The evening had it all, from the antiquated shades of sepia to the flush of modern colours.

Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara hit a scintillating 140 as India A reached 281/3 against South Africa A at stumps on the opening day of the first unofficial Test here on Saturday.

It could have been Virender Sehwag and not statemate Gautam Gambhir on a plane to England to play for county side Essex for the remainder of this season.

Sudeep Tyagi’s international career took off in 2009 with a lot of promise, but the tall medium pacer from Uttar Pradesh faded rather early after making just four ODI appearances for the country.

Bengaluru: On a bright Saturday morning, a man who made history in this city, returned to the place which holds a special place in his heart. At 61, Sir Richard Hadlee may not be the fast and furious

Mohit Sharma is now a familiar name in Indian cricket after his commendable show in his debut series against Zimbabwe recently. The 24-year-old Haryana medium pacer’s impressive bowling with the new ball for Chennai Super Kings during the last IPL paved the way for his inclusion in the Indian ODI team.

Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja has returned to competitive cricket with an eye on playing first-class games again. He is leading Haryana in the ongoing Kalpathi Buchi Babu all-India tournament here. The 42-year-old last played a first-class match in 2007.

England pace bowling all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes and the rest of the home international season with a stress fracture in his lower back, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Thursday.

Sri Lanka on Friday turned down a request from Pakistan to play day-night Tests in the upcoming series in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where both countries have loyal fans.

Australian cricket chiefs are working on a plan to lure opener Sam Robson back home as they bid to keep him out of the clutches of oldest rivals England, reports said Friday.