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New Delhi, Jan 18: Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli has been named as the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year 2017. He was also named the ICC ODI Player of the Year and the recipient of Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. In the qualification period from September 21, 2016, to the end of 2017, Kohli scored 2,203 Test runs at an average of 77.80 including eight centuries, 1,818 ODI

Melbourne, Jan 18: Maria Sharapova showed she is a serious contender for this year’s Australian Open as she destroyed No. 14 Anastasija Sevastova, 6-1, 7-6 (4), on Thursday. Against an opponent who thwarted Sharapova’s Grand Slam comeback in the round of 16 of the United States Open last year, the unseeded Sharapova sped through a scintillating first set in 23 power-packed minutes. She wobbled

Centurion, Jan 17: Batsmen let the team down, said India captain Virat Kohli today, conceding that his team has been just not good enough in the Test series against South Africa so far. India suffered a 135-run drubbing at the hands of South Africa in the second cricket Test on the fifth day today to lose the three-match series 0-2. The visitors had lost the first Test by 72 runs in the first Test

Centurion, Jan 17: Indomitable at home, India's batsmen capitulated in the face of South Africa's menacing pace attack to suffer a 135-run drubbing in the second Test here today, ending a nine-series unbeaten run for Virat Kohli's world No.1 side. After the 72-run loss in the opening Test, the margin got bigger here as the visitors handed the home side a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Rohit

Centurion, Jan 17: South African batsman Dean Elgar on Tuesday admitted that the conditions here worked in India's favour but his side somehow found a way to be on top of the proceedings in the second cricket Test. At the end of the fourth day's play, India were reduced to 35/3 while chasing 287 and they were staring at a series defeat. "It was a brilliant day for South Africa. By no means was it

Centurion, Jan 16: India pacer Mohammad Shami’s three-wicket burst reduced South Africa to 173 for five in the second innings, taking their lead to 201 runs at lunch on day four of the second Test here. At the break, Faf du Plessis was batting on 12 not out while Vernon Philander was giving him company on three not out. This was after news broke that Virat Kohi has been fined 25 per cent of his

Kohli received one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the code of conduct during third day's play of second South Africa Test India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee and received one demerit point for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the third day’s play in the second Test against South Africa at Centurion on Monday. Kohli was found to have

Jan 16: Indian wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha was on Tuesday ruled out of the third and final Test against South Africa due to a hamstring injury and will be replaced by Dinesh Karthik in the squad. Saha, who is not part of the team playing the ongoing second Test here, picked up the injury while training on January 11. The third and final Test of the series is scheduled to be held in Johannesburg

London, Jan 16: England all-rounder Ben Stokes was charged with affray on Monday following an incident outside a nightclub, casting fresh doubt over his international future after he missed the side's ill-fated Ashes tour.Cricket chiefs said they would meet in the next 48 hours to decide if Stokes will be allowed to take part in England's upcoming tour of New Zealand, for which he has already been

New Delhi, Jan 15: India defeating Nepal by eight wickets at the Eden Garden Cricket Ground in Ajman, United Arab Emirates, made its place into the semi-finals of the fifth Blind Cricket World Cup. After deciding to bat first, Nepal could manage to set a target of 157 for the Indian team. For India, Prakash Jayaramiah took two wickets conceding 22 runs while Skipper Ajay Reddy, Rambir, Prem Kumar