There had been calls for Alastair Cook's head following the shock defeat at Lord's. The English captain had silently fought back, turning the tables on the Indians, and eventually crushing them to an imposing 3-1 defeat. Abhishek Mukherjee lauds the ...

There had been calls for Alastair Cook's head following the shock defeat at Lord's. The English captain had silently fought back, turning the tables on the Indians, and eventually crushing them to an imposing 3-1 defeat. Abhishek Mukherjee lauds the ...

Former Pakistan fast bowler, Shoaib Akhtar has said that the players in the present team need to show more heart and courage if they are to bounce back against Sri Lanka in the ongoing series. Akhtar was critical of the team's performance in the first Test ...

India conceded a 1-2 lead to England after a humiliating innings and 54-run loss at the fourth Test at Manchester. R Vishal looks back at at the defeat and rates the Indian players on a scale of 1 to 10, aside from highlighting the highs and lows of their ...

Stuart Broad credited the whole bowling unit for firing collectively as England grabbed seven wickets to put India on the threshold of follow-on at stumps on Day Three of the third Test at Southampton. “Fantastic day for us. But it is still a really good wicket for ...

India and England resume their rivalry at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton on Sunday with the tourists 1-0 ahead in the five-match Test series. Devarchit Varma opines that India cannot afford to take the foot off the gas pedal as this is a very crucial stage that ...

Sri Lanka were shot out for a total of 421, losing their last five wickets for a mere 36 runs. Mahela Jayawardene and Niroshan Dickwella emerged the top scorers for the Lankans with scores of 165 and 72 respectively. The hosts went into lunch with a score of ...

England Test captain Alastair Cook has played 106 matches so far and his batting averages around 45.17. However, the 29-year-old has been going through a rough patch for a very long time. It has been over a year since Cook scored a century. Sudatta ...

The 'Pushgate' controversy involving England pace spearhead James Anderson and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja might have been going on in the background leading up to the second Test at Lord's, but on the field Anderson was focused and efficient ...

The 'Pushgate' controversy involving England pace spearhead James Anderson and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja might have been going on in the background leading up to the second Test at Lord's, but on the field Anderson was focused and efficient ...

Stuart Binny's selection in the Indian side for the first Test at Nottingham was criticised as he wasn't given enough overs. He was primarily selected as a bowling all-rounder, but his batting sealed the deal in the end against England. Nishad Pai Vaidya opines ...

England's Joe Root and James Anderson rewrote the record books with a Test record last-wicket stand but a docile Trent Bridge pitch threatened to have the last word in their series opener with India. Catch Live Scorecard of the fifth day's play here. The pair ...

England clash with India in the first Test match of their five-match Test series at Trent Bridge starting Wednesday. Indian captain MS Dhoni believes his largely youthful side can put their miserable away record behind them as they prepare for their first five-Test ...

World football body FIFA is investigating whether Colombia's Juan Zuniga made an intentional tackle on Brazilian striker Neymar during the FIFA World Cup 2014 quarter-final that left the Barcelona star out of the tournament with a fractured vertebrae.

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella said in Brasilia on Saturday that he hoped Angel di Maria would be fit to play in Wednesday's FIFA World Cup 2014 semi-final. During Argentina's 1-0 win over Belgium in the FIFA World Cup 2014 quarter-final, di Maria ...

Luiz Felipe Scolari is renowned for keeping faith in the tried and tested. His preferred starting eleven during the World Cup has largely mirrored that of the team that won the Confederations Cup last year. Now he is considering re-using another old formula for ...

Colombia defender Carlos Valdes praised teammate James Rodriguez for his role during the FIFA World Cup 2014 but also stressed on the fact that the team as a whole is most important. Colombia will face hosts Brazil in the quarterfinals Friday after ...

Colombia defender Carlos Valdes praised teammate James Rodriguez for his role during the FIFA World Cup 2014 but also stressed on the fact that the team as a whole is most important. Colombia will face hosts Brazil in the quarterfinals Friday after ...

USA take on Germany in the deciding match of Group G of the FIFA World Cup 2014 at the Arena Pernambuco, Recife with both teams needing just a draw to qualify for the next round of the tournament. In most cases, it would be expected that the two sides ...

Brazil and Mexico play in a FIFA World Cup 2014 Group A match on June 17 at Fortaleza. This is the second round of matches in the 20th edition of the FIFA World Cup. Both Brazil and Mexico won their respective first matches in Group A. a victory for either ...