"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 -
Wider scrutiny of the mushrooming Twenty20 and T10 leagues around the world will be the key issue on the discussion table when the International Crick - 36 mins ago, 15 Oct 18, 9:00pm -
The trying conditions of the pitches and hot weather have stopped Australia from winning a series since they beat Sri Lanka in 2011. - 1 hour ago, 15 Oct 18, 8:17pm -
India captain Virat Kohli remains the number one Test batsmen while Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant have made big gains in the latest ICC rankings foll - 7 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 2:51pm -
Only Sir Garfield Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh have managed the feat in the history of the game. - 23 hours ago, 14 Oct 18, 10:41pm -
Andhra's Hanuma Vihari was running away with the match before Siraj sprang into action with double-strikes in his match-turning second spell - 6 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 3:29pm -
In a phase where Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf were pulled into Test cricket, Fakhar Zaman's entry is an exciting prospect for a team that normally takes two days to make a play - 7 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 2:41pm -
After the bowlers restricted Maharashtra to a low score, Jharkhand's batsmen did enough in the rain-truncated affair to seal a victory via the VJD method - 8 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 1:20pm -
The charges relate to failure or refusal to cooperate with an ACU investigation and obstructing or delaying an investigation - 9 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 1:06pm -
If Dubai was anything to go by, Australia have shown they're up for a fight. For a bruised Pakistan, nothing but a win will do - 9 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 1:06pm -
Chris Gayle, Eoin Morgan, Rashid Khan, Jason Roy are part of the international draft that will take place on October 17 - 9 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 12:55pm -
He will miss the three ODIs and the T20I, to fully recover from a finger tendon injury ahead of a busy summer and the World Cup next year - 10 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 11:22am -
While hugely encouraged by the efforts of his side to salvage an unlikely draw in Dubai, Australia's captain is mindful of the need to view the result in perspective - 16 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 5:49am -
Constant shuffling around the order and a scratchy start to the series have made Azhar look like a diluted version of his fluent 2016 self, but his record against Australia should give him heart - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 5:59pm -
Kulwant Khejroliya took 6 for 31, his best one-day figures, to help bowl out Haryana before Gautam Gambhir smashed a 69-ball century - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 3:06pm -
Prithvi Shaw's fluid attacking style and Umesh Yadav's fitness are attributes that India will find useful down under, says India captain - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 1:53pm -
Reports suggest prosecutors in South Africa will re-examine the circumstances of Peter Roebuck's supposed suicide in 2011 - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 1:10pm -
India's chief selector MSK Prasad had earlier stated that Dhoni would appear for Jharkhand in the quarter-finals, much like Rohit Sharma for Mumbai - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 5:57pm -
Following a match in which he suggested he was once again death-bowling force to be reckoned with, Lasith Malinga delivered the rhetoric fans have come to expect - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 3:02pm -
The performance of young quick Olly Stone in Dambulla may have pushed him up a long queue to be involved in England's World Cup squad - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 2:45pm -
Fazle, who is part of Bangladesh's ODI squad against Zimbabwe, caught Bashar's attention when he struck two fifties in three innings during their A-tour in Ireland in August - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 2:19pm -
For the first time in the series, West Indies managed to put India under pressure, but Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw bailed them out of a spot of bother, not without the help of lacklustre fielding - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 12:02pm -
Zimbabwe's batting has let them down on the tour so far, while the home side have gained valuable insights into their bench strength - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 12:00pm -
The Plunket Shield witnessed a rare double-declaration as Central Districts and Canterbury strove for a decisive result in a rain-hit match. That result arrived in dramatic fashion - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 6:36am -
Over the last three years, the ODI side that has fared the best against spin is India. Second on that list, and only by a whisker, are England - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 8:07pm -
Having elected to bat, Zimbabwe had got off to a quick start, but regular wickets from South Africa's seamers meant they couldn't post more than 132 - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 7:43pm -
The team - Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited - had Taufeeq Umar, Misbah-ul-Haq, Adnan Akmal and Bilawal Bhatti, but was still shot out for a low score - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 6:31pm -
CSA general manager of cricket Corrie van Zyl says tournament will feature established South Africa stars despite clash with Abu Dhabi T20 League - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 6:16pm -
The 26-year old bowled only 10 balls on the morning of his Test debut and will not take the field for the rest of the day - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 5:27pm -
Glamorgan will look to appoint a new director of cricket after Hugh Morris stepped down from his dual role in order to focus on his work as the club's chief executive - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 4:13pm -
