NOTTINGHAM (England): England captain Andrew Strauss led England’s reply after West Indies skipper Darren Sammy scored his maiden Test hundred on the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

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At tea, England were 123 for one — a [...]

KOLKATA: Rating Gautam Gambhir ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as far as captaincy is concerned, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday put his money on Kolkata Knight Riders to win the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.

The Indian selectors might have lost [...]

NOTTINGHAM (England): West Indies captain Darren Sammy scored his maiden Test century as the tourists kept England in the field for most of the second morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

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The West Indies were eventually dismissed for 370, with Sammy making 106 and [...]

NEW DELHI: Former India captain Ravi Shastri has said while Vivian Richards was best batsman of his era, Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara have been the two most extraordinary players in the modern generation.

“Viv Richards was the best batsman in my era by a long way. [...]

CHENNAI: The decision to leave out paceman Morne Morkel in the IPL Qualifier-II raised a lot of eyebrows but Delhi Daredevils head coach Eric Simmons defended the strategy, saying it was aimed at finding the “right balance” in the side.

Simmons said Andre Russell was an automatic [...]

NOTTINGHAM: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels had no problems being on the receiving end of verbal taunts from England spearhead James Anderson as his century helped turn the tide of the second Test.

The tourists were in trouble 63/4 on the first day at Trent Bridge [...]

CHENNAI: Their move to bench Morne Morkel raised quite a few eyebrows but Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag on Friday said that it was the injury to Irfan Pathan that forced them to change the team combination ahead of IPL 5′s second qualifier against Chennai Super [...]

CHENNAI: Morne Morkel has easily been the best pace bowler of IPL 5. The Delhi Daredevils paceman has led the attack from the front. Morkel’s efforts have had a lot to do with the success of the team. Excerpts from an interview…

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CHENNAI: Morne Morkel, IPL 5′s highest wicket-taker, was in great spirits on Friday morning and appeared eager to play the second qualifier against Chennai.

Eight hours later, much to everyone’s surprise, Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag announced at the toss that the paceman with the Purple [...]

CHENNAI: Delhi Daredevils virtually handed the final berth to Chennai on a platter at the Chepauk on Friday.

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There appeared to be no logic to any of the decisions taken [...]