"Tickets worth Rupees 52,36,000 were unsold. Why all the tickets were not sold-out? DDCA started online ticket sale quite late that too without proper advertisement," Khanna claimed in a media release. - 3 Nov 16, 9:55pm -
Axar Patel has become the highest placed India bowler in the latest ICC ODI rankings after breaking into the top-10 bowler's list while legspinner Amit Mishra has vaulted 25 places to enter the top-20. - 30 Oct 16, 4:11pm -
Mishra didn't mince words when asked about the frustration of having to sit out, but added that coach Anil Kumble's tips had helped him tide over the low phase. - 30 Oct 16, 9:28am -
TOI Sports runs the rule over the performers for India during their 3-2 ODI series win over New Zealand. A report card on the players who featured in India's first ODI series win at home in two years, over NZ across five matches. - 30 Oct 16, 8:56am -
India completed a 3-2 series win over New Zealand by beating them in the decider at Vizag by 190 runs. Here we look at the several passages of play that stood out during the match. - 30 Oct 16, 8:12am -
Bruised and battered by India after being bundled out for a meagre 79 while chasing 270 in the series-deciding fifth and final ODI, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson today termed the performance of his batting department as "frustrating". - 29 Oct 16, 10:58pm -
"His (Anil Kumble) mental support is the biggest thing for me. I sat out for the entire Test series but he supported me mentally and told me "don't worry, your time will come"," leg-spinner Amit Mishra said. - 29 Oct 16, 10:32pm -
Dhoni lavished praise on his bowlers for the resounding series-clinching win over New Zealand in the fifth and final ODI, describing the effort as "one of the best performances by the bowlers". - 29 Oct 16, 9:27pm -
Amit Mishra finished with 5/18, his second ODI five-wicket haul as India beat New Zealand by a whopping 190 runs at Visakhapatnam to clinch the five match ODI series 3-2. Mishra was named both Man of the Match and the Player of the series. - 29 Oct 16, 5:59pm -
The New Zealanders, after being thrashed in the three-match Test series, were expected to put up a much improved show in the One-dayers – a format which they have done well in over the years. - 29 Oct 16, 8:35am -
Dhoni faced the conventional white ball and practised his trademark shots in a lengthy session at the nets. The series poised at 2-2, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli stayed away from the nets. - 28 Oct 16, 8:25pm -
"I think the guys are pretty excited to do what no other NZ side has ever done before - come over here and win a one-day series. The excitement in the group is very high," Tim Southee said on the eve of the series decider. - 28 Oct 16, 5:33pm -
Jadhav, who's playing in place of an indisposed Suresh Raina, bowled for the first time in international cricket when MS Dhoni gave him the ball ahead of the regular spin duo of Axar Patel and Amit Mishra on a seaming Dharamsala track in the first one-dayer. - 28 Oct 16, 3:33pm -
After scores of 0, 12, 7* and 3, MS Dhoni was sent up the order to No. 3 against Pakistan and proceed to smash 148 off 123 balls with 15 fours and four sixes, setting the platform for India's 356/9 at Visakhapatnam in April 2005. - 28 Oct 16, 12:53pm -
With conditions overcast, the last thing India would want is a wash-out. Despite weakening, cyclone Kyant, there's forecast of localised downpours as both the teams will keep their fingers crossed. - 28 Oct 16, 12:05pm -
"Batting down the order is one of the toughest things to do. You don't get a (ready-made) player who's complete, who bats at No.5, 6 or 7, all the time," skipper MS Dhoni said. - 28 Oct 16, 8:42am -
Eyeing a historic bilateral ODI series win in India, New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor said they are hungry to win the five-match series decider on Saturday and make up for the 0-3 whitewash in Tests. "You don't often win series away from home especially in the sub-continent," Taylor said. - 27 Oct 16, 10:08pm -
Sourav Ganguly insisted that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should stick to batting at No 4 which will enable him and Virat Kohli could play the finishers' role. The former Indian captain however said India were not becoming too much over dependent on Kohli. - 27 Oct 16, 4:47pm -
India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the job of a finisher is one of the toughest and it is difficult to find a 'complete' player who is adept at batting in lower order and take the team through when the chips are down. - 27 Oct 16, 11:34am -
A look at the major talking points from the fourth ODI between India and New Zealand played at Ranchi's JSCA International Stadium on Wednesday where the hosts went down by 19 runs allowing the Kiwis to level the series 2-2 - 27 Oct 16, 8:28am -
Australian cricketer Shane Watson has apologised to fans after his social media accounts were flooded with “illicit” photographs of half-naked women a - 14 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 3:01pm -
In seven days and at the conclusion of the BCCI Annual General Meeting and Election of the nine-member Apex Council, the Committee of Administrators ( - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 10:21pm -
