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New Zealand moved to the brink of a 2-0 series sweep over Sri Lanka on day three of the second test on Sunday by dismissing the tourists for 164 and reducing them to 113 for two, still 303 runs in arrears, after enforcing the follow on.
India vs Australia, 2nd ODI Live Updates: After registering a five-wicket win the series opener on Friday, India now look to clinch yet another series on home soil when they face Australia in the second ODI at the YS Raja Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam. However, rain threat looms over the match as Visakhapatnam has experienced heavy rainfall on the eve of the match, as well as on the day of game. Rohit Sharma's return to captaincy duties will certainly give solidity to the top order, which crumbled to the pace and variations of Australian quick Mitchell Starc. (Live Scorecard)
PCB Chairman Najam Sethi on Saturday said that support of other members of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will be important on the issue of hosting the Asian Cup but conceded that India, which wants the tournament to be held elsewhere, enjoys big clout in the continental body. ACC chief and BCCI secretary Jay Shah had earlier announced that India will not travel to Pakistan for the Asia Cup scheduled later this year and the tournament will be moved out of Pakistan. “It's important to see how other members (of ACC) look at our stance on Asia Cup. What they think is important, but in the end we must realise how much clout the BCCI with its financial power carries in world cricket,” said Sethi at a press conference, ahead of his departure for Dubai to attend ACC and ICC meetings.
Regarded by many as the greatest batter of all time, former India star Sachin Tendulkar had a marathon cricketing, which lasted nearly 25 years. Having made his debut back in 1989, Tendulkar played with different generations of players, before hanging up his boots in 2013. Former India opening batter Virender Sehwag, who played the majority of his cricket with Tendulkar, has revealed the reason behind the former India captain's 24-year long career.
With the advent of T20 cricket, longer-format games have been fighting hard for their survival. While the Test cricket has seen a revival of late, it is the ODI format that finds itself in danger. Amid the ongoing discussions about the future of the 50-over format, former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja feels that aggresive style of captaincy that Hardik Pandya does would bring the interest of the fans back in the format. Notably, Hardik led India for time in an ODI during a match against Australia in Mumbai on Friday. The hosts won the game by 5 wickets.
George Elokobi took heart from Maidstone’s second-half performance at Maidenhead.
MADRID : Atletico Madrid secured their third consecutive LaLiga win with an easy 3-0 home victory against Valencia on Saturday, as goals from Antoine Griezmann, Yannick Carrasco and Thomas Lemar extended their unbeaten run in the Spanish league to 10 games.
Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud won his fourth World Cup event on home snow in the Raw Air tournament with victory in Vikersund. Granerud breezed through to the second round with a 10-point lead over Austria's Stefan Kraft, but a poor second jump saw his lead cut as he clung on for the win.