Cricket

Down 0-2 in the T20I series against West Indies, India started their comeback by beating the hosts in the 3rd T20I. The key to the Indian team’s success was the fact that West Indies’ hard-hitter Nicholas Pooran had failed to fire in the match. After the game, India skipper Hardik Pandya even issued a challenge

England Test captain and the world’s premier all-rounder Ben Stokes is all set to come out of retirement and play the ODI World Cup in India even if it comes at the cost of missing a season of cash-rich IPL, according to British daily ‘The Telegraph’. According to a report in the leading English newspaper,

Cricket South Africa on Monday named 18 players for a five-match one-day international series against Australia next month, the team’s last outings before the Cricket World Cup in India. But not all the players will be travelling to India for the tournament in October and November. A 15-man World Cup squad will be named on September

After being 0-2 down in the T20I series against West Indies, the Indian team produced an emphatic turnaround to make it 2-2 by the end of the 4th T20I. But, the 5th T20I loss put across the same challenges within the team that had seen them lose the first two matches. In what was a

File photo of Brandon King.© AFP Brandon King‘s superb unbeaten 85 led West Indies to an eight-wicket win over India on Sunday to secure a 3-2 victory in their T20I series. Set a target of 166 to win the fifth and deciding contest, in Lauderhill, Florida, West Indies reached their target with two overs to

Picture of KL Rahul batting in nets on the bowling of Venkatesh Iyer.© Twitter There is a good news for the fans of the Indian cricket team. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer are back in their groove, batting in the nets ahead of the 2023 Asia Cup. The continental event is set to take place

File image of Shoaib Akhtar© AFP Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar, considered as one of the best and fastest bowlers to have played the game, turned 48 on Sunday. From his international debut in 1997 till 2011, Akhtar went on to terrify batters all over the world with his lethal pace, accuracy and pin-point yorkers.

Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal gave a glittering manifestation of their talent as India humbled West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth T20 International in Lauderhill, United States of America on Saturday. India hunted down 179 with full three overs to spare, and the victory helped them to level the five-match series 2-2. The

Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates after scoring century for Sussex against Somerset.© Twitter Taunton: Cheteshwar Pujara’s love affair with the English summer continued as he scored his second List A ton in three games to guide Sussex to a comfortable four-wicket victory over Somerset in an One Day Cup game. Pujara anchored a 319-run chase with an

File photo of Virat Kohli© BCCI/IPL A report by Hopper HQ went viral on Friday, which claimed that former India cricket team captain Virat Kohli charged a mind-boggling sum of INR 11.45 crore for every single sponsored post he put on Instagram in 2023. The list was topped by football great Cristiano Ronaldo, followed by Argentine

File photo of Steve Smith© AFP The 2023 Ashes was undoubtedly one of themost exciting cricketing contests to have been held in recent times. After losing the first two Tests, England proudced a remarkable turnaround to win draw the series 2-2. But, what happened after the conclusion of the series left a bitter taste in

There seems to be no end to troubles for Delhi cricket as former skipper Nitish Rana and last year’s top run-getter in Ranji Trophy Dhruv Shorey have sought No Objection Certificate (NOC) from DDCA to ply their trade for other states during the upcoming domestic season. The development was confirmed by DDCA joint secretary Rajan

Virat Kohli charged the most money per sponsored post on Instagram, as per a report© Instagram India’s talismanic batter Virat Kohli might not be playing as much cricket this year as he usually does, owing to the change in dynamics in the Indian team, but he still remains the top-earning Indian on photo and video

Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has undertaken the renovation works that are essential prior to the quadrennial extravaganza that is being played across October and November. The M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host five matches during the World Cup. “After the ICC team’s inspection a few days back,

The ODI World Cup 2023 in India is less that two months away but the hosts’ team combination is nowhere close to being sorted. Much like the 2019 World Cup, the one slot which is bothering India is the No. 4 slot.  No batter has succeeded in settling into the vital number four slot in

Baba Aparajith was visibly disappointed after being given LBW by the umpire.© Twitter Former India Under-19 World Cup-winning star Baba Aparajith found himself in an unwanted situation during a Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Division 1 match between Jolly Rovers CC and Young Stars Cricket Club. Aparajith, who was batting on 34 off 62 deliveries, was

Pakistan batter Babar Azam has faced scrutiny over his captaincy during a disappointing home season however, Pakistan Cricket Board chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq on Wednesday said that the top-ranking batter in ODI is performing well as a captain, it would be prudent to have a backup captaincy option available. In December 2020 Babar was named Pakistan’s captain

Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has urged the the national selectors and team management to show faith in a talent like Tilak Varma and include the left-hander in the World Cup squad as he could possibly be the answer to India’s middle-order woes with multiple batters still recovering from injuries. Ashwin’s comments were also backed by