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Despite the crushing loss, Azhar Ali said the team would take some positives from the tour. (Photo: AFP)

'Test series loss in Australia has hurt pride of Pakistan cricket':...

Azhar insisted his team had prepared well for the series but it failed to properly execute the plans.

6 Dec 2019 12:15 PM GMT

Playing in his debut Vijay Hazare season, the 17-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 203 off 154 balls, which included 12 sixes and 17 fours against a Jharkhand attack that included out-of-favour India pacer Varun Aaron and Shahbaz Nadeem. (Photo: Twitter)

'Rahul Dravid's batting tips helped me immensely': Yashasvi Jaiswal

Jaiswal said he would treat the 50-over World Cup like any another assignment and stick to the process he has been...

6 Dec 2019 11:21 AM GMT

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Friday rubbished, as pure speculation, allegations that he would be vindictive towards chief coach Ravi Shastri, saying that performance alone will be the parameter of judging individuals during his tenure. (Photo:AFP)

Sourav Ganguly dismisses rumours about his 'strained relation' with...

Shastri and Ganguly had a public fallout in 2016 when the former reapplied for coach's job and the latter was a part of...

6 Dec 2019 11:18 AM GMT

Brian Lara said he took to golf to release from the pressures of playing a team sport (cricket). (Photo: Twitter/AFP)

Brian Lara says Tiger Woods' achievements and willpower make him 'best...

Himself an avid golfer after his retirement from cricket in 2007, Lara has met Woods on a few occasions and found him as...

6 Dec 2019 10:56 AM GMT

The pressure on South African crickets leading administrators increased on Friday when a major sponsor announced it would not renew its agreement with Cricket South Africa. (Photo:Twitter)

Leading sponsor drops Cricket South Africa over controversies

A spokesman for Standard Bank, which sponsors the national team, made it clear the move was linked directly to recent...

6 Dec 2019 10:51 AM GMT

Before he became a full-time cricketer, South African spin bowler Tabraiz Shamsi wanted to become a professional magician. Now Shamsi has brought his old passion to the cricket field. His extravagant celebrations after taking a wicket have attracted social media interest across the cricket-playing world. (Photo:AFP)

South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi brings magic to cricket celebrations

SA spinner's latest trick is to take a large red handkerchief out of his pocket and, with flick of his wrist, turn it...

6 Dec 2019 10:43 AM GMT

The South African Cricketers Association (SACA) have threatened strike action by players weeks before England are due to arrive for a four-test tour as growing dismay at the countrys governing body threatens to boil over. (Photo:Twitter)

South Africa cricket filled with decades of mismanagement and missed...

For Africa's test-playing nations, administrative turmoil has defined the dying days of the 2010s.

6 Dec 2019 10:28 AM GMT

Brian Lara expresses his views on mental health, says he felt...

Recently, some Australian cricketers, including star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell took a break from the game to battle...

6 Dec 2019 10:22 AM GMT

Cricket Australia (CA) is set to request the BCCI to agree for more than one Day/Night Test during Indias 2021 tour Down Under, when officials of the two boards meet on the sidelines of a three-match ODI series in January next year. (Photo:AFP)

BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly says CA's proposal for 1 plus D/N Tests is...

A CA delegation is expected to meet BCCI top brass during the three-match ODI series in India starting January 14 next...

6 Dec 2019 10:05 AM GMT

Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin has filed his nomination for the presidents post in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) which will hold its elections on September 27. (Photo:PTI)

Mohammad Azharuddin to his stand named after him: report

The stand, situated above the VVS Laxman pavilion, will most likely be inaugurated by legendary Indian cricketer Sunil...

6 Dec 2019 10:01 AM GMT

Former England captain Bob Willis, who bowled his country to a famous Ashes test victory in 1981, has died aged 70 after a short illness, his family said on Wednesday. (Photo:Twitter)

Brian Lara pays tribute to former England pacer Bob Willis

Willis, who represented England in 90 Tests and had 325 wickets, died aged 70 on Wednesday after battling prolonged...

6 Dec 2019 9:47 AM GMT

India batsman Rishabh Pant needs to improve his off-side game if he wants to graduate from being a one-trick pony, former Australia batsman Dean Jones has told Reuters. (Photo: AP)

Rishabh Pant needs to get acquainted with 'Dhoni' chants: Sourav...

22-year-old Pant has been under intense scrutiny for his underwhelming performances in white-ball cricket.

6 Dec 2019 9:08 AM GMT