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It could not guarantee relaxation in mandatory hard quarantine upon return of players back home The Black Caps' white-ball tour of Australia scheduled to start from January 30 has been postponed indefinitely after the New Zealand…

After fine start to tour, performances surprisingly tapered off; Elgar’s men were fired up by the bowlers and Petersen So, the India-South Africa series has consumed a captain! Virat Kohli’s passion and energy will be missed. Not so…

South African captain Dean Elgar said the angry Indians lost focus for a while which helped his team chase down the target Virat Kohli was unwilling to shed more light on the DRS controversy that rocked play on the third day.South…

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were trending on social media with the hashtag being ‘PuRane’ (Old). A few days back, after their umpteenth failure, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane were trending on social media with the…

This has been, in several respects, a memorable Test for Virat Kohli. He played in tough batting conditions on day one and constructed a technically correct innings of 79, rang in the bowling changes and moved the fielders around with…

It was an explosive day at the Newlands where the Indians made public their anger at the South African broadcaster SuperSport. Under focus was the camera work and the employment of technology. The Indians were convinced Dean Elgar was…

The two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have been asked to submit their pre-auction signings by Jan. 22. A day after the IPL Governing Council formally approved Lucknow and Ahmedabad as the ninth and the tenth IPL…

For someone who is among the South African greats, Makhaya Ntini is strikingly unassuming. Baring his heart in an exclusive chat with The Hindu, Ntini said, “Malcolm Marshall was my hero maan. I tried to do everything the way he did. I…

Tom Latham was closing in on a double century as New Zealand reached 349 for one at stumps to defy Hagley Oval’s grim reputation for batters on the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh here on Sunday. The New Zealand captain was…

Pant and the other batters need to be careful about their shot-selection in Cape Town Test We are in the beautiful wind-swept city of sea and mountains. The rhythmic beating of the drums on the beach reflects the mood here.And the…