[ad_1] England captain Ben Stokes bowls during a net session at Emirates Old Trafford (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) India need to win the penultimate Test of the five-match series against England in order to stay alive in the contest. A win for the hosts will put the series victory out of reach for the […]
[ad_1] 45-year-old Venus Williams made a remarkable comeback at the Washington Open, returning to competition after a 16-month hiatus. On Monday, July 21, Williams teamed up with fellow American Hailey Baptiste to defeat Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 6-1 in the women’s doubles Round of 16. Entering the tournament as a wildcard, Williams last […]
[ad_1] India are all set to face off against England for the fourth Test match at the Old Trafford Cricket Stadium in Manchester from 23 July. Ahead of the match, pacer Mohammed Siraj addressed the customary pre-match press conference, where he was asked a range of questions, but it was one question that completely took […]
[ad_1] Shubman Gill (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A baggy blue cap on his head, hands on his teammates’ shoulders, and a few charged-up words to fire up his squad — it was a familiar huddle for Shubman Gill, but this one held extra weight. At the boundary ropes of Headingley Stadium in Leeds, Gill addressed […]
[ad_1] Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar minced no words in taking a massive dig at retired Virat Kohli following the Shubman Gill-led side’s domination in the first innings of opening day of the first innings against England on Friday in Leeds. Manjrekar‘s remarks came after Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul took their time in the […]
[ad_1] Shubman Gill makes bold claim (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: With India preparing to take on England in a highly anticipated five-match Test series starting June 20, all eyes are on newly appointed Test captain Shubman Gill. The 25-year-old, who also captains the Gujarat Titans in the IPL, is now leading India into a new […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: His Bradmanesque run in domestic cricket in recent years has coincided with the most challenging phase of his career, but Karun Nair identifies “the end of 2022” as the darkest period he’s endured, calling it “quite a dark place.” The 33-year-old’s return to the Indian Test team after eight years stands as […]
[ad_1] Remember December 10, 2022, the day when Karun Nair wrote “Dear cricket, give me one more chance” on Twitter (now X). The tweet came three years after Nair played his last Test for India. In fact, Nair was a part of the Indian squad during their 2018 tour of England but didn’t get a […]
[ad_1] India’s Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Sarfaraz Khan, who was dropped from India’s Test squad for the England tour, responded with a commanding 76-ball century in a two-day warm-up game between the Test squad and India A in Beckenham before the first Test match at Headingley. The 27-year-old Mumbai batsman, who has faced multiple […]
[ad_1] As Temba Bavuma strolled the Lord’s outfield on Saturday afternoon, the mace in one hand and young son Lihle in his other arm, a sea of emotion would have swirled through his mind. Just moments previously, he had helped end years of heartbreak, masterminding an extraordinary five-wicket conquest of Australia in the final of […]
