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Vijay turns the heat on Australia 18 Dec 2014 - 09:01 am

Indian batsman Murali Vijay reacts after scoring a century on day one of the second Test match against Australia at the Gabba in...

Injured but upbeat, Clarke tweets up a storm 18 Dec 2014 - 08:51 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Michael Clarke may be laid up in bed after surgery on his troublesome hamstring but the Australian captain could not help...

New Zealand level ODI series with Pakistan 18 Dec 2014 - 08:50 am

ABU DHABI: Kane Williamson hit a brilliant hundred as New Zealand won the fourth day-night international against Pakistan by seven runs in an...

Dilshan floors England as Sri Lanka take series 5-2 17 Dec 2014 - 10:11 am

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara waves to the crowd after his dismissal during the seventh and final One Day International (ODI) against England at...

Captains in spotlight for Gabba Test 17 Dec 2014 - 10:10 am

Australia’s batsman Steve Smith (right) congratulates David Warner as he celebrates after scoring his century in the second innings against India on the...

Bosses, players blamed for India tour fiasco 16 Dec 2014 - 08:28 am

West Indies’ players are seen during the tour of India, in this October 2014 file photo. The players refused to complete the tour...

Smith named captain for India series 16 Dec 2014 - 07:42 am

MELBOURNE: Steven Smith will captain Australia’s Test team for the rest of the series against India, with regular skipper Michael Clarke’s career in...

Clarke to undergo surgery 16 Dec 2014 - 07:36 am

SYDNEY: Australian captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his injured right hamstring on Tuesday, Cricket Australia said, as the 33-year-old fights to...

QCA to mark National Day with cricket tourney 15 Dec 2014 - 11:08 am

QCA officials and players pose with the participating teams’ jerseys for the National Day cricket tournament, to be played on December 18 at...

Shehzad, Afridi shine as Pakistan crush NZ 15 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi (right) celebrates with team-mate Asad Shafiq after taking the catch of New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill during the third...

Qatar’s women cricket team off to Oman 15 Dec 2014 - 11:07 am

The Qatar women cricket team’s players and officials pose for a group picture ahead of their departure for the GCC Twenty20 tournament, starting...

Clarke’s injury gives selectors headache 15 Dec 2014 - 11:06 am

ADELAIDE: With Michael Clarke already ruled out indefinitely because of a hamstring injury, Australia’s selectors face some tricky decisions for the second Test...

Lyon stars as Australia claim dramatic victory 14 Dec 2014 - 03:48 am

Australia’s Nathan Lyon (left) celebrates dismissal of India’s Wriddhiman Saha on the fourth day of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on...

Warner, Dhawan and Kohli fined by ICC 14 Dec 2014 - 03:47 am

Adelaide: Australia’s David Warner and India’s Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for ill-tempered incidents...

Warner fires ton again to put Australia in command 13 Dec 2014 - 05:36 am

Australia’s players greets Nathan Lyon (centre) as they celebrate the wicket of India’s Rohit Sharma (not pictured) on the fourth day of the...

Williamson, Henry help Kiwis down Pakistan to draw level 13 Dec 2014 - 05:33 am

Sharjah: Captain Kane Williamson led from front to steer New Zealand to a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second ODI in Sharjah,...

Abbott makes remarkable return 13 Dec 2014 - 05:32 am

SYDNEY: Sean Abbott, the Australian fast bowler who delivered the ball that killed Phillip Hughes, has made a remarkable return to cricket, helping...

Kohli scores ton as India fight back 12 Dec 2014 - 07:55 am

Australian players make sure Indian captain Virat Kohli (centre) is alright after being struck by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer on day three of...