Wellington, April 6 (IANS) New Zealand were 37 for one at lunch, chasing an improbable 617 runs to win the third and final cricket Test to square the series here at the Basin Reserve Monday. Rahul Dravid grabbed his world record 182nd catch when he took a low catch diving to his left at third [...]

Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Bangladesh pacer Mashrafe Mortaza feels turning out in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will boost his confidence. Confident about performing well in the coming edition of the cash-rich league in South Africa, Mortaza said his inclusion will increase the IPL fan follo…

Riding on Gautam Gambhir’s golden run of form, India swept into a near-impregnable position in Wellington and virtually ensured that their 41-year wait for a series win in New Zealand will be over in a day or two. There were vital inputs from Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, but Gambhir stole the show for the [...]

Gautam Gambhir made 167 and Sachin Tendulkar fell for 9 in what may be his last test innings in New Zealand as India reached 349 for five at stumps on the third day to strengthen its grip on the third cricket test. With Gambhir’s guidance and contributions of 60 by Rahul Dravid and 61 from [...]

India have steadily managed to almost bat New Zealand out of the third Test with Gautam Gambhir going past the 150 run mark in Wellington. Tea, India are 269 for three India dominated the second session though they lost Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, scoring 99 runs off 31 overs. However, VVS Laxman came to [...]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid cemented India’s dominant position in the third test against New Zealand, leading them to 170 for one in their second innings at lunch on the third day at the Basin Reserve. Gambhir, who began play on 28, accelerated in the second hour of Sunday’s first …

New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Even as South Africa is bracing up for second edition of Indian Premier League, the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament is getting encouraging response from people across the world, IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi today said. “There are quite a few good responses. We have got 600 confirmed bookings and out …

Zaheer Khan claimed his sixth five-wicket test haul and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held six catches as New Zealand was dismissed for 197 runs in reply to India’s first innings of 379 on the second day of the third cricket test Saturday. Zaheer had figures of 5-65 and Harbhajan Singh had 3-43 before India reached 51-1 [...]

A five wicket haul by Zaheer Khan helped India take a massive 182 run lead against New Zealand in the first innings of the third Test. New Zealand are 197 all out Harbhajan Singh has pouched up Brendon McCullum as New Zealand stare at a huge first innings deficit against India in Wellington. Zaheer Khan [...]

Two outstanding spells by Zaheer Khan broke the back of the New Zealand top order as India assumed the ascendancy at tea on the second day in Wellington. Ross Taylor was the only batsman who stood firm, scoring a classy and unblemished 42, but none of the other batsmen looked the part in another spineless [...]