He will have to deal with both the effects of the previous regime’s intransigence as well as the CoA’s reactions that were indistinguishable from those of the organisation it was trying to clean up - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 9:50pm -
There is a short turnaround between the end of next year's rugby league season and Sydney's first match of the men's T20 World Cup - 22 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 6:27am -
Both players were rewarded for their stellar form in the CPL, earning call-ups for the matches against Afghanistan in Dehradun - 23 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 5:30am -
As Hayden Walsh Jr. prepares to play for West Indies, a look at other players who have appeared for both an Associate and Full Member - 1 day ago, 16 Oct 19, 1:46am -
Zimbabwe are now eligible to take their place in the Men's Under-19 World Cup in January and the ICC Super League that begins later in 2020 - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 8:26am -
With the Bangladesh government yet to issue permission for the women's team to tour Pakistan, concerns about whether the series may go ahead at all are increasing - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 6:11pm -
Former captain prepares for "challenge" of being BCCI president, but says "nothing can beat" leading India on the field - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:31am -
Umesh Yadav came into India's XI as a fifth bowler, but with match figures of 6 for 59 ensured the match practice he got with India A after requesting the selectors, paid off - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 7:21am -
Jay Shah, Gujarat Cricket Association secretary and son of India's Home Minister Amit Shah, is similarly in position to be the new BCCI secretary - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 5:17am -
He was voted as the Indian Cricketers' Association's male representative, while Shanta Rangaswamy will be the female representative - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 5:40pm -
Imrul Kayes scored 202*, Jahurul batted for more than 10 hours against Dhaka Division and Taijul Islam took nine wickets - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 2:07pm -
The combination of India's ruthless attack and South Africa's ordinary batting meant India cruised to a crushing win by an innings and 137 runs - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 1:44pm -
Amazon Warriors fell short of going undefeated in the tournament as Carter's 26-ball fifty set up Tridents for victory - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 5:18am -
Temba Bavuma admitted watching the lower order battle had given the batsman's ego a hit, and understood where criticism of him was coming from - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 4:49am -
The Emirates team management had already called up three players, seamers Junaid Siddique and Waheed Ahmed and batsman Darius D'Silva, as cover - 15 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 2:04pm -
The all-rounder rejected a fresh contract in order to pursue a fresh challenge with Sussex, which involves a greater focus on the T20 format - 15 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 1:44pm -
As per the objections, several selectors at various levels have either been in office for six years, are divisional secretaries or are related to players - 16 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 1:02pm -
Regardless of who prevails in the apparently impending spat between the ICC and its financially indispensable member, the Associates could again lose out - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 4:58pm -
Alastair Cook admitted to being embarrassed by his Ashes showing before a record-breaking double-century which kept England in control of. - 28 Dec 17, 1:40pm -
Steve Smith's prolific Ashes exploits are earning him rare statistical comparisons with Don Bradman and rave reviews from Australia coach. - 19 Dec 17, 6:59pm -
AB De Villiers and Dale Steyn will resume their Test careers as South Africa play Zimbabwe in an inaugural four-day day-night match on Boxing Day.. - 19 Dec 17, 4:59pm -
Michael Vaughan sees no other Ashes outcome than a 5-0 series defeat for England and has expressed his concern about what lies further ahead.. - 19 Dec 17, 12:59pm -
England's hopes of hanging on to the Ashes urn Down Under have disappeared after Australia took a decisive 3-0 series lead on day five in Perth.. - 19 Dec 17, 12:29pm -
England have surrendered the Ashes before Christmas after suffering another heavy defeat in Perth to go 3-0 down in the series.. - 19 Dec 17, 11:59am -
England's problems with pace run far deeper than the beleaguered attack currently toiling Down Under, according to former Ashes-winning quick. - 18 Dec 17, 9:29pm -
Defeat by an innings in Perth cost England their chance at retaining the Ashes and set a number of unwanted statistical landmarks.. - 18 Dec 17, 4:59pm -
Joe Root admitted England have been outclassed by Australia as they surrendered the Ashes before Christmas following a comprehensive innings-and-41-run. - 18 Dec 17, 3:26pm -
