One-off Test: India win match by 208 runs
Feb 13, 2017, at 08:31 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IBNS): Virat Kohli and his men in white registered yet another big win, this time against Bangladesh, to lift the trophy in the one off Test with Bangladesh, on Monday.
One-off Test: Mahmudullah holds fort, India five away from another win
Feb 13, 2017, at 05:32 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IBNS): Chasing 459 runs for a historic win, Bangladesh lost senior man Shakib Al Hasan and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim on the morning session of the final day of the one-off Test match against India.
India pick up three wickets, Bangladesh struggle at 103-3
Feb 12, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IBNS): India positioned themselves in a strong place in the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh as the visitors were reduced to 103 for the loss of three wickets at the end of the fourth day's play here on Sunday.
Virat's century put India on top
Feb 10, 2017, at 12:18 am
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IBNS): India skipper Virat Kohli registered his 16th Test century as India ended day one of the solitary Test match against Bangladesh on top, here on Thursday.
Shakib, Latham attain career-bests in ICC Test rankings
Jan 24, 2017, at 06:05 pm
Dubai, Jan 24 (IBNS): Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and New Zealand’s Tom Latham have attained career-best placings in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen after the second Test in Christchurch, which the home side won by nine wickets on Monday to complete a 2-0 series win, an official release stated.
New Zealand overtake Pakistan in ICC Test rankings
Jan 23, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Dubai, Jan 23 (IBNS): New Zealand has overtaken Pakistan to go up to fifth position in the ICC Test Rankings after completing a 2-0 win over Bangladesh in their two-match series which culminated in Christchurch on Monday, an official release said.
Ashwin-Yadav partnership help India sail past 400-run mark
Nov 18, 2016, at 05:23 pm
Visakhapatnam, Nov 18 (IBNS): A 52-run unbeaten partnership between Indian's off-spin twin Ravichandran Ashwin and debutant Jayant Yadav helped their team sail past the 400-run mark after a mini collapse triggered tension in the host's dressing room, here on Friday, day two of the second Test against England.
India end day one with 317 runs, England with 4 wickets
Nov 17, 2016, at 11:00 pm
Visakhapatnam, Nov 17 (IBNS): A Virat Kohli-Cheteshwar Pujara fueled partnership of 226 runs helped India finish day one of the second Test match against England with 317 runs, on Thursday.
India end day with 317 runs, England with 4 wickets
Nov 17, 2016, at 10:53 pm
Visakhapatnam, Nov 17 (IBNS): A Virat Kohli-Cheteshwar Pujara fueled partnership of 226 runs helped India finish day one of the second Test match against England with 317 runs, here on Thursday.
Kohli-Pujara add 118-runs in post lunch session
Nov 17, 2016, at 08:48 pm
Visakhapatnam, Nov 17 (IBNS): After an unbeaten partnership of 70 runs in the first session, which pulled India out of murky waters against England here on day one of the second Test match, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara added 118 runs more to bruise England's chances.
Pujara-Kohli partnership consolidate Indian innings after early blow
Nov 17, 2016, at 05:53 pm
Visakhapatnam, Nov 17 (IBNS): A 70-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara helped hosts India consolidate their innings following an early setback, here on day one of the second Test match against England.
Ali departs post hundred, England pile up 450 runs
Nov 10, 2016, at 05:33 pm
Rajkot, Nov 10 (IBNS): Aided by the dropped catches, the English batsmen made their opponents pay dearly as they have put on 450 runs for the loss of six wickets at the end of the first session's play on day two here on Thursday, the second day of the first Test match between India and England.
BCCI to include DRS on a trial basis during India-England Test series, 2016
Oct 21, 2016, at 07:15 pm
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IBNS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will deploy the Decision Review System (DRS), in toto, in the forthcoming series between India and England starting from Nov 9, 2016, on a trial basis to evaluate the improvements made to the system, over a period of time, an official release stated.
Cricket: Australia to take on India during month long visit
Oct 21, 2016, at 04:29 pm
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IBNS): The Australian cricket team will tour India for a month, starting from Feb next year.
Gautam Gambhir says no to cricket with Pakistan
Oct 18, 2016, at 11:53 pm
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IBNS):Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who recently made a comeback in Test squad in the series against New Zealand, said he cannot think about playing cricket against Pakistan at the current moment.
Ind-NZ: Gambhir departs for 50, India extend lead to 385 runs
Oct 11, 2016, at 05:36 pm
Indore, Oct 11 (IBNS): Riding on Gautam Gambhir and Cheteshwar Pujara's respective half-centuries, India extended their lead to 385 runs against New Zealand here on Tuesday, day four of the third and final Test match of the series.
