"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 -
Fast bowler Billy Stanlake of Sunrisers Hyderabad has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing IPL because of a fractured finger on his right ha - 6 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:32pm -
Matches between Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai Super Kings have always generating a big buzz, but this time around, the anticipation has reached - 6 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:29pm -
Taking strong exception to a few umpiring howlers in the ongoing IPL, the league’s chairman Rajiv Shukla is learnt to have told match referees to spe - 16 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 12:27pm -
Despite losing two key bowlers to injury, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to pull off the second-lowest successful defence in the IPL - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:04pm -
Some of West Indies' best-known players are claiming they were "denied the opportunity…. to help Caribbean people" by being omitted from the teams involved in the Hurricane Relief game at Lord's - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:06pm -
The 29-year old finished the provincial four-day competition as the highest run-scorer, miles ahead of second-placed Niroshan Dickwella - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:58pm -
The hosts have been over-reliant on Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for their runs. Will one of them do the job again against CSK? - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:21pm -
Alastair Cook has admitted England were curious about how Australia got the ball to reverse-swing on the final day of the Perth Test after heavy rain - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:20pm -
Joe Root, England's Test captain, has welcomed ECB plans for a new-team competition in 2020, suggesting it will appeal to a "completely new audience" - 13 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:05pm -
Somerset fast bowler could miss a month with a muscle tear, while Leicestershire's Zak Chappell has been subject to an approach from Warwickshire - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:13pm -
CSA and the South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) will have an urgent meeting on Wednesday to try and reach common ground on player contracts - 18 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:58am -
It is not clear why Amir's visa was issued later than the rest of the squad's, but his arrival will no doubt boost an inexperienced pace attack - 21 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:39am -
At the 24th time of asking Derbyshire have finally won a Championship match at home. When the run was broken, it came in the most unlikely circumstances - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 8:37pm -
After starting the tournament with three straight wins, Sunrisers are now coming on the back of two losses and may have to field a depleted side - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 6:32pm -
Twenty-year-old Bracey battled away for seven hours and 28 minutes to make an unbeaten 120 but Glamorgan got home by six wickets - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 6:22pm -
The batsman has been handed South Africa's Order of Ikhamanga which recognises achievements of those in the fields of arts‚ culture‚ literature‚ music‚ journalism and sport - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 3:23pm -
There had been confusion as to the reasons of the delay, with some reports suggesting it was because he has also separately applied for a longer-term spouse visa - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 2:59pm -
Foster, who briefly contemplated retirement last year, added 103 with Simon Harmer to take the game away from Lancashire - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 1:26pm -
Yorkshire were under the cosh during the first morning before recovering to 256 and driving the contest from then onwards, claiming 21 points to three - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 12:54pm -
Eighteen years after the idea was first mooted, the BCB is set to widen its canvas and open new branches of the National Cricket Academy outside Dhaka - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 12:49pm -
They join Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Thisara Perera and Eoin Morgan, with more names expected to be announced in the coming days - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 11:00am -
South Africa will play five home Tests, 13 ODIs and nine T20s in the 2018-19 summer, which will see incoming tours from Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:37am -
A victory in the opening match of the Championship season will inevitably have supporters quietly asking themselves if this could be the year - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:14am -
Knight Riders captain also suggests considering VJD method for revising targets in IPL, instead of current DLS system - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 6:50am -
The equation read 43 off 17 balls when an uncapped batsman walks in to play but his fifth IPL innings. One of the best death bowlers in the world will take charge of the next over. How do you think the game ends? - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 6:45am -
Sourav Ganguly was present at the unveiling of the stamp, which features Goswami's mugshot in India colours next to an image of Kolkata's iconic Victoria Memorial - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 5:54am -
Alex Davies, Jordan Clark and Joe Mennie all threatened match-winning hands, but all fell to Porter as the defending champions held on by 31 runs - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:57pm -
Ben Coad rediscovered his destructive form of 2017 as Yorkshire took the extra half hour in a failed attempt to force a three-day victory - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:24pm -
Virdi, a 19-year-old offspinner, claimed Hashim Amla and James Vince in one over as Surrey pressed for victory at The Oval - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:02pm -