MS Dhoni took a sabbatical from cricket after India's 50-over World Cup campaign ended with the semi-final loss against New Zealand. - 4 hours ago, 17 Oct 19, 12:21am -
The ICC, after charging the three players with breaching a total of 12 counts of anti-corruption rules, has provisionally suspended them with immediate effect. - 8 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 8:51pm -
At 17 years and 292 days, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 203 runs during the Vijay Hazare trophy Elite Group A match between Mumbai and Jharkhand. - 9 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 7:21pm -
Anil Kumble wants to add more experience to the Punjab squad and will soon start strategising for the IPL auction in December. - 9 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 7:16pm -
MS Dhoni has been out of action since India's loss to New Zealand in the World Cup 2019 semi-final as he took a sabbatical and pursued other interests. - 11 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 5:56pm -
Jasprit Bumrah pointed out how he started from the bottom and made a name for himself in the international cricket. - 12 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 4:15pm -
The International Cricket Council on Monday changed the Super Over rule for all its major tournaments following the uproar over the outcome of the men's World Cup final in July. - 13 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 3:08pm -
Vijay Shankar has been out of the Indian team scheme of things since he got injured during a World Cup match and is now trying to change his shape and luck. - 14 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 2:46pm -
Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara will be joined by the likes of Virender Sehwag, Brett Lee and Tilakratne Dilshan for the Road Safety World Series next year. - 14 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 2:29pm -
Hardik Pandya recalled his ODI debut by posting a picture from his first game in which the former India captain Kapil Dev presented the cap to the all-rounder. - 14 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 2:18pm -
Steve Smith, David Warner and Mitchell Starc are in the six-man group who will command a 125,000 pounds reserve price. - 15 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 1:33pm -
Mithali Raj slammed a troll on Twitter who tried to question her language preference after India's clean sweep over South Africa in the three-match ODI series. - 17 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 11:10am -
Sourav Ganguly was optimistic about Virat Kohli's leadership and backed him to reverse the trend of losing in the knock-out games in ICC events. - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 11:14pm -
The proposed amendment, if implemented, will allow former players, with less than two-year contracts with the BCCI or state associations, to perform multiple roles at the same time. - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 9:13pm -
Sourav Ganguly will take charge as BCCI President on October 23 as he was the only one to file the nomination for the post. - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 7:40pm -
Sourav Ganguly termed Abhijit Banerjee's achievement as "much bigger" and said that he was reading about his economic theory which earned him the coveted prize while on the flight. - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 6:12pm -
Mitchell Marsh injured his bowling hand after he punched a dressing room wall during a Sheffield Shield match on Sunday. - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 4:56pm -
Sourav Ganguly will take charge as President of the BCCI on October 23, while Jay Shah will get the Secretary's post and Arun Dhumal will be the Treasurer. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 2:07pm -
After the ICC increased the prize money for the Women's T20 World Cup next year, Cricket Australia said it would pitch in extra to ensure parity with the men's team's winnings. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 1:48pm -
New Zealand had to concede the ICC World Cup 2019 crown to England on the boundary count rule after their epic final finished tied both in the match and the ensuing Super Over. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 1:32pm -
Steve Smith was axed from the captaincy of Australia after being found guilty of ball-tampering in South Africa in 2018, which saw him serve a 12-month ban. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 1:30pm -
Virat Kohli-led India clinched the 3-match series vs South Africa to become the first team in the history of cricket to win 11 consecutive Test series at home. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 11:31am -
Irfan Pathan announced that he is all set to make his acting debut in South Indian movie starring South superstar Vikram. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 9:34am -
A bench of Justices Vineet Sharan and AS Bopanna, issued notices to BCCI, CoA and HPCA and tagged the matter along with other pending petitions. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 11:55pm -
