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.

Marion Bartoli: A forgotten player who came from practically nowhere to stun Sabine Lisicki and the whole tennis world at the 2013 Wimbledon Championship, but only to quietly walk into the sunset six

He can walk into any Indian team on a given day but former captain Kapil Dev decided to keep himself "out" of the best-ever Indian ODI line-up which he feels should be led by another limited overs le

Gautam Gambhir is no ordinary member of the pack of IPL millionaires. He has a mind of his own and he does not mind speaking it. Spending a day with him in Chennai-Madurai on his visit to a couple of

Kalpathi all-India Buchi Babu invitation cricket tournament will begin at various grounds here from Thursday against the backdrop of rain.
Buchi Babu provides the Tamil Nadu cricketers a great opport

India A on Wednesday clinched the tri-series title with a comfortable 50-run victory over Australia A in a low-scoring final, relying on a clinical display from their bowlers.

Fortuna, the famous Roman Goddess seems to have become Virat Kohli’s mistress. Be it his ascension to captaincy or his toppling multiple ODI records or most recently, him being named as a recipient of the coveted Arjuna Award, Kohli certainly seems to be going places.

Long after Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman ceased to be Rahul Dravid’s team-mates, emerging cricketers like Sharath Srinivas, Nihal Ullal, Zeeshan Ali Saayed as well as Stuart Binny continue to match strides between the wickets and work in tandem with the legend on the field.

Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif on Wednesday apologised for his role in a 2010 spot-fixing scandal, admitting his guilt for the first time and accepting a five-year ban.