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 [...]