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Harare [Zimbabwe], Oct.11 : Former Zimbabwe skipper Heath Streak has been appointed as the head coach of the country’s cricket team.He will succeed Dav Whatmore, who was sacked in May this year after Zimbabwe failed to reach the Super 10 stage of the W…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.11 : Despite clinching the five-match ODI series against Australia 4-0, South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi said his side are not yet finished with their job and will look forward to continue their winning ‘habit’ in th…

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct.11 : Opener Gautam Gambhir and Cheteshwar Pujara smashed blistering half-centuries as India pushed their lead to 385 after making 127-2 at lunch in the second innings on Day Four of the third and the final Test agai…

Dubai [UAE], Oct.11 : The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that it will present the Test Championship mace to Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli at the Holkar Stadium in Indore after the end of the third and final Test of the three…

Melbourne [Australia], Oct.11 : South Australian batsman Tom Cooper has quashed the claims that New South Wales paceman Doug Bollinger sledged batsmen with taunt of “I’m going to kill you” during the Sheffield Shield match in which Phillip Hughes was …

Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.11 :England coach Trevor Bayliss has said that he expects stand-in skipper Jos Buttler to stay out of trouble after being given an official warning for his on-field behaviour during the side’s 34-run defeat in the secon…

Mumbai [India], Oct.11 : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold an emergency Special General Meeting (SGM) on October 15 in New Delhi to discuss the interim order passed by the Supreme Court on Lodha panel recommendations …

Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.10 : After clinching his fifth title of the year at the recently-concluded China Open, world number two Andy Murray has referred to 2016 as the ‘most consistent year’ of his tennis career.The Briton, who has already ass…

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct.10 : Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday scalped his 20th five-wicket haul in Test cricket as India maintained a commanding 276-run lead at the close of the third day’s play of the third and final Test aga…

Johannesburg [South Africa], Oct.10 : South Africa spinner Tabraiz Shamsi and Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade have been charged with misconduct after the duo engaged in a series of verbal exchange during the fourth ODI of the five-match series in P…