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Ahmedabad, November 18: Captain Alastair Cook led a remarkable England fightback with a heroic unbeaten 168 as the defiant visitors wiped out India's mammoth first innings lead with a gritty batting display to raise hopes of saving the first Test on Sunday. The 27-year-old Cook displayed immense concentration and skill to not only notch up his 21st Test century under pressure but also keep his

New Delhi, November 18: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come down heavily on Indian cricket authorities for preventing a section of the international news media from covering the ongoing Test series between India and England. International news organisations suspended text and photo coverage of England's cricket tour of India because of new restrictions introduced by the Board of

Ahmedabad, November 18: England captain Alastair Cook notched up his third century against India, but the visitors lost three wickets to reach 182 for 3 at lunch in their second innings after following on, even as the home team pressed hard for victory on fourth day of the first Test here today. England still trail India by 148 runs with seven wickets remaining. The hosts had scored a huge first

Meerut, November 18: Just over three years ago, a sturdy six-footer from Bangalore fired the imagination of the country with a sensational Ranji Trophy debut here against Uttar Pradesh. Abhimanyu Mithun scalped 11 wickets then, including a hat-trick, to script Karnataka’s crushing win over the hosts. In a happy coincidence, Hosagavi Sivalingaiah Sharath made a memorable Ranji debut on Saturday at

Ahmedabad, November 18: Matt Prior accepted that England failed as a batting unit in the first innings. Excerpts from the post-match interaction... On the first-innings debacle: It was a bit of a shocker. To lose wickets quickly is always disappointing. But as a professional sportsman you have to look forward. To end up none down, we'll take a huge amount from that. On England's approach: You have

Ahmedabad, November 17: Pragyan Ojha snapped up five wickets to give India a mammoth 330-run lead before England staged a spirited fightback in the second innings to give themselves a slight hope of saving the first Test on Saturday. England were bundled out for 191 in the first innings with Ojha taking five for 45 while Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets, prompting India to enforce the follow

Dhaka (Bangladesh) November 17: Tino Best claimed five wickets and Veerasammy Permaul took three to help the West Indies clinch the first test against Bangladesh by 77 runs at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday. Bangladesh needed 245 runs to win the game, but they were dismissed for 167 well ahead of the scheduled stumps after the collapse of its top and middle order. Mahmudullah

New Delhi, November 17: His achievements for Delhi are comparable with Steven Gerrard's for Liverpool and Ryan Giggs' for Manchester United. He plays with the same heart and passion as a Leander Paes for India in the Davis Cup. He has worked day in and day out, burnt midnight oil, given it all he has and taken Delhi to the pinnacle through his sheer commitment, hardwork, dedication and

Right-hander hammers classy, unbeaten 206 as India pile up 521/8; visitors struggling at 41/3 conviction that India have found a replacement for Rahul Dravid in Cheteshwar Pujara at number three position. After all, the Bangalorean belongs to the pantheon of legends and performed consistently for nearly two decades. In contrast, Pujara is on the budding stages of a Test career that promises a long

Karachi, November 17: Pakistan's former captain and most capped player, Inzamam-ul-Haq has advised the national team players to avoid accepting invitations to private dinners and parties while touring India next month for the one-day series. "Whenever Pakistan goes to India there are always a lot of private invitations for dinners, parties and receptions. Players are offered good money to attend