Former India cricketer and Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh, has lashed out at the exclusion of Shubman Gill from India’s T20 World Cup squad, accusing the selectors of failing to back him adequately despite making him the team’s vice-captain last year. Yograj cited an example involving Kapil Dev, arguing that the legendary all-rounder was once […]
Amanjot Kaur of India celebrates with team mate Renuka Singh (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Navi Mumbai: They say that catches win matches. Some catches, like the one then-Indian captain Kapil Dev took, running backwards to grab the ball and send an on-song West Indies great Viv Richards back at a critical stage in the […]
Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with captain Shubman Gill after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Brandon King. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continued to shine as India dominated West Indies in the first Test at Ahmedabad, scoring an unbeaten century and taking four wickets in the second innings to earn the ‘Player of the […]
Jasprit Bumrah surpasses Kapil Dev (Agency Photos) Jasprit Bumrah achieved a new milestone during the first Test against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The Indian fast bowler became the fastest to reach 50 Test wickets at home, accomplishing this feat in just 1,747 deliveries.This record surpassed Mohammed Shami, who needed 2,267 balls to achieve […]
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) India recently concluded a 2-2 Test series against England, marking one of their most notable overseas performances. The series featured Jasprit Bumrah‘s comeback after recovering from a back injury that had sidelined him during last year’s Australia series.Bumrah participated in three out of five matches due to workload management concerns, claiming […]
Former India captain Kapil Dev came out in support of debutant Anshul Kamboj who didn’t have the best of outings during the first innings of 4th Test match between India and England. The right handed bowler was struck for 12 runs in his very first over in international cricket and didn’t seem to have come […]
Kapil Dev, India’s first World Cup-winning captain, recently picked his preferred all-rounder in a comparison between Ravindra Jadeja and Ben Stokes. Speaking at the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) event, he also gave his take on Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness, Shubman Gill’s captaincy in the ongoing Test match against England, and an ambitious 2025 schedule […]
Virat Kohli bows down to Sachin Tendulkar after breaking his record of most number of centuries in the ODIs during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Former England cricketer Allan Lamb has picked his favourite Indian batter of all time.The 71-year-old, who represented England in three World Cups and 79 Tests, said Sachin Tendulkar is the […]
File photo of Scotland’s Brandon McCullen. (Image: X) Scotland’s Brandon McMullen has become the second-fastest cricketer to achieve the double of 1,000 runs and 50 wickets in One Day Internationals, reaching the milestone in 33 matches during Scotland’s World Cup League 2 match against Netherlands in Dundee.McMullen delivered a strong bowling performance, taking 3/40 in […]
Rivaba Jadeja (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Rivaba Jadeja expressed immense pride as her husband, Indian cricket star Ravindra Jadeja, etched his name into the history books by becoming the longest-reigning No.1 all-rounder in Test cricket. Calling it a moment of great honour, she said the milestone was not just special for their family, […]
