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Sydney, Jan 24: Virat Kohli's form may have taken a hit since dropping to number four in the batting order, but West Indian legend Sir Viv Richards feels the marauding cricketer should continue in the position if that is what the Indian team requires. The Men in Blue are currently involved in a tri-series with Australia and England, a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming ODI World Cup. Kohli has

Hobart, Jan 23: Skipper Steve Smith smashed an enthralling hundred as Australia recovered from late jitters to enter the cricket tri-series final with a thrilling three-wicket triumph over England here today. Smith's third ODI ton was instrumental in helping the home side chase down a steep target of 304 with one ball to spare after the middle-order failed to offer him steady support. For England

Sydney, Jan 23: It was meant to be a dress rehearsal for the ODI World Cup next month but the Indian cricket team has been left grappling with selection issues in the ongoing tri-series against Australia and England, failing to find the combination that would be good enough for the marquee event. With two defeats in two matches against Australia and England respectively, there can be no doubt that

Melbourne, Jan 22: Serena Williams was slow to get going before finding her groove to bulldoze Vera Zvonareva and join rampant fellow world number one Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open third round Thursday. With the temperatures again sizzling around 33 Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) at Melbourne Park, the American 18-time Grand Slam champion took time to adjust to the hot and humid conditions

Brisbane, Jan 20: India's experiments backfired in a big way against England on Tuesday, resulting in a one-sided nine-wicket defeat at Brisbane in Game 3 of the Carlton Mid Tri-series. MS Dhoni's uncharacteristic decision to bat after winning the toss was exploited to the hilt by Steven Finn and James Anderson on a responsive track at The Gabba, which allowed them to share 9 wickets for 51 runs

Melbourne, Jan 20: Steven Smith will captain Australia in Friday's Carlton Mid ODI Tri-Series match against England in Hobart in the absence of suspended George Bailey, Cricket Australia said today. Smith's appointment was made following approval by CA's Board of Directors to a recommendation by the National Selection Panel. Smith replaces George Bailey, who is suspended for Friday's match as

Melbourne, Jan 19: Australia will miss George Bailey in the next tri-series match against England as the skipper, on Monday, was handed a one-match suspension for maintaining slow over-rate during Sunday's four-wicket win over India, here on Sunday. Bailey has also been fined 20 per cent of his match fee while his team-mates have been fined 10 per cent of their match fees. Since Bailey had

Melbourne, Jan 19: Australian opener David Warner has been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after an on-field dispute with Indian batsman Rohit Sharma during Sunday's one-day international in Melbourne. Australia won a thrilling match by four wickets but the result was marred by another ugly spat between the teams. Warner told reporters on Monday he had been fined half his match

Melbourne, Jan 18: Australia romped home to a four-wicket victory over India in the second One-Day International (ODI) of the tri-series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). It went down to the wire although Australia seemed in control in control of their run-chase. Aaron Finch’s 96 had put Australia on course, but then India hit back with crucial wickets. Ultimately, they won with a few balls

Melbourne, Jan 18: Rohit Sharma anchored the Indian innings with a scintillating 138 before Mitchell Starc's career-best six-wicket haul helped Australia restrict the visitors to 267 for 8 in the second one-dayer of the cricket tri-series at MCG, here today. Opening the innings, Rohit blasted nine boundaries and four sixes in 139 balls to produce his sixth ODI hundred and third against Australia