Sourav Ganguly is set to be the next BCCI president after some late-night maneuvering saw him emerge as the only candidate for the post, leaving behind Brijesh Patel. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 10:14pm -
The Chief Executives' Committee agreed that use of the Super Over as a way to decide results at ICC events will be retained. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:58pm -
Shane Watson said that MS Dhoni still has the skill to do well at the international level and he knows what lies ahead in terms of his future in Indian cricket. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:20pm -
Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia on Monday said the franchise decided not to trade Ravichandran Ashwin with the Delhi Capitals. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:13pm -
Zimbabwe will now be able to participate in the ICC Men's U-19 World Cup in January 2020 and the ICC Super League later in 2020. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:09pm -
Virat Kohli earned 37 points thanks to his highest Test knock and is now only one point adrift of Australia's Steve Smith, sitting on top of Test Rankings. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 8:51pm -
Cricket South Africa's chief executive Thabang Moroe said that they can't replace the experience of Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers overnight and fans should give the youngsters some time. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 7:32pm -
Wriddhiman Saha followed up his brilliant one-handed catch that got rid of Theunis de Bruyn with a juggling act to help dismiss South Africa captain Faf du Plessis - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 6:45pm -
Ekta Bisht, Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad starred with the ball as India Women bowled South Africa Women out for 140. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 6:22pm -
Iceland Cricket trolled BCCI for sharing "wonderful highlights" from Rohit Sharma's heroics with the bat in Vizag, since the package showed little of the inning. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 5:38pm -
Gautam Gambhir, India's top-scorer in two World Cup triumphs -- 2007 World T20 and 50-over World Cup in 2011 -- turned 38 on Monday. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 4:52pm -
Electoral Officer N.Gopalaswami was not in office till 3pm forcing Sourav Ganguly and team to hand over the nomination papers to the legal team of the BCCI. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 4:52pm -
Jofra Archer said that England's cricketing authorities need to use the World Cup win to keep youngsters interested in cricket over the long term. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 4:38pm -
VVS Laxman posted a video where the former India batsman can be seen taking a different sort of catch in a kit that wasn't quite white. - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 4:02pm -
Sourav Ganguly called it a "great feeling" to head the country's cricket board, adding that it is an opportunity for him to do something at a time when BCCI's "image has got hampered quite a lot". - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 3:33pm -
Wriddhiman Saha had a great outing behind the stumps in the 2nd Test against South Africa, putting his credentials on a high and leading to obvious comparisons with Rishabh Pant. - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 1:29pm -
Mitchell Marsh has injured his bowling hand after reports emerged of him punching the dressing room wall during a Sheffield Shield match. - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 10:35am -
Sourav Ganguly emerged as consensus candidate to be BCCI's new President after Brijesh Patel appeared to have grabbed the coveted post. - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:01am -
Wriddhiman Saha revealed how practice session with India fast bowlers and trainers helped him deliver a brilliant performance behind the stumps in Pune. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 6:41pm -
Sri Lanka Cricket chief Shammi Silva said their Test series in Pakistan in December was a doubt as the security measures made life difficult for the players. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 6:10pm -
Umesh Yadav dismissed Theunis de Bruyn in both the South African innings and on both occasions the wickets came because ofbrilliant catches by Wriddhiman Saha. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 5:37pm -
While some fans morphed Ravi Shastri's image to make it a scene from the film 'Titanic', others came up with unconventional ways to troll the Team India head coach. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 5:14pm -
United Arab Emirates captain Mohammed Naveed was among three national team players provisionally suspended on Wednesday after being charged under the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption code. - 9 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 7:53pm -
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced Australian duo Steve Smith and David Warner and West Indies opener Chris Gayle are among the most expensive players listed in Sunday's draft for the new domestic tournament The Hundred. - 18 hours ago, 16 Oct 19, 10:59am -
