Kolkata, July 23: Paying glowing tributes to Muttiah Muralitharan, who had just retired from Test cricket, former India captain Sourav Ganguly today said he would rate the Sri Lankan a tougher spinner

Dubai, Jul 23: India may have flopped in the opening cricket Test against Sri Lanka but opener Virender Sehwag held on to the number one spot, while Sachin Tendulkar gained a place to be seventh in th

Wellington (New Zealand), July 23: Brendon McCullum wants to open the batting in cricket Tests for New Zealand after deciding this year to quit his wicketkeeping role.

McCullum, who will have to win

Galle (Sri Lanka), July 23: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara dedicated his team's ten-wicket win over India to Muttiah Muralitharan, who played his last Test at the Galle International Stadium here

New Delhi, July 23: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, a diehard critic of Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action, Thursday praised the Sri Lankan off-spinner for his wonderful qualities as a huma

New Delhi, July 23: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Thursday called Sri Lanka spin king a "phenomenal" cricketer whose record of 800 Test wickets will be difficult to overhaul.

Murali, who played

Team India in Galle played the part of exemplary in-laws to Muttiah Muralitharan to the hilt.

They ensured that the spin legend’s last Test would be his most memorable and seemed to go out of their

Galle (Sri Lanka), July 22: India are hoping that skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and VVS Laxman would bat long enough, like they did against South Africa early this year, and heavens would do them a fav

London, July 22: Newly appointed Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt couldn’t have asked for a better start to his stint as his bowlers exploited the overcast conditions at Headingly to send Australia p

Galle (Sri Lanka), July 22: Following on, India were 292 for eight in the second innings, a lead of 48 runs, at lunch on the fifth day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here Thursday.

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