India slip yet again to give England the upper hand

Nagpur: India`s batting woes continued to haunt them with the top-order batsmen succumbing tamely yet again as England snapped up four quick wickets to gain firm control of the the crucial fourth and final cricket Test here on Friday.After posting a decent score of 330 in the first innings, the visitors exploited the slow and uneven bounce of the track to leave India gasping at a precarious 87 for four at close on an...

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Hobart Test: Australia 299/4 on Day 1

AUSTRALIA: Over: 90 II Score: 299/4 (1st innings) ( Clarke: 70*, Hussey: 37*)Australia end the opening day losing four wickets after scoring 292 runs with their skipper Michael Clarke batting alongside Michael Hussey. They lost the wicket of Ed Cowan early but two fifty plus stands helped them recover from the early shock. Phil Hughes, who last played for the national team way back in December 2011 on the same ground, made 86, missing...

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Nagpur is most difficult wicket I have played on: Kevin Pietersen

Nagpur: England batsman Kevin Pietersen on Thursday said that the slow-paced pitch prepared for the fourth and final Test here is the toughest he has played on as far as scoring runs in concerned."It`s toughest wicket I have played Test cricket on in terms of scoring runs. I don`t have a clue what the pitch will do later. Its playing pretty similar to what it did at the start of the day," said Pietersen after the first day`s play.Pietersen,...

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Stuart Broad out of T20’s against India

Nagpur: England's Twenty20 skipper Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the upcoming two T20 matches against India with a bruised left heel.Broad will return to the UK immediately to begin a period of rest and rehabilitation.James Harris, who is currently in Pune with the England Performance Programme, will replace Broad in the squad.The 22-year old is uncapped at international level.Eoin Morgan will captain the side in Broad's absence with the...

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Home News Exclusive Schedule/Results Top Performer Debate Blog Poll Trivia Pic Gallery Under-fire Dhoni lodges complaint with BCCI against Gambhir

New Delhi: Under fire after back-to-back defeats in the home series against England, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is unhappy with Gautam Gambhir's "attitude and on-field ethics" and has lodged a complaint to the BCCI against the left-hander, a media report claimed on Wednesday.Dhoni feels that Gambhir puts his interest above the team and has become too self-centred. The...

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