India will be strong favourites to stay unbeaten in pink-ball Tests at home as new captain Rohit Sharma eyes a clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the second Test starting Saturday. The hosts thrashed Sri Lanka inside three days in Mohali to lead the two-match series 1-0 and the visitors need to quickly get their act
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Sunil Narine has signed for Surrey County Cricket Club.© Twitter Surrey County Cricket Club on Wednesday announced the signing of West Indies bowler Sunil Narine for the entirety of the Vitality Blast. Narine will join up with the Club following the completion of his Indian Premier League commitments with Kolkata Knight Riders and is then
Ravichandran Ashwin talked about his reaction to Rohit Sharma’s praise.© BCCI/Twitter Ravichandran Ashwin was in fantastic form as India cruised to victory in the first Test match vs Sri Lanka, winning by an innings and 222 runs in Mohali. The off-spinner took his 435th Test wicket to go past Kapil Dev’s tally of 434 dismissals
Australia are likely to play two spinners as they go in search of a win in Saturday’s second Test in Karachi after Pakistan batted their seamers into the ground in the draw at Rawalpindi. The historic occasion — Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 — was marred by a pitch described as “dead” by
Watch: Pooja Vastrakar’s stunning direct hit which gave India the breakthrough.© Instagram After beating Pakistan in their opening game earlier this week, India are currently taking on hosts New Zealand in the ongoing Women’s World Cup at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. After electing to bowl first, India got off to the best possible start
Jhulan Goswami becomes joint-highest wicket-taker in Women’s World Cup.© AFP India’s veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami on Thursday equalled the tally of most wickets in the ICC Women’s World Cup. Goswami equalled the tally of 39 wickets taken by Lyn Fullston of Australia from 1982 to 1988. The 39-year-old achieved this feat against New Zealand in
The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral. Wrapped in the Australian flag, the coffin of the 52-year-old — who died on Thailand’s Koh Samui island Friday — left Don Mueang International airport at 8.24 am local time (0124 GMT) on
The body of cricketer Shane Warne arrived at a Bangkok airport Thursday to be flown back to Australia where the cricket superstar is to receive a state funeral. A coffin wrapped in the Australian flag and containing the 52-year-old, who died on Thailand’s Koh Samui island Friday, arrived at Don Mueang airport. Autopsy results confirmed
Sam Curran complained of back pain after CSK’s IPL game against Rajasthan Royals last week.© Twitter Uncapped West Indian all-rounder Dominic Drakes on Wednesday replaced injured England all-rounder Sam Curran in the Chennai Super Kings squad for the remainder of the Indian Premier League. Left-handed batsman Drakes has featured in one First-Class, 25 List A
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Royal Challengers Bangalore made a mess of their run chase as bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad dented their hopes of a top-two finish with a narrow four-run win in a last-over IPL thriller in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. After putting on board a modest 141 for 7, SRH returned to limit RCB to 137 for six for
SunRisers Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik picked up his maiden IPL wicket on Wednesday.© Twitter Umran Malik, SunRisers Hyderabad pacer, bowled the fastest delivery in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) as he clocked 152.95 kph during his side’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Bowling his second over in the match,
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Shimron Hetmyer kept his nerves and played some fine shots under pressure to guide Delhi Capitals to a three-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in a battle for top-two finish in the Indian Premier League on Monday. Needing 28 from the last three overs to reach the target of 137, the Guyanese picked 12 runs
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Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant came up against his mentor in MS Dhoni in Dubai in a top of the table Indian Premier League (IPL) clash on Monday. The camaraderie between Dhoni and Pant has always been there and it was once again visible when the two wicketkeeper-batters stepped on the ground for the toss
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) will look to keep alive their hopes of making the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 playoffs alive when they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday. SRH are bottom of the IPL 2021 standings with just two points from eight games, having lost seven matches so far