From left, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube celebrate (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) DHARAMSHALA: It’s a rarity in T20 cricket to see bowlers swinging the ball more than batters swinging their bats. It’s almost against the core marketing ethos of the format to see the ball dominating the bat, even as bowlers are fast being […]
Jitesh Sharma’s lucky escape against South Africa (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: In the second T20I match of the five-match series between India and South Africa, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma experienced an unusual moment at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Thursday.Jitesh Sharma, who currently serves as India’s primary wicketkeeper-batter in T20Is after […]
Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has thrown his full support behind Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav, insisting there is “absolute faith” within the camp that the out-of-form batting stars will rediscover their touch ahead of next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Go Beyond The Boundary […]
Mitchell Marsh (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images) Mitchell Marsh is likely ending his first-class cricket career with Western Australia, raising questions about his Test future, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The 34-year-old informed his WA teammates after Sunday’s Sheffield Shield match against Victoria about his plans to step away from state-level red-ball cricket. While […]
Rohit Sharma (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Former Indian cricketers Mohammad Kaif and Irfan Pathan commended Rohit Sharma‘s performance as he scored his 61st ODI fifty during the third match between India and South Africa in Visakhapatnam.Opening the innings with Jaiswal, Rohit scored 75 runs from 73 balls. The duo established a 155-run partnership at a […]
Joe Root of England (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) England captain Joe Root remains confident about his team’s chances in the day-night second Ashes Test, despite Australia gaining a 44-run advantage on day two in Brisbane.Root’s outstanding knock of 138 not out, his first century in Australia, helped England reach 334 in their first innings.Australia […]
New Delhi: Indian superstar Virat Kohli on Tuesday confirmed his availability to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy beginning on December 24, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley told PTI. Kohli, now a one format player for India, is currently busy with the ODI series against South Africa. Kohli is returning to the Hazare Trophy for the […]
Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Sri Lanka secured their place in the T20 tri-series final with a six-run victory over Pakistan, thanks to Dushmantha Chameera’s impressive bowling figures of 4-20.Pakistan, despite already qualifying for Saturday’s final with three consecutive wins, fell short at 178-7, with captain Salman Ali Agha scoring an unbeaten 63.Sri […]
India’s players celebrate the dismissal of South Africa’s Senuran Muthusamy (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Dale Steyn, the former South African fast bowler, has commented on India’s bowling strategy during Day 2 of the India vs South Africa second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.India had South Africa at 247-6 at the end of Day […]
Ben Stokes (Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gary Day) England cricket captain Ben Stokes expressed shock following their defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test, emphasising the need for quick recovery before their next match in Brisbane. England missed their chance to secure their first Test victory in Australia in 15 years, suffering a defeat within […]