While fan and media interest may centre around the high-profile international cricket matches, betting interest surges around any form of cricket as long as it is televised - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 3:57pm -
England have named Derbyshire's Afghanistan-born spinner Hamidullah Qadri in their 18-man Young Lions squad for winter training camps in the UK and India - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 3:17pm -
Niall O'Brien, one of the pillars of Irish cricket in their rise to Test status over the last 15 years, has announced his retirement from the game - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 12:23pm -
Sri Lanka and England will be hoping for better weather in Dambulla after rain limited them to 15 overs of play in the first ODI - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 12:04pm -
Australia coach reckons that the performances of Usman Khawaja and Tim Paine have entered the same career-changing territory he shared with Adam Gilchrist against Pakistan in 1999 - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 10:55am -
Coach Justin Langer says Renshaw's numbers have been brilliant and it was only lack of time in the middle that kept him out of the first Test - 4 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 8:23am -
The fast bowler has undergone multiple tests, but doctors are yet to determine the cause of the condition, which is causing bleeding in his lungs every time he bowls - 4 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 3:49am -
The Australia batsman declared his match-saving 141 proof that he was a hard worker as anyone, having fought perceptions of laziness and weakness in Asian conditions - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 7:06pm -
Sri Lanka opted for two quicks with the new ball in the opening ODI but it would be no surprise to see that tactic change - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 5:04pm -
Mohammad Saifuddin, who last played ODI cricket in January earlier this year, was recalled for the three-ODI series against Zimbabwe - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 2:26pm -
After leading South Africa women to a 2-2 draw against the world champions at their home, Chloe Tryon hoped the team would be battle-ready at the World T20 - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 2:23pm -
West Indies have an enormous task ahead against Test cricket's No. 1 team, but they also have examples of resilience from their recent past to draw from - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 1:37pm -
South Africa will be watching their new batsmen keenly after their top and middle order was patchy in the initial ODIs - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 11:46am -
Sri Lanka's monsoon season was the only winner in Dambulla as the first ODI was abandoned after just 15 overs of play - 5 days ago, 10 Oct 18, 6:03pm -
China has long been described as a dormant superpower, but where cricket is concerned, it is clearly still in the deepest of slumbers - 5 days ago, 10 Oct 18, 5:19pm -
The Australian all-rounder opens up about his interests, thoughts of fishing while batting, his career and more in an exclusive interview - 7 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 2:57pm -
Pakistan have gone four games in the UAE without a win and will hope to end the barren run against Australia in Abu Dhabi - 9 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 12:42pm -
The likes of Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav put up showstopping performances to bring about Windies's 2-0 series defeat - 10 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 11:33am -
Junior cricket in India has received a shot in the arm over the last few years with WV Raman & Rahul Dravid at the helm to set up processes - 13 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 8:41am -
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 -
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson feels time for experimentation with team composition is coming to an end with the World Cup getting closer. - 2 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 7:38pm -
With 613 points under his belt, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav also rose four places to No. 25 in the Test bowling rankings. - 6 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 3:33pm -
Peter Roebuck, a former Somerset captain, played 335 first-class matches before making a career writing about the sport. - 8 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 2:06pm -
Umesh Yadav was given the Man of the Match award for his sterling show in the 2nd Test against the Windies in Hyderabad. - 23 hours ago, 14 Oct 18, 10:53pm -
The matches were largely one-sided and South Africa used them to test the depth of their resources, using 22 players across the five matches. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 8:46pm -
Openers Prithvi Shaw (33) and KL Rahul (33) remained unbeaten on their respective scores to help India cross the line in 16.1 overs. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 6:15pm -
Highlights India vs West Indies: Umesh Yadav picked 10 wickets in the match, helping India register an emphatic win against the Windies in the second Test. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 5:39pm -
As India marched towards another big win over the Windies, India captain Virat Kohli urged fans to raise the decibel levels in the stadium. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 4:48pm -
KL Rahul scored a duck in the first Test against the Windies and in the second Test, he was dismissed for 4 off 25 balls in the first innings. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 9:46pm -
England's 31-run win against Sri Lanka -- on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method -- puts them 1-0 up with three ODIs to play. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 9:35pm -
Rishabh Pant is 15 runs away from scoring his second Test century. He was not out on 85 at stumps on Day 2 of the second Test vs the Windies. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 7:47pm -
Highlights India vs West Indies: Ajinkya Rahane played a cautious knock for Team India against Windies in the second Test. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 5:29pm -
Umesh Yadav's six-wicket haul helped India dismiss West Indies for 311 runs in their first innings of the second Test at Hyderabad. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 10:44am -
