Ishant Sharma is all heart, he runs in every ball, he keeps at it, he turns back, starts again. All effort, no complaints – he has turned a new leaf in his career and is, by all means, India’s leader with the ball. He was exceptional in South Africa, he was […]
Yuvraj Singh posts sarcastic reply after Harbhajan Singh seeks suitable number 4 for India
India’s long-standing conundrum over the number 4 position in ODI cricket did find a solution in the India-West Indies ODI series when Shreyas Iyer looked convincing in the role. However, the sample size was extremely small and the management would hope, the young man keeps churning out scores on a consistent basis. […]
IPL 2020 auction to take place on December 19 in Kolkata
The IPL auction for the 2020 season will be held on December 19 this year and, this time, the venue for the same will be Kolkata instead of Bengaluru. As per to a report in ESPNcricinfo, this year’s auction is the last small one before franchises disband next year and […]
India vs South Africa: Losing Hashim, Dale massive, we must share the responsibility
While the new-look South Africa took on India in the T20I series and rallied to draw the three-match affair, one of their best batsmen toiled in the ‘A’ tour not far away. Aiden Markram, 24, who averages around 44 in 17 Tests with four centuries and six fifties, began with […]
India vs South Africa: Old warrior on familiar turf
The ball gripped and turned on the dry surface, and there was rough around the good length area as well. These were the playing surfaces rolled out for South Africa batsmen on their previous tour in 2015-16. Things are expected to be no different this time too during the three-Test […]
Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finishes 7th in World C’ships
The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team finished seventh in the final race of the World Championships with a season best effort here. The team of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah clocked 3 minute 15.77 seconds to finish seventh in the field of eight countries […]
Sumit Nagal achieves career-best ranking after winning Buenos Aires ATP Challenger
After clinching the men’s singles title at the Buenos Aires ATP Challenger clay event, India’s Sumit Nagal has made a jump of 26 places to achieve a career-best ranking of 135. On Sunday, Nagal beat Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-4, 6-2 in the final that lasted for just 37 minutes […]
Defence is king as Real Madrid go back to basics ahead of Brugge test
Real Madrid’s revolution was supposed to be built around their attack but resilience has been the base for the recovery ahead of their Champions League group game at home to Club Brugge on Tuesday. At the end of last season, as Zinedine Zidane’s dreary run-in came to a close and […]
‘Not about Dhoni, it’s about the country,’ Gautam Gambhir on MS Dhoni’s future with Team India
Gautam Gambhir is not the person to mince words. He has spoken about a variety of issues around the Indian cricket team while also commenting on MS Dhoni’s retirement. Gambhir was again asked about Dhoni’s future with the Indian cricket team and he again gave a definite statement regarding the […]
Fast bowler in the slow lane
When Umesh Yadav arrived on the Indian Test scene eight years ago, there was high expectation the expression pace spearhead would henceforth have a nice ring to it, such was the promise he held. Seven wickets on debut, in the two home Tests against West Indies, seemed but a prelude. […]
Singapore cricket team create history, register first-ever win against ICC full member nation
There was a moment of history for the Singapore cricket team as they as they registered their maiden win against an ICC full member nation on Sunday after defeating Zimbabwe by four runs. Rain curtailed the match to 18-overs per side and while batting first, Singapore posted 181/9 in the […]
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI rescheduled for Monday
The second ODI of the three-match series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which was originally scheduled for Sunday, will now be played on September 30 at the National Stadium in Karachi. The decision was taken mutually by both the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in […]
‘He is India’s solution for all formats,’ Sourav Ganguly heaps praise on Rishabh Pant ahead of South Africa Test series
Ahead of the three-match Test series against South Africa starting on October 2, India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant found backing from Former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Pant has been under the scanner for his shot selection in his last few limited overs appearances but Ganguly is of the opinion that the young left-hander […]
Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur defends remarks about Wasim Akram, Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan’s former cricket coach Mickey Arthur on Friday defended his comments that linked former captains Wasim Akram and Misbah-ul-Haq to his ousting last month. Arthur caused a stir in Pakistani cricket circles earlier this week after he went into detail about his axing in an interview with ESPNcricinfo podcast Stump […]
Ex-South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener named Afghanistan head coach
Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener was on Friday appointed as head coach of the the Afghanistan cricket team. After the tenure of West Indian Phil Simmons was completed with the 2019 World Cup, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) received over 50 applications for the head coach’s role. Klusener was South […]