Cricket

TNI Bureau: West Indies scored an emphatic 36-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka in the final to win the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012. The last time they had won a major ICC tournament was in 2004. The Caribbeans had won the ICC Champions…

TNI Bureau: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar admitted today that he is contemplating retirement and said, he would reassess his future in November. In an interview to be broadcast on Indian television today, the 39-year-old ‘Master-…

TNI Bureau: Rasanara Parwin from Odisha's Balangir district has made her international debut, as she played against Pakistan in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. Parwin impressed a lot, but India lost the match by one run.…

TNI Burea: Indian women’s cricket team remain winless as it lost by a run against arch-rivals Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller in ICC World Twenty 20`s Group stage on Monday. Chasing the target of a mere 98 runs, the Indian women…

TNI Bureau: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the first time appointed an Odia cricketer, Ranjib Biswal, as the new Chairman of National Cricket Academy (NCA). Biswal was the manager of the Indian cricket team that won…

TNI Bureau: South Africa gained the top spot in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table after beating England 2-0 in the three-match series that ended in Lord's on Monday. England's defeat brought an end to their number one…

TNI Bureau: Indian Cricketer VVS Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, ending his glorious career of 16 years. The 37-year-old Laxman is one of the finest batsmen in contemporary cricket. He…

TNI Bureau: India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fourth ODI in Colombo to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series with one match to go. Virat Kohli hit his 13th ODI hundred to take India to a victory. Kohli, who…

TNI Bureau: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who recovered from a cancer treatment in the USA, has made a comeback to Team India, as he was named in the list of probables for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka. Out-of-form…

TNI Bureau: After a long gap of five years, the cricketing ties between India and Pakistan will resume, much to the delight of the cricket lovers in both countries. The BCCI has taken a step forward to host Pakistan for a three-match ODI…