[ad_1] Shubman Gill reached the milestone of 1,000 Test runs as skipper, becoming the 11th player to do so for India during the One-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Gill achieved the landmark in just his 15th innings (Test), making him the second-fastest Indian captain […]
[ad_1] Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has questioned the selectors’ decision to drop Suryakumar Yadav from India’s T20I setup, calling it a “landmark” and “ruthless” call and suggesting that the World Cup-winning captain deserved more time to prove himself.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced India’s T20I squads for the […]
[ad_1] Qualifiers — first round: Defeated Alice Rame 6-0, 6-3 Qualifiers — second round: Defeated Carole Monnet 6-0, 6-1 Qualifiers — third round: Defeated Suzan Lamens 7-6 (4), 7-5 First round: Defeated Qinwen Zheng 6-4, 6-0 Second round: Defeated Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-0 Third round: Defeated Maria Sakkari 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Fourth round: Defeated Diane […]
[ad_1] Sai Sudharsan revealed that the backing of head coach Gautam Gambhir gave him the confidence and clarity to play his natural game, as the young batter repaid that faith with a composed 81 on the opening day of India’s one-off Test against Afghanistan. On the eve of the match, Gambhir had thrown his weight […]
[ad_1] India’s KL Rahul, left, and Sai Sudharsan run between the wickets (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: The challenge before KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan was not Afghanistan’s bowling attack. It was the transition from two months of relentless T20 cricket back to the demands of Test cricket. One had to rediscover patience after a […]
[ad_1] Rishabh Pant gets two lifelines in one over! A lovely delivery from Abdul Malik zips past Pant’s outside edge, and is taken by the wicket-keeper. Appeal by Afghanistan, but umpire gives not out. And guess what? It’s a no-ball too. In fact, it’s a massive no-ball. But the drama continues, as Malik bowls another no-ball on […]
[ad_1] Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, has joined the big league. The wonderkid who took the Indian Premier League (IPL), and along with it, the world by storm, was on Saturday named in the senior men’s squad for Ireland, England and the Asian Games. Sooryavanshi (15 years, 71 days as of Saturday) is the youngest […]
[ad_1] Manav Suthar made Test debut against Afghanistan© X (Formerly Twitter) India handed a debut cap to spinner Manav Suthar on Saturday during the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. After winning the toss, skipper Shubman Gill opted to bat and confirmed Suthar’s international debut. Ahead of the match, all eyes were on […]
[ad_1] Brazil’s coach Carlo Ancelotti (AP Photo) One can call it irony or a simple twist of fate. A 35-year old, who had just relinquished his footballing kit for a coach’s tracksuit, was conducting drills with the Italian team at Rose Bowl, Pasadena.It was the summer of 1994. Under the venerable Arrigo Sacchi, one of […]
[ad_1] Axar Patel is Delhi Capitals captain.© YouTube/@Humans of Bombay India player and Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel spoke about a funny incident that involved Ashutosh Sharma. During a recent interview, when asked about the funniest thing that he heard during a tense moment on a cricket field, Axar revealed a remark made […]
