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Jan 7: Indian skipper Virat Kohli termed his team's historic 2-1 Test series win on Australia soil as his "biggest achievement" which will give the current team a "different identity". Eight summers back at the Wankhede Stadium, Kohli was the youngest member of a star-studded team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni which lifted the 2011 World Cup. However, this series win Down Under will, according to

Sydney, Jan 7: India ended a 71-year-long wait for a Test series victory in Australia, with their 2-1 triumph finally being confirmed after the rain-affected fourth and final Test ended in a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) early on Monday afternoon. The finale may have ultimately turned out to be a damp squib but Virat Kohli`s side utterly dominated the action to deservedly become the

Sydney, Jan 6: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting praised young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, so much so that he called him "another" Adam Gilchrist after the Indian's blistering 159 in the fourth Test. "He is a real talent and an incredibly good ball striker. He has got a really good game sense as well. I have been lucky enough to coach him at Delhi (Capitals)," said Ponting, who had

Beirut, Jan 6: Historically, the game of cricket is associated with English-speaking world but the notion is now being challenged by few Syrian refuge children residing in Shatila camp of Beirut in Lebanon. During the Syrian civil war, millions of people fled the country and took shelter in Lebanon. According to The Telegraph, out of the total number of people living in the Shatila camp, about a

Sydney, Jan 6: Australia were 6/0 as the bad light and poor weather forced early stumps on the fourth day of the fourth and final test on Sunday. Usman Khawaja (4*) and Marcus Harris (2*) were at the crease as Australia concluded the day at six without loss, trailing India by 316 runs. Earlier, in the morning, the play was halted due to persistent drizzle and bad light. Without a single ball

Bengaluru, Jan 6: Raider Pawan Sehrawat starred for Bengaluru Bulls as they defeated Gujarat Fortunegiants 38-33 in a pulsating final to lift their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title on Saturday. Sehrawat accumulated 22 points in his 25 raids and turned the match on its head as he single-handedly took the southern outfit to a memorable win. Their second-best player was Sumit Singh (3 points). It was

Jan 5: India closed in on their maiden Test series triumph in Australia before bad light and rain combined to delay the inevitable, adding more hours to a wait of 71 years. Bad light stopped play in the final session of day three of the fourth Test as the hosts, responding to India's mammoth first-innings total of 622 for seven declared, were reduced to 236 for six in 83.3 overs on Saturday. With

New Delhi, Jan 5: Teenage shooting sensation Manu Bhaker Friday reminded Haryana sports minister, Anil Vij, of a Rs 2 crore cash award promise, which he made after her Youth Olympic gold medal, but is yet to fulfil. The 16-year-old Bhaker caught the attention with her stunning exploits in shooting ranges across the world, winning multiple gold in her maiden senior World Cup, Commonwealth Games

Sydney, Jan 5: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting praised young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, so much so that he called him "another" Adam Gilchrist after the Indian's blistering 159 in the fourth Test. "He is a real talent and an incredibly good ball striker. He has got a really good game sense as well. I have been lucky enough to coach him at Delhi (Capitals)," said Ponting, who had

Sydney, Jan 4: Rishabh Pant and Tim Paine's good humoured on-field banter has been lapped up by the television viewers and the Indian described it as a way of maintaining intensity during long on-field hours. The official broadcasters of the ongoing India versus Australia series Fox Cricket has kept the stump microphone on and some of the interesting exchanges between Paine and Pant have been