Indian bowlers failed to strike in the rain-delayed first session as New Zealand reached 92 for one following on in their second innings at lunch in the opening cricket Test here on Sunday.

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The BCCI on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh each for members of the Indian team, which lifted its third Under-19 World Cup title in Townsville after defeating defending champions Australia

India defeated New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs on the penultimate day of the opening Test in Hyderabad on Sunday to gain a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Ravichandran Ashwin produced a career-best 12-wicket match haul as a merciless India relied on the spinners to crush New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test ser

On a day his team posted a convincing win in the first Test against New Zealand, captain of the senior team Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not forget to congratulate the India colts for winning the Under-19

Before the first Test began, New Zealand captain Ross Taylor had said the weather in Hyderabad was very similar to that in his country and that his players were happy with the ‘home conditions.’
On Saturday, the climate played to the visitors’ advantage with rain robbing 52 overs of the third day’s play at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

On a rain-curtailed day, the Indian spinners basked the most in the limelight, taking six New Zealand wickets for 94 runs. Hyderabad left-arm spinner, Pragyan Ojha, played a major role in the demolition, scalping 3/44 in the first innings and 1/13 in the second.

After a decent morning’s work on Friday, New Zealand would have been pretty satisfied and looking forward to their batting innings. However, R. Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha systematically and clinically destroyed that notion.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Sunday lavished praise on India U-19 skipper Unmukt Chand for guiding his team to its third World Cup title here on Sunday and said the opener is ready to play f

Fine batting by Abhishek Shokeen (86) and Abhimanyu Sharma (46) helped Remal Public School, Rohini trounce KR Mangalam Sports Academy by 106 runs in the Remal Under-12 cricket tournament here on Saturday.