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Cook to stay as England captain 07 Dec 2014 - 12:22 am

LONDON: England confirmed Alastair Cook as captain for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after naming their provisional 30-man squad...

New Zealand survive Afridi assault to level T20 series 06 Dec 2014 - 02:58 am

DUBAI: New Zealand survived Shahid Afridi’s late onslaught to beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second and final Twenty20 match to level...

Hughes casts long shadow over series 06 Dec 2014 - 01:43 am

Indian cricket player Virat Kohli arrives for the funeral of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in Macksville in this December 3, 2014, file photo....

Clarke faces decision day ahead of first India Test 06 Dec 2014 - 01:41 am

Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton at West Indies’ training session, Johannesburg, yesterday. West Indies will play three Tests, an equal number of T20...

Kohli, Vijay score half-tons as India draw tour game 06 Dec 2014 - 01:36 am

ADELAIDE: India’s batsmen gained valuable match practice as their two-day tour match against a Cricket Australia XI ended in a draw in Adelaide...

Gambhir, Yuvraj out of World Cup squad 05 Dec 2014 - 10:12 am

NEW DELHI: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh has been left out of the Indian squad which will defend the 50-over World Cup title he helped...

Fluent Sarfraz steers Pakistan to T20 victory 05 Dec 2014 - 10:09 am

DUBAI: Opener Sarfraz Ahmed made a career best 76 not out to guide Pakistan to a comfortable seven wicket win over New Zealand...

Emotional farewell for Hughes 04 Dec 2014 - 08:57 am

Australian cricket team captain Michael Clarke (left) is comforted as he cries with other mourners as the casket containing Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes...

Pakistan, NZ dedicate T20 trophy to Hughes 04 Dec 2014 - 08:56 am

DUBAI: Pakistan and New Zealand dedicated the trophy for their two Twenty20 matches in the Dubai starting today in memory of Australian batsman...

Blatter vows to kick cricket in Sri Lanka 03 Dec 2014 - 12:30 am

COLOMBO: FIFA boss Sepp Blatter (pictured) yesterday vowed to make football Sri Lanka’s most popular game by overtaking cricket in line with an...

Don’t ban bouncers, says India’s Sehwag 02 Dec 2014 - 11:38 pm

MUMBAI: Banning bouncers following the death of Australia’s Phillip Hughes would be unfair on bowlers because batsmen always have the option of ducking...

S Africa name Rabada in West Indies squad 02 Dec 2014 - 11:36 pm

CAPE TOWN: South Africa have named teenage speedster Kagiso Rabada in a 14-man squad for their three-match home Test series against West Indies,...

Australia understanding if grieving players still not ready 02 Dec 2014 - 11:36 pm

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia will be understanding of players who feel uncomfortable about playing in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes when...

Taijul grabs hat-trick on debut in Zimbabwe rout 02 Dec 2014 - 08:47 am

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (centre) and members of the Bangladesh cricket team pose for a photograph with the tournament trophies after the...

Pakistan coach Younis satisfied despite New Zealand drubbing 02 Dec 2014 - 08:46 am

SHARJAH: Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis yesterday termed his team’s performance over five Tests as “extremely good” as they beat Australia 2-0 and...

Kiwis trounce Pakistan in Sharjah to level Test series 30 Nov 2014 - 11:07 pm

New Zealand bowler Trent Boult makes a successful appeal for a leg before wicket decision against Pakistani batsman Younis Khan during the fourth...

Younis recalled in ODI squad, Gul returns 30 Nov 2014 - 10:55 pm

SHARJAH: Paceman Umar Gul and batsman Younis Khan returned to Pakistan’s squads for next month’s Twenty20 and ODI series against New Zealand in...

ICC ‘unlikely’ to take action on bouncers 30 Nov 2014 - 10:55 pm

LONDON: A clampdown down on bouncers is unlikely despite the death of Australian Phillip Hughes this week, International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive...