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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31: India go into the final ODI Thursday eyeing another home series triumph against the West Indies, a far cry from the dominant force it was when the city last hosted a 50-over international three decades ago. A victory in the fifth and penultimate One-day International will ensure India maintain their unbeaten run since the reverse against South Africa in 2015. Leading 2

Mumbai, Oct 30: Virat Kohli again backed Ambati Rayudu for the critical number four slot after the "intelligent" batsman reposed his skipper's faith with an 81-ball century in the fourth ODI against the West Indies here on Monday. India recorded one of their biggest wins in the 50-over cricket with a 224-demolition of the visitors, following blazing hundreds from Rayudu and Rohit Sharma. "Rayudu

India's Khaleel Ahmed received an official warning and one demerit point for advancing aggressively towards Marlon Samuels after dismissing the batsman during the fourth one-day international between India and the Windies on Monday, 29 October. Khaleel Ahmed has received an official warning and one demerit point after being found guilty of a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players

Newsroom, Oct 30: International sports couple Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik became proud parents to a baby boy on Tuesday as the former Pakistancricket captain broke the news on his Twitter account. "Excited to announce: Its a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and Duas, we are humbled #BabyMirzaMalik'," Malik tweeted. Malik's manager

Mumbai, Oct 30: India embarrassed the West Indies by 224 runs in the fourth One-day International on Monday for one of their biggest wins and a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Rohit Sharma (162) and Ambati Rayudu (100) struck belligerent centuries to guide India to an imposing 377 for five after the hosts opted to bat. The duo took centre stage after a rare failure by skipper Virat Kohli. Rohit

Mexico, Oct 29: British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton on Sunday finished fourth in the Mexican Grand Prix to clinch his fifth world championship crown, equalling his tally with the legendary Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio. “It's a very strange feeling right now. I’ve been with Mercedes since I was 13, to complete this, when Fangio has done it with Mercedes, is an incredible feeling. It’s a bit

Oct 28: India will look to find the 'perfect' balance in their playing eleven when they take on a resurgent West Indies in the fourth One-day International on Monday. Going with five specialist bowlers in Pune on Saturday did not work for India, who ended up as the losing side for the first time in the home series against the West Indies. With the series surprisingly tied at 1-1 and two matches to

Sydney, Oct 28: David Warner’s decision to walk off mid-innings in a Sydney grade game was sparked by “hurtful” comments from the brother of ex-Test teammate Phillip Hughes, who died in 2014 after being hit by a ball, his wife said on Sunday. The former Australia vice-captain, who is serving a 12-month ban from international and state cricket for his role in a ball-tampering scandal, was batting

Pune, Oct 28: Centurion Virat Kohli threw the concept of law of averages in sport out of the equation with another milestone but the Indian team's collective failure allowed the West Indies to level the series with a 43-run win in the third ODI here Saturday. Kohli became the first Indian and 10th overall to score three successive hundreds in the One-day format but it could not prevent West Indies

Chittagong, Oct 27: Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarkareach scored a century as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the third one-day international to complete a whitewash in the three-match series in Chittagong on Friday. Imrul made 115 off 112 balls and Soumya hit 117 off 92 balls to guide Bangladesh to 288-3, after Sean Williams' career-best 129 not out helped Zimbabwe post 286-5 at the