Pakistan on verge of final berth

                     Pakistan would look to get the better of an injury-ridden Bangladesh to try and seal a final berth in the Asia Cup.

 

Yuvraj Singh will team up with Chris Gayle while young guns like Karan Sharma (Rs 3.75 crore) and Rishi Dhawan (Rs 3 crore) will be among the highest uncapped players in the IPL 2014.

Hesson demands green tops for India series

Mike Hesson, the coach of New Zealand, has urged the country's curators to prepare 'green tops' for the home-series against India.

Pakistan vs Srilanka; pakistan by great perfomance and won the 3rd odi match against Srilanka 22/12/13
M.Hafeez 140*
Ahmad Shehzad 80
Misbah 40

Aussies vow no mercy against Swann-less England

Sydney (AFP), Mon, Dec 23 2013

Australia are vowing no let-up as they chase an Ashes clean sweep against troubled England, who have been forced to re-jig their line-up after the shock retirement of Graeme Swann just days before the fourth Test in Melbourne.

Chasing a world-record total of 458, South Africa batted out of their skins, with AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis slamming superb tons, but fell agonizingly short of creating history.

Clinical New Zealand seal 2-0 series win

New Zealand came up with a professional performance, winning the third Test against WI by 8 wickets to clinch the series 2-0.

Hafeez, bowlers help Pakistan thrash Sri Lanka

A brilliant century from Mohammad Hafeez coupled with a splendid bowling display from Gul and co. handed Pakistan a 113 run-win.

Australia were on the brink of a historic Ashes series victory despite resistance from the England middle order. The visitors resumed Day 5 at 251/5, still needing an improbable 253 for a win.

Indian batsmen need to think smart

While they are a talented bunch, the Indian batsmen need to curb their aggression to do well in South Africa, writes Deep Dasgupta.

All-round Afridi seals Pakistan win

Shahid Afridi smashed a superb 20-ball 39 after bowling an economical spell as Pakistan won the first T20I by 3 wickets.

Quinton de Kock was let off twice in quick succession, dropped by Rahane and Yuvraj Singh, before he along with AB de Villiers brought up their 50-run stand. RSA: 116/3, 27 ov.

England women name squad

England have announced their squad for the defence of the women's Ashes in Australia in the new year.

South Africa name unchanged squad

SA have announced an unchanged 15-member squad for the two-Test series against India starting in Johannesburg from the 18th.

Red-Hot Johnson blows England apart

By Nikhil Narain , Adelaide, Sat, Dec 07 2013

Mitchell Johnson produced a devastating spell of hostile fast bowling and wreaked havoc on the England batting line-up with an Ashes best of 7/40.

Embarrassed to go past Sir Viv: Amla:

Durban, Mon, Dec 09 2013

Amla became the quickest player to score 4000 ODI career runs, going past Sir Vivian Richards in the process.

Afghanistan fight but Pakistan prevail

Afghanistan took the game to the last ball but an unbeaten 42 by Mohammad Hafeez helped Pakistan get to the target of 138.

Professional SA clinch series

A professional all-round performance from South Africa helped the hosts gain an unassailable 2-0 lead.

Under fire India look to bounce back

India will need to win the second ODI at Durban to keep their hopes of winning the series alive after the hammering at Johannesburg.

 South Africa trounce India in harsh welcome                                                       South Africa brought Floyd-like edge to the word pink as they welcomed a clearly undercooked Indian side to the country with a 141-run hammering