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Townsville (Australia), August 26: Unmukt Chand led from the front with a magnificent hundred as India Under-19 lifted their third World Cup title after beating formidable defending champions Australia by six wickets in the final on Sunday. Courtesy a magnificent unbeaten 111 by Unmukt and his unbroken partnership of 130 runs with wicketkeeper Smit Patel, India overhauled a competitive target of

New Delhi, August 26: Captain Unmukt Chand hit his fifth half-century to lead the Indian run chase against Australia in the Under-19 World Cup final at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville on Sunday. Gurinder Sandhu gave Australia the second breakthrough when he had Baba Aparajith caught by Ashton Turner in the covers. Aparajith hit 5 fours in his 38-ball 33 and added 75 runs with Chand for the

Townsville, August 26: India frittered away the early advantage, as defending champions Australia recovered from a shaky start to post a competitive 225 for 8 in the final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Sunday. Electing to field after winning the toss amid overcast conditions, the Indians had the Aussies on the mat at 38 for 4 before host skipper William Bosisto (87 not out) rebuilt the

Hyderabad, August 25: MS Dhoni’s impassioned appeal for spinner-friendly pitches at home appears to have been granted. After overnight centurion Cheteshwar Pujara (159, 306b, 19x4, 1x6) and his companion Dhoni (73, 147b, 6x4, 1x6) guided India to the shores of safety in the first innings, the Indian spinners lit up a largely dreary day, extracting plenty of turn, a fair amount of bounce and a

Karachi, August 25: Former captain Wasim Akram has picked Pakistan as one of the favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup beginning next month in Sri Lanka. Akram said the Pakistan side possessed the talent to win the tournament to be played from September 18 to October 7. "Pakistan are favourites. Players like Imran Nazir and Abdur Razzaq have the ability to turn a match on its head and there is

Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill commenced New Zealand's first innings after tea on the second day of the first Test against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. Earlier, Jeetan Patel took four wickets as New Zealand bowled out India for 438 runs in their first innings. India lost their last wicket when Umesh Yadav was run out for 4. Cheteshwar Pujara top

American Armstrong said in a statement that he is "finished with this nonsense" and insisted he is innocent but did not want to spend any further effort clearing his name. He said: "There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, 'Enough is enough'. For me, that time is now. "I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999

Cheteshwar Pujara celebrated his comeback with a maiden century to help India post 307-5 on opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Hyderabad on Thursday. The 24-year-old, who played his last Test in January 2011, cracked a solid 119 not out in India’s first match after the retirement of veterans Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. India were under pressure at 125-3 after losing experienced

Townsville (Australia), August 23India beat New Zealand by 9 runs to enter the Under 19 World Cup final at Townsville, Australia. India will play Australia in the final. Earlier, India's middle-order frittered away the good start provided by the top half as the team posted a disappointing 209 for nine after being put into bat in the semifinal against New Zealand. Opener Prashant Chopra was the top

The gloves are off. The differences between Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni and VVS Laxman came out in the open on Tuesday night when the latter hosted a dinner for some senior members of the team at his Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad. Dhoni was not on the guest list. Laxman, who called it a day recently, had invited Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan. Asked