Virender Sehwag scored the fastest triple-hundred in Test cricket history as India battered the South African attack on day three of the first Test at Chennai.
Sehwag finished unbeaten on 309 as India piled up 468-1 in reply to the Proteas’ first innings total of 540.
The 29-year-old, who made 309 against Pakistan at Multan in 2004, [...]
Hashim Amla’s 159 allowed South Africa to post a first innings total of 540 in the first Test against India.
India openers Wasim Jaffer and Virender Sehwag shared an unbroken stand of 82 to reduce their side’s deficit to 458 by the close of day two.
The Proteas used the first 62.5 overs on Thursday to extend [...]
India vice-captain Mahendra Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh have both been declared fit ahead of the Test series against South Africa which starts next week.
Wicketkeeper Dhoni, who is also India’s limited overs captain, suffered a finger strain after playing in all the matches contested on their recent tour of Australia.
Harbhajan had been suffering a hamstring [...]
India captain Anil Kumble says Gary Kirsten will be a great help as their new coach when he takes up his role for the series against his own nation South Africa.
The Proteas play three Tests in India and former South Africa batsman Kirsten will be able to use his knowledge of his own country to [...]
India have included MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh in their 14-man squad for the first two Tests against South Africa, but young paceman Ishant Sharma has missed out.
India take on the Proteas in the opening Test in Chennai on March 26, and they have given two of their more experienced stars every chance to prove [...]
In 38 previous ODI innings in Australia, Sachin Tendulkar had never scored a hundred; in 11 previous one-day internationals against Australia in Sydney, India had never won. Both those jinxes were wiped out in a memorable evening at the SCG, as Tendulkar scripted a magnificent unbeaten 117 and shared a 123-run fourth-wicket stand with [...]
When rain reduced the Under-19 World Cup final to a battle of nerves, the Indian bowlers held theirs better than the South African batsmen did to win by a dozen runs, and with that their second U-19 World Cup.
After being bowled out for 159 to a stifling performance by the South African bowlers and [...]
Adam Gilchrist hopes Australia and India can let their cricket make the headlines as he prepares for his final match at the MCG.
India’s tour Down Under has been dogged by controversy, with Australia’s Matthew Hayden the latest to be reprimanded for his ‘obnoxious little weed’ remark about Harbhajan Singh.
Hayden’s comments have reignited a simmering row [...]
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India Under-19s were stretched for the first time in the tournament but held their nerve in a tense chase under lights in wet conditions at the Kinara Oval to beat New Zealand by three wickets to reach their second successive final.
The victory was set up by their bowlers, who bowled an [...]
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