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Kohli form, opening woes dog India ahead of Australia Test series

NEW DELHI: India play Australia in five Tests starting Friday in Perth after their first red-ball series defeat at home in more than a decade exposed the visitors’ growing vulnerabilities. India won 2-1 against Australia on both of their last two ...

BRISBANE: Australia’s paceman Spencer Johnson bowls as Pakistan’s batsman Mohammad Rizwan (right) looks on during the first Twenty20 international cricket match between Australia and Pakistan at The Gabba in Brisbane on November 14, 2024. - AFP

Australia dominate Pakistan in truncated T20I series-opener

BRISBANE: Veteran batter Glenn Maxwell returned to form before quicks Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis claimed three wickets apiece as Australia downed Pakistan by 29 runs in a truncated T20I series-opener in Brisbane on Thursday. The match was redu...

BRIDGETOWN: Jos Buttler ( R ) of England hits 6 to bring up his 50 and Nicholas Pooran (L) of West Indies watches during the second T20i match between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. – AFP

Buttler blast powers England over West Indies in T20 series

BRIDGETOWN: Jos Buttler’s rampaging 83 powered England to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the second match of their T20 International series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday. Responding to the home side’s total o...

Gautam Gambhir

Coach Gambhir backs ‘incredibly tough men’ Rohit, Kohli

MUMBAI: India coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday backed “incredibly tough men” Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to prove their critics wrong and find form in Australia. Skipper Rohit and superstar batsman Kohli came under fire after India crashed to a h...

PERTH: Pakistan’s players and officials celebrate winning the series after their victory in the third one-day International (ODI) cricket match between Australia and Pakistan at Perth Stadium in Perth. – AFP

Pakistan win first one-day series in Australia since 2002

PERTH: Saim Ayub hit 42 and Abdullah Shafique 37 as Pakistan raced to a commanding eight-wicket victory and their first one-day series win in Australia for 22 years on Sunday. After bowling out the woeful world champions for a miserly 140 at Perth S...

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