Hughes hundred hurt Sri Lanka's hopes

Australia 316 and 209 for 3 (Hughes 122*, Herath 3-54) lead Sri Lanka 473 (Mathews 105*, Dilshan 83, Sangakkara 79, M Jayawardene 51, Siddle 4-91) by 52 runs Phillip Hughes scored his first Test century in two-and- a-half years to give Australia every prospect of playing out a series-winning draw at the SSC. But at the end of a day that began with a Sri Lankan crawl as Angelo Mathews ate up valuable time in success his maiden Test hundred, Rangana...

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Ganga recognition spinners for solid win

Trinidad and Tobago captain Darren Ganga applauded his spinners for setting up their five-wicket victory over debutants Ruhunu in the opening NCL T20 qualifier. Ganga said the win will boost his side's self-confidence as they get ready to take on Leicestershire in their next game on Tuesday. "We have got some practiced slow bowlers. They have done tricks for us time and time again. We just consideration that spinners did the trick," Ganga told...

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BCCI will not do any inquisition

New BCCI president BCCI has lined out any post-mortem of India's miserable tour of England in which the side unsuccessful to win a single international match. "The tour did not go as intended. We did not have our best team from the start. A lot of players were injured. We have faith in the team. There is no reason why we can't get back (no. 1 spot) there. We have not formed any committee (to do a post moretem)," said Srinivasan at the end of the...

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Indecision loom over Kochi players

The conclusion by BCCI to terminate the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise for breach of contract has left 28 thin cricketers in the lurch. Although the BCCI has stated that in case the franchise fails to pay up the players' dues, they would encase the bank guarantee and pay their salaries. However, a larger question in this background is what and how will be the future of these players, which include top names like former Sri Lanka captain Mahela...

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KKR record slight win in qualifiers

Kolkata Knight Riders 121 for 6 (Bisla 45, Kallis 33, Mills 2-24) strike Auckland Aces 119 for 6 (Vincent 40, Yusuf 2-21) by two runs The Kolkata Knight Riders survive a thrilling opener to their NCL T20 movement as they edged to a two-run win next to the Auckland Aces in the second qualifier. The New Zealand champions fell agonizingly short of an upset when, with four wanted from the final ball; Kyle Mills could only squirt a Brett Lee yorker...

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