Chennai: Local teams -TNCA President's XI and TNCA XI -got off to a winning start in the Kalpathi Buchi Babu all-India invitation cricket tournament here on Friday. Young batsman B. Indrajith's unbea

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.

Lucknow: Delhi Smashers would look to bring their campaign back on track when they take on high-flying Hyderabad Hotshots, while Pune Pistons would be aiming to maintain their winning run against Mum

Chandigarh: Desh Prem Azad, a former coach of legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, died after a brief illness at a hospital in nearby Mohali, his family said.
Azad, who remained Kapil's coach in the early

Over the last couple of years, R. Ashwin has grown in stature as fast as he collected those 92 wickets in 16 Tests. The off-spinner, armed with a repertoire of deliveries to keep the batsmen guessing all the time, looks cut out for a bigger role in the young Indian side. Ashwin, who is leading the TNCA XI in the Buchi Babu all-India tournament, spoke to this newspaper on various subjects.

In his bid to make a comeback into the Indian team, senior opener Gautam Gambhir will be plying his trade for the English county side Essex for the remainder of the English domestic season representing them in first-class as well as Pro-40 matches.

India A captain Cheteshwar Pujara is a satisfied man after his team won the tri-series beating Australia A in the final but had a word of caution for the senior team stating that Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Co. might not get as flat tracks that they got during this series.