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Ricky Ponting Announces Retirement

By TNI Bureau: Australia's all-time leading Test batsman and most successful captain, Ricky Ponting has announced his retirement from international cricket, on the eve of the third Test against South Africa in Perth. The 38-year-old…

Ed Hawkins causes Smoke without Fire

TNI Bureau: The dark world of match fixing continues to haunt the game of the cricket. Now and then the allegations keep popping up pointing at a dangerous nexus between cricketers and bookies, a systemic threat to the sport. Since the…

ICC approves D/N Cricket Test Matches

TNI Bureau: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday gave its seal of approval to day-night Test matches. However, the ICC left it to the member Boards to decide on the type and colour of the ball to be used in the new format of…

East Zone retains Duleep Trophy Title

TNI Bureau: East Zone yet again proved their metle in Duleep Trophy by retaining the title this year. They defeated Central Zone in the final in Chennai. Ishank Jaggi was the pioneer of the East's victory with a fine century in the first…

Can Yuvraj Singh Back in Test Squad?

TNI Bureau: The ‘Yuvraj’ of Indian Cricket is back with bang in domestic cricket. Comeback man Yuvraj Singh marked his return to first-class cricket by converting his first-day 133 into a double-century on day two and took North Zone to 451…