NEW DELHI: India’s preparations for their T20 World Cup title defence have received a major boost with mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy entering uncharted territory at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Bowler Rankings. The right-arm spinner has surged to a career-best rating of 818 points, further consolidating his position as the No.1 ranked bowler […]
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 […]
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 […]
South Africa’s players celebrate the wicket of Shubman Gill during the second T20 International cricket match between India and South Africa, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, in New Chandigarh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India fell short in their chase of 214 and were bowled out for 162 in 19.1 overs at New Chandigarh’s […]
NEW DELHI: India vice-captain Shubman Gill had a short stay on his return from injury, getting out for four in the first T20I of the five-match series against South Africa. Gill was dismissed on the third ball of the first over.He opened his account by hitting Lungi Ngidi for four on the second ball, driving […]
Sachin Tendulkar. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday shared a touching memory from 1989-90 when former India player Gursharan Singh, despite having a broken hand, came out to bat at number 10 to help Tendulkar score 103 runs in an Irani Cup match between Rest of India and Delhi at Wankhede […]
India captain KL Rahul blamed the toss and the heavy dew for their struggles in the high-scoring second ODI against South Africa in Raipur on Wednesday, but he did not shy away from acknowledging India’s inability to push harder with the bat in the death overs. India posted 359, yet still ended up on the […]
Ranchi : As India prepare to take on South Africa for the limited-overs leg on the back of a whitewash at the hands of South Africa in Tests, bowling coach Morne Morkel said he feels the team needs to leave behind the “disappointing two weeks” and regroup. A fresh set of players are also coming […]
Former Indian cricketer and commentator Ravi Shastri (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India captain and former head coach Ravi Shastri pulled no punches as he criticised India’s first-innings batting approach during the second Test against South Africa in Guwahati. India, who have experimented with multiple players at the number 3 slot in recent times, […]
While the cricket fraternity has been busy debating whether India’s batters have forgotten the art of playing spin, it appears the bowlers may have misplaced something too — the willingness to grind and work hard for wickets on pitches that aren’t home dustbowls. India paid the price for being timid and reactive, both with the […]
