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India and West Indies team players arrived here on Thursday for the first one-day international to be played at the M A Chidambaram stadium on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter/ Virat Kohli)

India, West Indies teams arrive at Chennai for first ODI

The two teams will face off in the first match of the three-match ODI series after the host won the T20 series 2-1 on...

12 Dec 2019 12:40 PM GMT

Bad light played spoilsport on the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Rawalpindi Test: Bad light plays spoilsport on day two, Sri Lanka on...

Less than 20 overs bowled on day two and Sri Lanka were 263/6 at stumps. The visitors added 61 runs to their score and...

12 Dec 2019 12:33 PM GMT

Ace India wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni cast his vote at a polling station here on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Jharkhand: Mahendra Singh Dhoni casts his vote in third phase of...

Dhoni, along with his wife Sakshi, came at the polling station to exercise his right to vote.

12 Dec 2019 11:46 AM GMT

Wishes continue to pour in as former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Thursday celebrates his 38th birthday. (Photo :AFP)

Cricket fraternity wishes Yuvraj Singh on his 38th birthday

Many cricketers took to Twitter to extend birthday wishes for the 'Southpaw' who was the man of the tournament at the...

12 Dec 2019 8:29 AM GMT

Rain stopped play on the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Thursday, Pakistans first home Test in a decade after a deadly attack in 2009. (Photo:AP)

Rain stops play in Pakistan's first home Test since 2009 attack

Resuming at 202-5, Sri Lanka had reached 222-5 in 7.5 overs before the umpires stopped play as rain started to pour...

12 Dec 2019 7:06 AM GMT

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said failing to execute their plans has been the story of his team as it went down by 67 runs in the third T20I against India to lose the series 1-2 here. (Photo:AFP)

Not executing our plans has been the story this series: Kieron Pollard

Batting first, India amassed a huge 240/3, riding on a blitzkrieg by KL Rahul (91), Rohit Sharma (71) and skipper Virat...

12 Dec 2019 6:36 AM GMT

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne admitted that the batsmen should have changed their approach as the ball had started swinging post first session on Day 1 of the first Test against Pakistan. (Photo:AFP)

We could've used a different approach: Sri Lanka captain

Sri Lanka in the first session of Day 1 had a solid start to their innings as Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando had...

12 Dec 2019 6:30 AM GMT

Former skipper Gulbadin Naib has threatened to expose the Afghanistan cricket board officials saying that the cricketer will publicly name and shame the government, players and management if appropriate actions arent taken. (Photo:AFP)

Gulbadin Naib threatens to 'expose' Afghanistan cricket board

In April 2019, ACB removed Asghar Afghan as captain just over a month before the World Cup.

12 Dec 2019 6:22 AM GMT

After facing a 67-run defeat in the third and final T20I of the three-match series against India, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard on Wednesday said that his counterpart Virat Kohli is a world-class batsman and the Men in Blue completely deserved to win the series. (Photo:PTI)

Kieron Pollard defines Virat Kohli as 'world-class batsman'

India defeated West Indies by 67 runs in the third T20I at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to win the series 2-1.

12 Dec 2019 6:11 AM GMT

India opener KL Rahul, who played a knock of 91 runs, said that he wants to win games for the country and enjoy batting in the middle. (Photo;PTI)

Want to win games for my country: KL Rahul after scoring 91-run in...

The Men in Blue later restricted Windies to 173/8 and went on to win the match comprehensively.

12 Dec 2019 6:04 AM GMT

Asghar Afghan was reappointed as Afghanistan captain just eight months after being controversially sacked as skipper, the war-torn countrys cricket board announced. (Photo:AFP)

Asghar Afghan returns as Afghanistan captain eight months after...

The 31-year-old Afghan, was originally dumped in May, with senior players Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi publicly...

12 Dec 2019 5:58 AM GMT

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has lauded the Indian cricket team for putting up a fearless batting performance in the just-concluded T20 series against the West Indies. (Photo:Twitter)

BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly lauds Team India for 'fearless batting' vs...

India won the third and final T20 in Mumbai by 67 runs to claim the series 2-1 on Wednesday.

12 Dec 2019 5:50 AM GMT