Leicestershire faced a formidable Sussex total but Colin Ackermann looked it in the eye to bring hopes of a solid start to the season - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:19pm -
An unbeaten 157 from opener Luis Reece - and an opening stand of 219 - was part of another dominant day against Middlesex - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:04pm -
Back-to-back defeats against the two relegated counties have given Northants a tough start to their Division Two campaign - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:57pm -
Chennai Super Kings came back from a slow start to post 128 off their last ten overs and edge Sunrisers out in a four-run win - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:04pm -
Under the radical format put forward last week, the matches will consist of 15 six-ball overs and a 10-ball over to complete the 100 deliveries - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 1:19pm -
Sarfraz Ahmed believes extensive preparation in the lead up to Ireland's inaugural Test and two Tests in England will help team cope up with difficult challenges - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:33am -
Derbyshire have not won a Championship match at home since September 2014 but that possibility has again presented itself after they won a dominant position against Middlesex with two days remaining - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 9:35pm -
Michael Burgess made a century against his former club and Ishant Sharma was able to raise his bat for the first time in his career - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 7:33pm -
Marsh joined fellow Australians Matthew Elliott and Mark Cosgrove in having scored a first-class century on debut for Glamorgan - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 7:33pm -
Shikhar Dhawan retired hurt after being hit on his elbow on Thursday and did not train with the Sunrisers on the eve of the match. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 7:25pm -
Ambrose took his side from a strong position to a totally dominant one as he gained the measure of a slow wicket to work the Northants attack around - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 5:46pm -
Matt Henry claimed career-best match figures of 12 for 73 to guide Kent to a comfortable victory over Durham in their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 3:35pm -
Chris Gayle has a formidable record against his former team, having scored 532 runs in 13 innings at an average of nearly 50 and a strike-rate of 152.43 - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 10:36am -
The allrounder from Australia doesn't have the spectacle or cult-hero status of a Gayle or Dhoni. But he can more than match their exploits with bat in hand - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 3:08am -
Essex supporters watched the two standout performers of last season's title-winning team go about their work under an unseasonable April sun - 4 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 10:14pm -
As spectators soaked up the sunshine on an entertaining day, conversation often turned to the ECB's controversial plans for 100-ball cricket - 4 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 9:20pm -
Rain could be a dampener as Royal Challengers Bangalore begin a sequence of four straight home games, against Delhi Daredevils - 4 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 7:27pm -
The former England captain however refrained from drawing conclusions and thought the remarkable movement was because of their bowlers' extra pace - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:46pm -
CSK head coach reckoned it was the experienced players that provide consistency which allows teams to progress in the competition - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:51pm -
With a squad size of 19 that's already dented by two major injury blows, KKR have a task at their hands to end the season without any further casualties - 13 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:47pm -
Galle ended with 37.5 points after three first-class games to be crowned champions of the inaugural Inter-Provincial tournament - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 2:24pm -
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 -
IPL Mumbai Indians vs SunRisers Hyderabad Highlights: SRH beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs in a low-scoring thriller at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:16am -
Siddarth Kaul (3/23) stood out for the visitors as he took wickets at regular intervals to help his team edge Mumbai. - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:09am -
Dhoni's men have been much better than RCB in their comeback season, winning four out of the five games they have played so far. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:03pm -
Royal Challengers Bangalore have had a relatively tough going in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 while Chennai Super Kings are sailing. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:13pm -
Vinod Kambli called the commentators "boring" for being too excessive in their praise for Sanju Samson and later challenged the 23-year-old batsman. - 16 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 12:27pm -
Daredevils produced an improved bowling performance to restrict Kings XI Punjab to 143 for eight but the visitors staged a strong comeback to stop Delhi at 139. - 1 day ago, 24 Apr 18, 12:08am -
The Committee of Administrators (COA) led by former CAG Vinod Rai had previously said no to Chaudhury's idea of holding a D/N test - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 10:29pm -
Mumbai Indians had started their campaign with three losses on the trot before a victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:15pm -
Pakistan Cricket Board chief Najam Sethi feels that resumption of bilateral Indo-Pak cricketing ties is solely dependant on India's will - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 8:16pm -
MS Dhoni couldn't contribute much with the bat against Rajasthan Royals but the former India captain was the centre of attraction for all the fans at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 12:56pm -
