After an action-packed Day 5 of Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham which saw Team India capturing some medals and making history in Lawn Bowls, the country’s contingent will be looking forward to taking a few steps ahead towards medal contention in sports like Cricket, Boxing, Hockey, Judo and Weightlifting. The action will […]
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BCCI keen to get fans back to stands for T20Is against England
In what comes as a huge positive for cricket fanatics in the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is keen to get fans back to the stadium for the T20I series between India and England which gets underway at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad from March 12. Speaking to ANI, a BCCI official in the know […]
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India win Gabba thriller, claim series 2-1
Rishabh Pant unleashed a Twenty20-style batting assault to fire India to an incredible three-wicket win in the fourth test decider on Tuesday as Ajinkya Rahane’s injury-ravaged tourists humbled Australia with a 2-1 series triumph. The wicketkeeper-batsman swung for the fences in an extraordinary 89 in 138 balls as India galloped […]
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Australia push lead to 276 in fourth test decider
Australia stretched their lead to 276 runs in the fourth test decider against India in Brisbane on Monday before rain brought tea early with the hosts having reached 243 for seven. Tailender Pat Cummins was two not out, with Mitchell Starc on one run at the Gabba, in a contest […]
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India need 324 to win after Siraj claims maiden Test five
Playing only this third Test match, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj picked up his maiden five-wicket haul to give India a sniff in the fourth Test against Australia in Brisbane. Siraj’s 5/73 coupled with another fine piece of fast bowling from Shardul Thakur (4/61), helped India bowl Australia out for 294 […]
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Sundar and Thakur lead India’s resistance in Brisbane test
Australia claimed two more wickets in Sunday’s second session but debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur offered lower-order resistance to take India to 253-6 at tea on day three of the fourth and final test in Brisbane. Sundar was batting on 38 at the break having raised 67 runs with […]
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India vs Australia: Bruised and broken India’s Brisbane dilemma
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is “a very doubtful starter” for the Brisbane Test starting Friday according to the team management, after he suffered an abdominal strain. On Tuesday, the bowler was taken for scans and a decision on his fitness is expected on Wednesday. With this, a “bruised” and “broken” […]
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India vs Australia: Tough quarantine rules hit India on tour’s final leg
After raising concerns about the hard quarantine rules in Brisbane, the Indian team arrived in the city in Queensland on Tuesday and found themselves in a difficult situation at the team hotel. On arrival, the team was told that there would be “no room service and housekeeping, and no access […]
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Vernon Philander’s Somerset contract cancelled
Somerset County crickey club have announced the cancellation of former South Africa pacer Vernon Philander’s contract by mutual agreement. Philander, who had signed a Kolpak deal with the county club after calling time on his South Africa career earlier in the year, was due to join the club in early […]
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Uttarakhand announces contracts to first-class players
New Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly has said bringing all first-class players in the country under contracts to ensure their financial security was his priority and BCCI’s latest unit Uttarakhand has taken the lead, announcing it will offer contracts and scholarships to players at all levels. The final decision […]
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Cricket is recession proof, revels even in controversy
If evidence was needed about cricket’s growing influence, there was plenty available recently. Sourav Ganguly assumed office like a rockstar political leader in full media glare, chased for sound bytes and on-the-go quotes. His taking fresh guard was a grand coronation befitting a new king. Then, away in Australia, the […]