Sri Lanka dominated with both bat and ball to outclass India by seven wickets in the first One-day International (ODI) at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Sunday.After opting to field, Sri Lanka rode on career best figures of 4/13...

The state government has offered post of Deputy Superintendent of Police to Sushma Verma, the member of Indian international women cricket team for her outstanding achievements in the game.Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said Sushma Verma has been offered...

Mumbai Heroes, captained by actor Bobby Deol, coasted to en easy win over the MPs XI, led by Lok Sabha member and former BCCI President Anurag Thakur, in a T20 cricket match held here on Saturday as a part of TB Free India Summit.The goodwill cricket match...

Australian skipper Steve Smith, who has shown his class in the Test series against India, on Tuesday said he wanted to lead from the front on the Indian tour.Smith played a gritty 111-run knock in the first innings of the fourth and final Test match but failed...

India defeated Australia by eight wickets in the fourth and final Test at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here on Tuesday to clinch the four-match series 2-1 and regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Lokesh Rahul hit a half-century and...

Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who missed the fourth and final cricket Test match due to shoulder injury, heaped praises on the team, saying that the players showed much more character and maturity against Australia.Kohli also pointed out the fact that the change...

Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja on Monday said he asked Australian wicketkeeper Mathew Wade to have dinner with him once the Aussies lose to India in the fourth Test at the HPCA stadium here.The duo were involved in intense sledging while Wade was batting....

India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday heaped praises on Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha for their gritty knocks that helped the hosts to take a 32-run lead over Australia in the first innings.Resuming the Day Three of the fourth and Fenal...

Indian bowlers put up a spirited show on the third day of the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia here on Monday to give the hosts an advantage that could well clinch them the four-match series.Pacer Umesh Yadav and the spin duo of Ravichandran...

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon was delighted to have utilised the sharp turn and venomous bounce on offer at the Dharamsala pitch as his four-wicket haul pulled things back for Australia, who reduced India to 248/6 in their first innings on the second day of the fourth...

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon was delighted to have utilised the sharp turn and venomous bounce on offer at the Dharamsala pitch as his four-wicket haul pulled things back for Australia, who reduced India to 248/6 in their first innings on the second day of the fourth...

Indian opener Lokesh Rahul on Sunday said he was disappointed at not being able to capitalise upon the good starts into big score.Rahul batted steadily to score 60 runs with nine hits to the fence and a six before being dismissed while trying to hit a short...

Off-spinner Nathan Lyon captured four wickets in the final session to hand Australia an advantage on the second day of the fourth and final cricket Test against India here on Sunday.Lyon returned figures of 4/67 as India reached 248/6 in their first innings at stumps....

Debutant left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav's four wickets helped India skittle out Australia for 300 in their first innings on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket Test here on Saturday.Electing to bat after winning the toss here, skipper Steven...

After forcing Australia to huff and puff to his left-arm wrist spin, debutant Kuldeep Yadav on Saturday acknowledged that it was a "dream come true" when he helped India bundle out the hosts for 300 in their first innings of the fourth and final cricket Test...

With India's regular skipper Virat Kohli's participation in the deciding final cricket Test still under the cloud following a shoulder injury, Australia skipper Steve Smith on Friday backed vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane's abilities to lead the hosts in the...

Ahead of the deciding fourth and final cricket Test against Australia, starting on Saturday, Indian middle order mainstay batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Thursday said the mind games played by the Kangaroos won't work with the side led by Virat Kohli.Hailing...

Despite completing a 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand in the Test rubber, India will be wary of the visitors' prowess in the shorter format when both the teams face off in the first of the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series here on Sunday.With the conditions...

India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday backed the national selectors decision to rest senior cricketers like Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja for the One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand, starting...

After naming former India skipper Anil Kumble as the new head coach for the next one year, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Anurag Thakur on Thursday said that the board has complete faith in the legendary leg-spinner."After discussions...

Sanjay Sharma, HPCA PRO informed the media in Dharamshala on Friday that Due to unresponsive attitude of HP Govt., Kings XI not Interested to play in Dharamshala. He said that after waiting for HP governments reply for the last 9 days the authorities of Kings...

England defeated West Indies by one wicket in a well-fought women's World Twenty20 Group B clash at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday evening.Electing to bat after winning the toss, West Indies posted a total of 108/4 in their...

Indian women are playing for the first time in an international match at Dharamsala on Tuesday, when they face England in a T20 world cup match.Fascinated by the beauty of this hill Town Indian women captain Mithali Raj said, "most of us visiting Dharamshala...

The Netherlands prevailed over Ireland by 12 runs in a six over-per-side rain-curtailed inconsequential qualifying contest of the World Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium here on Sunday.Ireland won the...

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is relieved to have opened their World Twenty20 campaign with a win against the Netherlands, after getting a scare.Mashrafe, who believes there would have been no excuses had they lost the match, is keen to carry their confidence...

The Netherlands scared Bangladesh but fell short by eight runs in a World T20 qualifying match at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium here on Wednesday.Pacers Timm van der Gugten (3-21) and Paul van Meekeren (2-17) spelt disaster early for Bangladesh...

The marquee World Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan at Dharamsala threatens to snowball into a major controversy between the Indian cricket board and the state's politicians, dragging Prime Minister Narendra Modi into it.At root is the state's political...

Very little could have gone right for 15-year-old Baksho Devi, poor and fatherless, and with a stone in her gall bladder.And very little has, actually, but for her courage and determination that have made her a hero on the social media, and in sports arena.This...

Ice skating in Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla this winter season got off to a smooth start on Sunday morning with a thick mantle of ice covering the rink at Blessington Courts.Some 30 skaters, mostly locals and visiting youngsters, lost no time in putting...

The IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab has come up with a unique request to BCCI . They don’t want to play at their traditional home base of Mohali. Instead, they have told the Indian cricket board that they would rather play at Dharamsala .The team Kings seeking...