Clarke says `bad boy` Warner`s form could bag him Ashes opener spot

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 11:29

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that suspended batsman David Warner match-winning form will overcome his lack of competitive cricket when the selectors consider the XI for the Ashes opener at Trent Bridge.

Champions Trophy: India vs South Africa- Preview

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 10:44

Drawn in what is being dubbed as the Group of Death, India will look to carry forward the form they exhibited in the tournament`s warm-up games as they lock horns with South Africa in the Champions Trophy opener, which will be their first match outside the sub-continent in 15 months.

Viswanathan Anand draws with Fabiano Caruana in Zurich Challenge opener

Last Updated: Sunday, February 24, 2013, 10:08

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of the Zurich Chess Challenge that got underway here.

India trounced 0-3 by Kazakhstan in Fed Cup

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 22:40

Competing against some top players in the world, a depleted Indian team was routed 0-3 by hosts Kazakhstan in their Fed Cup opener, here today.

‘Short format wonder’ Warner confident of countering South African Test pace attack

Last Updated: Monday, October 15, 2012, 14:17

Australian opener David Warner is confident of facing the South African pace attack that he rates as the world’s best, after playing just one first-class match in six months.

England opener Cook dismisses ``big-time Charlie`` jibes

Last Updated: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 14:10

England opener Alastair Cook has rubbished the notion that England are big-time ‘Charlies’. Cook insisted that the Three Lion players have not got caught up in the hype about being rated as Test cricket’s top dogs.

I would have definitely played Gambhir as an opener: Akram

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 21:51

Akram feels that Gambhir should get back to opening the innings for India instead of batting at the number three position.

Trinidad & Tobago to play Ruhunu in CL T20 qualifying opener

Last Updated: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 15:01

The qualifying matches for this year`s Champions League Twenty20 will start with West Indian team Trinidad & Tobago taking on Sri Lanka`s Ruhunu on September 19 in Hyderabad.

Sehwag`s boots are very big to fill: Mukund

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 00:00

Young opener Abhinav Mukund on Wednesday said senior pro Virender Sehwag`s boots are too big to fill but promised to do his bit for the team`s cause in the remainder of the England tour.

CSK win by 2 runs in the IPL season opener

Last Updated: Friday, April 8, 2011, 00:00

CSK clinches the humdinger season opener against KKR by 2 runs, Aniruddha Srikkant hits a fifty as CSK bowlers choke KKR batsmen.

Silva to miss World Cup opener due to family death

Last Updated: Friday, February 18, 2011, 00:00

Sri Lanka batsman Chamara Silva has opted out of the co-host’s World Cup opener against Canada on Sunday after the death of his sister.

Chess: Anand to meet Ponomariov in Tata Steel opener

Last Updated: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 19:47

World Champion Viswanathan Anand has drawn former champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine in his opening round in group A competition of the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament here.