Australia was never a happy hunting ground for Muttiah Muralitharan and the champion Sri Lankan spinner’s initial run-ins with umpires and fans had a big role to play in his under-achievement Down Under, feels former Australia coach John Buchanan.

New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first match of the ODI tri-series here on Tuesday.

The Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA), one of the oldest cricket body in India, is all set to introduce a pension scheme for former Ranji Trophy players of the region.

New Zealand set India a target of 289 in the first match of the triangular ODI series at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here on Tuesday.

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Hyderabad, Aug. 10: Vinay Goud, V. Dashrathkanth and DRC Kiron were the star performers of the A division two-day cricket league matches played here on Tuesday.

While Vinay and Dashrathkanth took six

Pakistan was bowled out for 296 on the fourth day of the second test on Monday, setting England a target of 118 for victory.

Wellington, Aug. 8: Troubled all-rounder Jesse Ryder on Sunday said that he feared for his career when the New Zealand Cricket Board was looking into the charges of his recent off-field incident invol

Birmingham, Aug. 8: Test debutant Zulqarnain Haider and Mohammad Aamer frustrated England’s bid to go 2-0 up in their four-match Test series against Pakistan with a defiant stand here on Sunday.

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Dambulla, Aug. 8: The Indian ODI squad of 20 players arrived here in style on Saturday morning by two helicopters from Colombo. “It was an exciting experience. The journey lasted for not more than 30

Dambulla, Aug. 8: When Harbhajan Singh was ruled unfit for the third Test against Sri Lanka, Pragyan Ojha became even more determined to put his hand up. The spinner had expressed disappointment in hi