Gautam Gambhir faces sacking threat© BCCI/Sportzpics The start to what was promised to be a fruitful coaching career hasn’t gone the way Gautam Gambhir or the well-wishers of the Indian team had predicted. Gambhir arrived in the Indian team on the back of a title-winning campaign at Kolkata Knight Riders. But, since becoming … Read more
In the form of his life, Sanju Samson has truly turned his world around with his brilliant consistency across formats. In his last six competitive games, the wicket-keeper batter has scored three hundreds, including one in the Duleep Trophy, hitting a purple patch that he arguably never did in his career before. Samson’s … Read more
Sanju Samson’s breathtaking second century was beautifully complemented by spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi as India outclassed South Africa by a whopping 61 runs in the first T20 International to go 1-0 up in the four-match series on Friday. Often panned for not realizing the minefield of talent that he is, Samson … Read more
India vs South Africa 1st T20I: Playing XIs – India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald … Read more
Multiple Indian Premier League (IPL) stars are expected to make their India debut in the 1st T20I of a four-match series against South Africa in Kingsmead, Durban. St George’s Park in Gqeberha will host the second T20I on November 10, with the third game scheduled for SuperSport Park in Centurion on November 13. … Read more
Sent to Australia, as part of the India A team, KL Rahul hasn’t done his reputation much good since arriving Down Under. Opening the batting, KL Rahul was dismissed for just 10 runs in 44 balls in the second unofficial Test in Melbourne. The batter was expected to deliver, having been dismissed for … Read more
Australia vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Live Score Updates© AFP Australia vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf have put Pakistan in command against Australia in the second ODI of the three-match series, in Adelaide. The hosts are eight-wicket down with less than 150 runs on the board. Earlier, … Read more
West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was hit with a two-match suspension.© AFP West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was hit with a two-match suspension on Thursday after storming off the field during the series-clinching ODI win over England. Cricket West Indies (CWI) said Joseph had been sanctioned for “conduct falling short of … Read more
The Indian cricket team batters have come under a lot of criticism following the 0-3 whitewash in the recently-concluded Test series against New Zealand. Majority of the India batters struggled against the spinners and even stalwarts like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were not spared criticism from fans as well as experts. Legendary … Read more
Virat Kohli was one of the three retained players by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. He became the costliest Indian player to be retained at Rs 21 crore. On the international front, Kohli has not been going through a smooth phase. Virat Kohli’s scores in the recently concluded Test series … Read more
File image of Mitchell Starc.© BCCI/Sportzpics Indian Premier League (IPL) reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will have to rebuild in the IPL 2025 mega auction, having had to release most of their title-winning squad. One of KKR’s key performers in IPL 2024 was Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who won the Player of … Read more
Ravi Shastri is probably one of the most straight-talkers in world cricket. He is not known to shy away from speaking his mind with honest. The same was seen during the launch of 1983 World Cup winner and ex-chairman of BCCI selectors Sandeep Patil’s autobiography – Beyond Boundaries. During the launch of the … Read more