundary for his 15th boundary to complete his sixth...

15 Dec 2019 7:30 AM GMT