Ahmedabad: Virender Sehwag provided the fireworks before Diwali for India with a run-a-ball half century to take the home team to 127 for one at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against New

Ahmedabad: Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid struck centuries in contrasting fashion as India racked up 329-3 on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday.

Sehwag hit 24 fours

There’s no Commonwealth Games this time around — no collapsing beds or bridges — to vie for eyeballs with India’s Test preparations like it did when the Aussies came calling a month back.

Melbourne, Nov. 3: Stand-in captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday that Australia’s inability to kill off opposing teams was becoming a serious issue.

Clarke was left nonplussed after Sri Lanka, on

London, Nov. 3: Former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi, who is facing legal action in India, made it clear here on Wednesday that he is not in hiding.

“If I was in hiding, I would not b

Johannesburg, Nov 3: Indian cricketers don’t drink much but are still loud and noisy in their celebrations, disclosed former South Africa opener Herschelle Gibbs in his autobiography, To the Point.

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South African cricketer Herschelle Gibbs claims in his controversial autobiography To the Point that a senior Delhi police officer tried to intimidate him with the threat of a death penalty during his 2006 interrogation for suspected involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal in India.

Jaipur, Nov. 2: There was no end to the woes of Hyderabad as they are heading for a massive defeat in the Ranji Trophy Plate division match against Rajasthan after yet another batting collapse.

Hyder

New Delhi, Nov. 2: Sachin Tendulkar is expected to dine on New Zealand’s bowling when the three-match Test series with India starts on Thursday in Ahmedabad.

The master batsman, enjoying a memorable

Melbourne, Nov. 2: The struggling Australian cricket team will have to do without skipper Ricky Ponting in the first ODI against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday as he decided to skip the match to attend h