Returning to action after three years, midfielder Farukh Choudhary feels they could have scored another goal as India had to settle for a 1-1 draw against hosts Vietnam in an international friendly in Nam Dinh. Manolo Marquez’s selection of Farukh had raised eyebrows but the midfielder, who was sidelined for three years, struck … Read more
Babar Azam set to be dropped from Pakistan squad© AFP After Pakistan’s humiliating defeat to England in the first Test at Multan, former skipper Babar Azam has been dropped from the squad, a report has confirmed. Babar has been in woeful form over the last few months, across formats. He only scored 30 … Read more
Ahead of the clash against Australia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Dubai, Indian opener Shafali Verma said that the team’s focus will be on net run rate in the upcoming match against the defending champions. India and Australia will lock horns with each other in the 18th match of … Read more
Chris Lynn hit a quickfire 69 off just 28 balls while Karthik Gattepalli bagged a three-for as Chicago CC beat Los Angeles Waves (LAW) by 15 runs in Qualifier 1 to reach the National Cricket League final on Saturday. Chasing 168 to win in Texas, LAW slumped to 152/6 in 10 overs as … Read more
Team India on Friday re-wrote history books during the third and final T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. The Suryakumar Yadav-led side achieved its highest-ever T20I total, slamming 297/6 runs, which is also the highest total among Test playing nations. India’s record breaking night in Hyderabad was driven by Sanju Samson’s one of its … Read more
India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the third T20I in Hyderabad. India made one change to their playing XI with Ravi Bishnoi replacing seamer Arshdeep Singh, while Bangladesh made two changes. However, there was no debut for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Harshit Rana, who … Read more
Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has come under a lot of fire on social media following his social media post advertising a fantasy cricket app. Gambhir took to social media to post an advertisement for Real11 and within minutes, his followers calling him out for promoting a ‘betting app’. “Hopefully, India will … Read more
File photo of Ajay Jadeja© X (Twitter) Former Indian cricket team star Ajay Jadeja was declared the next Jam Saheb of Nawanagar, also known as Jamnagar, a princely state in the historical Halar region on the southern shores of the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. In an official statement, the announcement was confirmed … Read more
File photo of Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant© X (Twitter) Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma recently revealed that wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant came up with a brilliant ploy that disrupted South Africa’s rhythm during the T20 World Cup 2024 final. The match was headed towards a close finish with South Africa needing … Read more
Premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday named vice-captain of India for the upcoming three-match home Test series against New Zealand, strongly indicating his possible elevation to the leadership role when the team travels to Australia from next month. The three-match series against the Kiwis will start on November 16 in Bengaluru, followed … Read more
Jasprit Bumrah was on Friday named vice-captain of India’s 15-member squad vs NZ.© BCCI The BCCI on Friday announce Team India’s 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand, starting October 16 in Bengaluru. While Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team, ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was named his deputy … Read more
Pakistan suffered its 10th straight loss, going down to England by an innings and 47 runs in Multan on Friday. Despite scoring 556 in the first innings, England’s mammoth total of 823/7 declared proved insurmountable for Pakistan. Despite valiant efforts from Salman Agha, who scored 63, and Aamer Jamal, who remained unbeaten on … Read more