Batting greats Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are among former cricketers who will return to the field for the Road Safety World Series in India next year. - 1 day ago, 15 Oct 19, 4:47pm -
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh broke his hand punching a dressing-room wall in frustration during a Sheffield Shield match and could be out of action for six weeks. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 4:22pm -
Cricket Australia (CA) has said it will ensure its women's team earn the same prize money as men's squads at the Twenty20 World Cup by topping up the winnings paid out by the sport's world governing body. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 1:07pm -
Phil Simmons has been appointed coach of the West Indies for a second spell on a four-year deal, the country's cricket board (CWI) has said. - 2 days ago, 15 Oct 19, 9:17am -
Zimbabwe was reinstated as a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday, nearly three months after its cricket board was suspended for government interference. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:42pm -
Former captain Sourav Ganguly is set to take charge as the head of India's cricket board this month, completing his transition from star player to a top administrator. - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 4:32pm -
Wriddhiman Saha's return to the Indian test side after a long injury-forced absence raised more than a few eyebrows but the wicketkeeper has silenced the doubters with his superlative glovework in the ongoing home series against South Africa. - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 2:33pm -
Oct 14 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of between Queensland and New South Wales on Saturday at Brisbane, AustraliaNew South Wales win by 5 wickets Queensland 1st innings Matthew Renshaw c Steven Smith b Trent Copeland 19 Joe Burns lbw Sean Abbott 13 Usman Khawaja lbw Harry Conway 1 Marnus Labuschagne lbw Harry Conway 69 Charlie Hemphrey c Trent… - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 10:15am -
Oct 14 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of between Victoria and South Australia on Saturday at Melbourne, AustraliaMatch Drawn Victoria 1st innings Nic Maddinson c Alex Carey b Kane Richardson 224 Marcus Harris c Tom Andrews b Nick Winter 116 Will Pucovski Run Out Jake Weatherald 123 Peter Handscomb c Henry Hunt b Tom Andrews 30 Aaron Finch c&b Tom Andrews 57 Glenn Maxwell c&b Luke Ro… - 3 days ago, 14 Oct 19, 9:00am -
Replacing a host of test-winning performers is proving a hard ask for South Africa who suffered a fourth successive defeat, roundly thumped as India won by an innings and 137 runs on the fourth day in Pune on Sunday to go 2-0 down in the three-test series. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 8:31pm -
India's Virat Kohli believes his mindset as a batsman changed after being handed the captaincy and the extra responsibility is the reason for his imperious run-scoring ability. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 5:25pm -
South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj has been ruled out of the third and final test against India at Ranchi due to a shoulder injury, the country's cricket board said on Sunday. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 4:35pm -
India maintained their formidable home record by crushing South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second test at Pune to clinch the three-test series with a match to spare on Sunday. - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 3:48pm -
India beat South Africa by an innings and 137 runs in the second test at Pune to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Sunday. - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 3:07pm -
Oct 13 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of 2nd test between India and South Africa on Sunday at Pune, IndiaIndia win by an innings and 137 runs India 1st innings Mayank Agarwal c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada 108 Rohit Sharma c Quinton de Kock b Kagiso Rabada 14 Cheteshwar Pujara c Faf du Plessis b Kagiso Rabada 58 Virat Kohli Not Out 254 Ajinkya Rahane c Quinton de Ko… - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 3:05pm -
Oct 13 (OPTA) - Standings of the Sheffield Shield on Sunday P W L T BBat BBowl Ded PTS Queensland 10 6 1 3 7.40 8.60 0 55 Tasmania 10 5 3 2 5.85 9.70 0 47.55 Victoria 10 3 2 5 8.11 8.80 0 39.91 Western Australia 10 3 5 2 8.19 8.90 0 37.09 New South Wales 10 3 5 2 6.47 7.90 0 34.37 South Australia 10 2 6 2 7.04 8.00 0 29.04 Note: Ded-Deductions; BBat-Batting bonu… - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 12:45pm -
Oct 13 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of between Western Australia and Tasmania on Sunday at Perth, AustraliaMatch Drawn Western Australia 1st innings Cameron Bancroft c Jordan Silk b Riley Meredith 30 Sam Whiteman lbw Jackson Bird 0 Shaun Marsh c Jackson Bird b Sam Rainbird 9 Mitchell Marsh b Riley Meredith 41 Marcus Stoinis c Alex Doolan b Jackson… - 4 days ago, 13 Oct 19, 12:40pm -
