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New Delhi: South African great AB de Villiers, who was one of the three players in the latest class of ICC Hall of Fame inductees alongside Alastair Cook and Neetu David, responded to the heart-touching letter that Virat Kohli wrote for him after he was...

Pune: Spinners inflicted quick blows as India bowled out New Zealand for 255 in their second innings on the third day of the second Test here Saturday. But New Zealand built a lead of 358 runs, and the victory target of 359 is quite challenging...

New Delhi: Delhi speedster Harshit Rana and Andhra seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy have earned their maiden call-up in the 18-member Indian team led by Rohit Sharma for the upcoming five-Test series against Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series starts November 22 with...

Pune: New Zealand, aided by a career-best seven-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and a half-century by skipper Tom Latham took a sizeable 301-run lead against an embattled India on day two of the second Test here Friday. Santner (7/53 in 19.3 overs) demolished...

Dhaka: Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of South Africa's second Test against Bangladesh as he continues to recover from an elbow injury. Aiden Markram will continue to lead the side in the series in Bavuma's absence, with the latter aiming to be fit for...

Pune: India's star-studded batting line-up could not stand up to the challenge posed by New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner as the hosts were bundled out for 156 in 45.3 overs, giving the Tom Latham-led side a crucial first-innings lead of 103 runs on the second...

Pune: India's frailties against spin came to the fore again as a shocking collapse saw the hosts slip to 107/7 at lunch against New Zealand on the second day of the second Test here Friday, leaving them trailing by another 152 runs in the first...

Pune: Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal became the youngest Indian to score 1000 Test runs in a single calendar year during Day 2 of the second Test against New Zealand here at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Friday. The 22-year-old batter surpassed the previous record held by...

New Delhi: Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that former left-handed opener David Warner has been cleared to take up leadership roles in Australian cricket with immediate effect. In its statement, CA said an independent three-member Review Panel determined that Warner had met the necessary criteria...

Karachi: Pakistan's red-ball format head coach, Jason Gillespie has urged former cricketers to avoid unwarranted criticism of the national team as he believes it can deeply affect the players. Gillespie admitted that the comments former players made in TV shows and YouTube channels indeed bruised...