Jasprit Bumrah was smashed for 18 runs off the penultimate over of the match, leaving Rajasthan with 10 runs to get in the final over. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 10:55am -
Gowtham conjured up an unbeaten 11-ball 33-run knock under pressure, hitting two sixes and four fours to seal a thrilling win for his side. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:26am -
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians Highlights: It was only third win for the Royals in six matches while Mumbai Indians suffered fourth defeat in five matches. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 12:08am -
In front of an audience comprising ICC Member CEOs, Head of Women's Cricket and other leaders of the game, Mithali said she hoped this was a turning point - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:17pm -
IPL SunRisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights: The Kane Williamson-lost to Chennai Super Kings by 4 runs in a thriller - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:11pm -
IPL SunRisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings Highlights: Chennai produced an all-round performance to beat Hyderabad by four runs - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:11pm -
Ambati Rayudu and Deepak Chahar starred as Chennai Super Kings overcame a stiff challenge in form of SunRisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:24pm -
Without an iota of doubt, the Daredevils have been the least impressive of all teams in the past few seasons of the cash-rich extravaganza. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:23pm -
AB de Villiers scored a whirlwind unbeaten 39-ball 90 to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 11:21am -
Trent Boult, in a superhuman effort, timed his jump perfectly, fell down facing the boundary rope, completing one of the most unbelievable catches in the history of IPL. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:13am -
IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:13am -
IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils Highlights: AB de Villiers helps Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by six wickets - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:12am -
IPL Highlights, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab: KXIP openers Chris Gayle and KL Rahul made short work of KKR as they won by nine wickets via the Duckworth Lewis (D/L) method. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 9:18pm -
The legend of Chris Gayle continued to grow in company of young KL Rahul as Kings XI Punjab outclassed Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in a rain-hit IPL encounter on Saturday. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 9:04pm -
IPL 2018 RR vs MI: Rajasthan Royals will look to bounce back in style when they take on Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 6:43pm -
British movie and TV star Benedict Cumberbatch said that the Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is a perfect fit to play the role of superhero Doctor Strange - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 5:38pm -
Ravichandran Ashwin, the off-spinner, has been bowling more of leg-spins these days and it is quite evident in the ongoing Indian Premier League. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 5:25pm -
The Australian looked in good touch from the start as he hit 9 sixes and six fours four to reach the three-figure mark. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 4:58pm -
IPL 2018 SRH vs CSK: The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led team will aim to extend their winning run when they face the Kane Williamson-led team at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 4:20pm -
Both the SRH and the CSK have six points each from four matches, having lost just one game so far, and a win by either side will take them to the top of the table. - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 3:43pm -
When MS Dhoni came out to bat after the fall of Suresh Raina, a fan breached the security barrier and entered the field to touch his feet. - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 12:17pm -
April 24 (Reuters) - Playing limited overs cricket ahead of their test series in England will serve as the ideal platform for the Indian team to get used to conditions away from home, coach Ravi Shastri said. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:20pm -
April 24 (Reuters) - England test captain Joe Root is not bitter about his exclusion from this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) and believes his team mates playing in the Twenty20 tournament will hugely benefit from the experience. - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 2:42pm -
Apr 23 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of between Gloucestershire and Glamorgan on Monday at Bristol, EnglandGlamorgan win by 6 wickets Gloucestershire 1st innings Benny Howell lbw Lukas Carey 11 Chris Dent b Lukas Carey 6 Gareth Roderick c Nick Selman b Michael Hogan 17 James Bracey c Nick Selman b Marchant de Lange 34 Jack Taylor b Ma… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 10:40pm -
Apr 23 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the fourth day of between Surrey and Hampshire on Monday at London, EnglandSurrey win by 139 runs Surrey 1st innings Rory Burns c Sam Northeast b Fidel Edwards 46 Mark Stoneman lbw Fidel Edwards 4 Scott Borthwick lbw Fidel Edwards 5 Dean Elgar c Lewis McManus b Chris Wood 44 Ben Foakes lbw Liam Dawson 46 Ollie Pope - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:20pm -
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, April 23 (Reuters) - A Bangladeshi court on Monday sent a female cricketer to two-days' police custody after she was arrested with 14,000 pills of popular drug ya ba, as methamphetamine is widely known in Asia, a senior police officer said. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 4:26pm -
CAPE TOWN, April 23 (Reuters) - Cricket South Africa have announced their home schedule for the 2018/19 season that will see tours by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, with the focus on One-Day Internationals ahead of the World Cup next year. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 2:04pm -
