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Pakistan cricketer Yasir Shah who shared a meal with an Indian cab driver in Australia on Tuesday said he had done so because the latter was refusing to accept the journeys fare. (Photo:AFP)

Yasir Shah opens up on sharing meal with Indian cab driver in...

Shah said he had stepped out in Brisbane for a meal along with his four of his teammates he was recognised by the cab...

27 Nov 2019 6:44 AM GMT

West Indies destructive batsman Chris Gayle said he will not play any cricket for this remaining year.

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Chris Gayle takes break' from cricket, says no to ODI and T20I series...

West Indies are scheduled to tour India to play three T20Is and as many ODIs, starting from December 6.

27 Nov 2019 6:35 AM GMT

Pakistan openers Azhar Ali and Shan Masood reached 57 without loss on the opening day of the first cricket Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday. (Photo:AP)

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Australia heavy favourites for 'fast bowler's dream' pink-ball Test

The home team went one up in the two-Test series with a crushing innings-and-five-run victory inside four days.

27 Nov 2019 6:11 AM GMT

Australia paid homage to late cricketer Phillip Hughes, who died after being struck on his neck by a bouncer five years ago, with former captain Steve Smith saying that the game seemed irrelevant the day the tragedy took place. (Photo: Instagram)

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Australia cricketers pay tribute to departed Phillip Hughes

Hughes was 25 when he was hit on the neck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match in Sydney and died without...

27 Nov 2019 6:00 AM GMT

England coach Chris Silverwood will return home after day two of the second test match against New Zealand on Saturday due to a family bereavement. (Photo:AFP)

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England coach to fly home from New Zealand tour after bereavement

Assistant coaches Graham Thorpe and Paul Collingwood will manage the team in his absence alongside captain Joe Root.

27 Nov 2019 5:33 AM GMT

New Zealand paceman Trent Boult and all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme have been ruled out of the second test against England in Hamilton after sustaining injuries, the team said on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

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Trent Boult, Colin De Grandhomme to miss 2nd Test vs England due to...

Boult had strained a muscle overlying one of his ribs on his right side, De Grandhomme had torn a left lower abdominal...

27 Nov 2019 4:11 AM GMT

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has said the racial abuse directed at him by a fan at the end of the first test in New Zealand was a real shame but that he has moved on from the incident. (Photo:AFP)

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Jofra Archer says he has moved on from racial abuse

The 24-year-old tweeted on Monday that he had found it 'a bit disturbing' to hear racial insults coming from one person...

27 Nov 2019 3:50 AM GMT

Phil Simmons will remain in charge of the team for a period of four years. (Photo: AP)

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Phil Simmons impressed with Indian pacers

Indian fast bowlers were at their devastating best during their recent two-match Test series against Bangladesh

26 Nov 2019 1:52 PM GMT

$Injured India speedster Jasprit Bumrah will be off to the United Kingdom to seek opinion on his lower back stress fracture from multiple specialists. (Photo:AFP)$ Sports

Jasprit Bumrah breaks wicket into two halves

The BCCI on September 24 had announced that the 25-year-old bowler had sustained a lower back injury.

26 Nov 2019 12:56 PM GMT

The man behind Smiths dismissal is not Yasir Shah. Actually, Shane Warne was the man, who helped Yasir Shah in getting the valuable wicket of the right-hander. (Photo:AP/AFP)

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Michael Vaughan reveals the man behind Steve Smith's dismissal

Shah, who dismissed the Australian batsman, celebrated his scalp by displaying seven' with his fingers.

26 Nov 2019 12:24 PM GMT

A notable absentee for the duration of the Test, former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni finally showed up after India wrapped up the Test series against South Africa here, posing with coach Ravi Shastri among others. (Photo:BCCI)

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MS Dhoni to retire? Ravi Shastri has his say

Ravi Shastri spoke on a range of topics, varying from MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant to current BCCI president Sourav...

26 Nov 2019 11:59 AM GMT

Australia batsman Steve Smith says he is determined not to be dismissed again by Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah when the teams meet in the second test at Adelaide starting on Friday. (Photo:AFP)

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Steve Smith determined to not give his wicket away to Yasir Shah

Smith was bowled by Yasir for four runs in the opening test in Brisbane.

26 Nov 2019 11:28 AM GMT