Australian opener David Warner feels skipper Michael Clarke moving up the batting order will provide a much-needed solidity to his team’s fragile top-order and turn their fortunes in the remaining two Tests.

KN Colts defeated Haryana Cricket Academy, Dhassa, by 42 runs in the final of the 2nd all-India Shankar Dayal Guliya prize money cricket tournament on Monday.

Australia’s tour of India took an extraordinary turn today with their miffed vice-captain Shane Watson leaving for home hours after being dropped from the team for the third Test against India along with three other key players for ignoring a team management order.

Australia’s tour of India went from bad to worse today after four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, were shockingly axed from the team for breach of discipline.

Australian opener David Warner has backed his embattled partner Ed Cowan, saying that the selectors should persist with him despite repeated failures in the ongoing Test series against India.

South African pace legend Allan Donald feels cricket would be a poorer sport once Sachin Tendulkar retires from the scene as the Indian veteran is “Maradona and Pele put together” for the game.

Olympic bronze-medallist Vijender Singh’s roommate and sparring partner Ram Singh was today expelled from the National Institute of Sports after admitting that he consumed drugs with the star boxer, who may soon be questioned by the police.

Speedster Lasith Malinga has been warned by Sri Lanka cricket to maintain better relations with the media following his spat with journalists.

Lahiru Thirimanne cracked a maiden century to put Sri Lanka in command on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Galle today.

Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked a solid 54 as Sri Lanka reached 132-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Galle today.