Cricket

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar took a dig at Australia and said the green top Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) surface hasn’t been a topic of debate among the former Indian players but had it been a spin-friendly pitch in India, the visitors would have gone mad about it. “Oh, very much. Justin Langer, who’s played

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Bangladesh cricketer Najmul Hossain Shanto on Thursday stepped down as the captain of the national T20I team. The announcement was confirmed by BCB President Faruque Ahmed, who revealed that Shanto had informed the board of his decision, which was subsequently accepted. Despite relinquishing his role in T20Is, Shanto will continue

India vs Australia 5th Test Live Streaming and Live Telecast: It will be a do-or-die game for the Indian cricket team when it faces Australia in the fifth and final Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The touring side started the series with a stunning 295-run victory but failed to maintain the dominance and

File image of Abhishek Nayar and Gautam Gambhir.© AFP Team India’s performance under Gautam Gambhir hasn’t gone as planned. In just over six months at the helm, Gambhir has already seen his side get whitewashed 0-3 at home by New Zealand, and then lose the chance to win the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. This has

Team India have several difficult decisions to make before they enter the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney. It is a must-win game for India, not only to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for a record-extending fifth time, but also keep their hopes alive for a chance to qualify for the World

Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes India’s white-ball team is “settled” and backed the Rohit Sharma-led side to lift the upcoming Champions Trophy. The Champions Trophy is returning after more than seven years, and India will see it as an opportunity to add another ICC title to its title cabinet, especially after the T20 World Cup

Retirements in sports are something that evokes a variety of emotions, be it regret, heartbreak, relief, a sense of unfinished business or a fairytale-like feeling, both on the part of players and their fans. Very few get a privilege of retiring at the peak of their powers, with a major trophy in their hands and

File image of Cheteshwar Pujara.© AFP Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir is seemingly at crossroads with the BCCI when it comes to the selection of the team and the strategy with which the team plays. In an explosive report, it has been revealed that Gambhir was furious with the way his side played as

New Delhi : 2024 saw some of the most competitive and captivating cricket being played on the field. While new rivalries developed, the older ones continued to prosper with a new-found intensity. On one side, game’s greats retired, a new generation is also slowly taking shape. This year saw India end their 11-year-long ICC title

With a poor string of scores since landing in Australia, Rohit Sharma is under fire. In a year where Rohit lifted the T20 World Cup title as India captain, he is coping unprecedented flak too. Rohit’s series of scores including a warm-up match is 3, 3, 6, 10, 3, 9. Having already retired from T20I

Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday. Shahidi claimed an Afghan record 246 runs at the end of a marathon innings while spinner Bennett took five wickets. Zimbabwe made 586 and 142-4 to lead Afghanistan by 29 runs

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has raised serious concerns about India captain Rohit Sharma‘s place in the Test team amidst his prolonged slump in form after India suffered a 184 run defeat in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pathan suggested that Rohit’s current inclusion in the playing XI owes more to his role as captain

Australia have taken an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy after a 184-run win over India in the fourth Test in Melbourne. While positives are hard to find after such a crushing loss, the tireless Jasprit Bumrah‘s nine-wicket haul will be remembered for a long time. The young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s lone

World number one Magnus Carlsen will return to the World Blitz Chess Championship here following FIDE’s decision to allow players to compete in jeans, a couple of days after disqualifying him from the Rapid event for refusing to change into formal trousers. The five-time world champion was fined USD 200 for wearing jeans, which was

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasrasnga and Kushal Mendis along with West Indies’s Sherfane Rutherford and Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai were shortlisted for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024 award. Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka): 26 wickets at 15.61, economy 5.36, 87 runs at 17.40, strike rate 101.16 Wanindu Hasaranga continued to cement his reputation as

Virat Kohli has bee a target at MCG© AFP Virat Kohli‘s love affair with Australian media isn’t something new. Over the years, Kohli has had several battles with Australian media during India’s tours Down Under. Be it Kohli’s altercation with journalists at the Melbourne airport or his heated exchange with Sam Konstas prompting media backlash,

Team Australia in action© AFP Australia’s batting depth took a hit as back-up keeper-batter Josh Inglis will be unavailable for the final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India due to injury, according to ICC. Inglis injured his calf while sub-fielding on the second day of the fourth Test at the MCG, with

File photo of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Impressed by Nitish Reddy’s sensational maiden century, former coach Ravi Shastri on Saturday advocated for his promotion in the batting order, suggesting that a top-six position would provide better balance to India going into the fifth and final Test. The 21-year-old Reddy showed tremendous grit, scoring a dogged 105