Dane Paterson was named the man of the match but said the award could have been shared by all South Africa's bowlers. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 8:12am -
Riding on a terrific 141-run knock from opener Usman Khawaja in the fourth innings, Australia drew the first Test against Pakistan in Dubai. - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 9:05pm -
The Windies will travel to Bangladesh for two Tests, three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches in November-December. - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 8:13pm -
Niall O'Brien played 216 times for Ireland and appeared in his nation's first-ever Test, against Pakistan, in May this year. - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 6:53pm -
Shardul Thakur suffered a groin injury on the first morning of the second Test and walked out after bowling just 10 deliveries. - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 4:32pm -
China have struggled big-time in ICC's latest regional qualifier for the next World T20 in 2020 and this was yet another dismal performance. - 3 days ago, 12 Oct 18, 12:05pm -
After completing his chemotherapy cycle in the United States, Yuvraj made his international comeback in a Twenty20 match against New Zealand. - 4 days ago, 11 Oct 18, 11:17pm -
A rare 10-wicket match haul from a quick on home soil last week underlined India's growing strength in depth in the pace department, a development that is giving captain Virat Kohli the right kind of headache ahead of the tour of Australia. - 5 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 4:50pm -
Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code, the world governing body said on Monday. - 5 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 4:29pm -
Sri Lanka batting great Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code, the world governing body said on Monday. - 6 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 3:54pm -
Australia's backs-to-the-wall escape in the first test against Pakistan triggered plenty of praise back home from fans with low expectations but captain Tim Paine has explained why he had been in no mood to celebrate the draw. - 8 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 1:26pm -
Afghan 20-year-old Hazratullah Zazai joined a select group of cricketers on Sunday by smashing six sixes in an over in a domestic tournament. - 10 hours ago, 15 Oct 18, 11:45am -
Australia's cricketers have sometimes "tried too hard to be aggressive" as they sought to live up a traditional stereotype of what is expected from them, England's James Anderson said on Sunday. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 7:31pm -
Oct 14 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of 3rd t20i between South Africa and Zimbabwe on Sunday at Benoni, South AfricaMatch abandoned without a ball bowled ............................... Umpire Adrian Holdstock Umpire Bongani Jele Video Shaun George Match Referee Jeffrey Crowe - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 7:25pm -
India beat West Indies by 10 wickets in the second and final test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Hyderabad on Sunday. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 5:24pm -
Oct 14 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play on the third day of 2nd test between India and Windies on Sunday at Hyderabad, IndiaIndia win by 10 wickets Windies 1st innings Kraigg Brathwaite lbw Kuldeep Yadav 14 Kieran Powell c Ravindra Jadeja b Ravichandran Ashwin 22 Shai Hope lbw Umesh Yadav 36 Shimron Hetmyer lbw Kuldeep Yadav 12 Sunil Ambris c Ravindra… - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 5:20pm -
West Indies were all out for 127 in their second innings, setting India 72 to win the second and final test in Hyderabad on Sunday. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 4:11pm -
Rishabh Pant fell on 92 for the second successive innings in the series as West Indies skipper Jason Holder wrecked the hosts' middle order to limit India's lead to 56 in the second and final test on Sunday. - 1 day ago, 14 Oct 18, 1:15pm -
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed faces some searching questions to answer for the second test against Australia over his bowling attack and batting lineup after Tim Paine's side produced a battling draw in the first test in Dubai. - 2 days ago, 14 Oct 18, 9:23am -
India's teenage opener Prithvi Shaw missed out on a century but stumper-batsman Rishabh Pant remained on course for a ton as the hosts looked to build a significant first innings lead against West Indies in the second and final test on Saturday. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 6:04pm -
England's Eoin Morgan and Joe Root shone with the bat while team mate Chris Woakes was on fire with the ball in a 31-run victory agaisnt Sri Lanka via the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-soaked second one day international on Saturday. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 5:21pm -
Oct 13 (OPTA) - Scoreboard at close of play of 2nd odi between Sri Lanka and England on Saturday at Dambulla, Sri LankaEngland win by 31 runs (DLS Method) England 1st innings Jason Roy c Akila Dananjaya b Lasith Malinga 0 Jonny Bairstow b Thisara Perera 26 Joe Root c Akila Dananjaya b Dhananjaya de Silva 71 Eoin Morgan c&b Lasith Malinga 92 Ben Stokes c Dhananjaya de Silva b Akila Dananjaya 15… - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 4:50pm -
Umesh Yadav kept the West Indies tail from wagging, and team mate Prithvi Shaw raced to an unbeaten fifty, as India dominated the second day's morning session to reach 80 for one in the second and final test on Saturday. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 11:46am -
West Indies were all out for 311 in their first innings on day two of the second and final test against India on Saturday. - 2 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 10:05am -
Australia coach Justin Langer has praised the new opening pair of Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja after they gave Tim Paine's rebuilding side a solid platform in the drawn first test against Pakistan in Dubai. - 3 days ago, 13 Oct 18, 6:55am -