ICC to present Test mace to Virat Kohli at the end of the Indore Test
Oct 11, 2016, at 05:12 pm
Dubai, Oct 11 (IBNS); The International Cricket Council (ICC) will present the ICC Test Championship mace to India captain Virat Kohli at the Holkar Stadium in Indore after the end of the third and final Test against New Zealand, an official release stated.
Ind-NZ: Black Caps staring at the end of the barrel, India need three wickets to win match
Sep 26, 2016, at 05:41 pm
Kanpur, Sept 26 (IBNS): Visitors New Zealand are staring at a loss after losing three wickets in the morning session of play as India now need three more to win the match and go up 1-0 in the three match Test series here on Monday, day five of the first match.
Ind-NZ: India lose KL Rahul, lead by 108 runs
Sep 24, 2016, at 08:20 pm
Kanpur, Sept 24 (IBNS): Taking a cue from the first innings partnership, India's Murali Vijay and KL Rahul started things on a positive note in the ensuing one before the latter threw his wicket away at the brink of tea here on Saturday, day three of the first Test match against New Zealand.
Ind-NZ: Jadeja picks up a 'fifer', Black Caps bowled out for 262
Sep 24, 2016, at 06:51 pm
Kanpur, Sept 24 (IBNS): Post lunch, the New Zealand team lost five wickets in quick succession to be bowled out for 262 runs, while India's Ravindra Jadeja picked up his fifth five wicket haul, here on day three of the inaugural Test match.
Ind-NZ Test: Rain hampers play on day two
Sep 23, 2016, at 09:59 pm
Kanpur, Sept 23 (IBNS): A steady shower in the afternoon prevented any further play from happening after the New Zealand batsmen safely negotiated the second session on day two, here on Friday.
Ind-NZ: Kiwis bowl out India for 318, post 71 for loss of 1 at lunch
Sep 23, 2016, at 05:48 pm
Kanpur, Sept 23 (IBNS): Recovering from a slump in the first day of the inaugural Test against New Zealand, the last pair of Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav added 41 runs to take India's score past the 300-run mark here on Friday, day two of the match.
Ind-NZ: Kiwis pick up three quick wickets to even honours
Sep 22, 2016, at 07:58 pm
Kanpur, Sept 22 (IBNS): Following a century stand partnership between India's Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara, the New Zealand bowlers came back strongly to remove three wickets quickly and even honours in the second session of play here on Thursday.
Uri attack: Virat grieves for martyred soldiers
Sep 19, 2016, at 03:55 pm
Kanpur, Sept 19 (IBNS): Indian cricket team's Test skipper Virat Kohli on Monday mourned the death of soldiers in the recent terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri town.
Pakistan achieves number-one Test ranking for the first time
Aug 23, 2016, at 01:01 am
Dubai, Aug 22 (IBNS): Pakistan has topped the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings for the first time after wet ground at the Queen Park Oval, Port of Spain, denied India the opportunity to defend the top spot which it had reclaimed from Australia on Aug 17, an ICC statement said.
Virat missing family on Raksha Bandhan
Aug 19, 2016, at 12:00 am
Port of Spain, Aug 18 (IBNS): Away from Indian for national duty, Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli said he is missing his family on Raksha Bandhan.
Australia hands over number-one ranking to India
Aug 17, 2016, at 09:30 pm
Dubai, Aug 17 (IBNS): Australia has conceded its number-one ranking to India after Sri Lanka made a clean sweep of the three-Test series in Colombo on Wednesday.
India rout West Indies by 237 runs to take unassailable 2-0 lead
Aug 14, 2016, at 04:25 pm
Gros Islet, St Lucia, Aug 14 (IBNS): Needing 346 runs to win the Test match and level the four-match ongoing series 1-1, the West Indies failed as they were bundled out for 108 runs, giving India an unassailable 2-0 lead, here on Saturday, the fifth and final day of the third Test match.
West Indies lose three wickets, India need seven more to win third Test match
Aug 14, 2016, at 03:34 am
Gros Islet, St Lucia, Aug 13 (IBNS): Chasing 346 runs to win the third Test match and level the series 1-1, West Indies have lost three wickets by the end of the first session, here on Saturday, day five of the match.
West Indies narrow deficit, batsmen keep side afloat
Aug 04, 2016, at 04:25 am
Kingston, Aug 3 (IBNS): A counter attacking and determined brand of cricket from the Caribbean batsmen on Wednesday morning proved to be useful for their side, as it kept them in the game, after a mini collapse in a rain truncated session triggered a scare on Tuesday.