Cricket

Rohit Sharma inspects the pitch at Dharamsala© AFP The pitch for the fifth Test match between India and England in Dharamsala starting Thursday is expected to be a slow turner, according to a report by Indian Express. The report claimed that unseasonal rainfall has prevented the ground staff from working on the surface and the

Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians Live Cricket Score, WPL 2024© BCCI DC vs MI, WPL 2024, Live Score Updates:Delhi Capitals will be squaring off against Mumbai Indians in their next Women’s Premier League match on Tuesday in Delhi. The hosts will be coming to this match after defeating Gujarat Giants in their previous match by

Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh attended the annual function of Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai where their daughter Samaira is currently studying. It was just hours after Rohit was replaced as the Mumbai Indians skipper by Hardik Pandya following the all-rounder’s sensational trade move from Gujarat Titans ahead of the Indian Premier League

The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was witness to some terrific hitting from Royal Challengers Bangalore batters in a Women’s Premier League match against UP Warriorz on Monday. Engaging fifties by skipper Smriti Mandhana and star all-rounder Elysse Perry took Royal Challengers Bangalore to a formidable 198 for three in 20 overs. Looking to get

Dasun Shanaka held his nerve under pressure to take two wickets in the final over, snatching a dramatic three-run win for Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international of a three-match series against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Monday. Set a target of 207 runs, lower middle-order batsman Jaker Ali took Bangladesh close with his maiden

Sohail Khan had a forgettable evening during the PSL game vs Karachi Kings.© X (Twitter) Quetta Gladiators pacer Sohail Khan had a forgettable evening during his side’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against Karachi Kings on Thursday. Sohail conceded 23 runs in his first two overs and gave away an overthrow after losing his cool

Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli as captain.© Reuters Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian men’s cricket team. Rohit replaced Virat as the full-time captain of India after the latter stepped

Young India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has played just two Tests, but he has been already compared to the legendary MS Dhoni by several former cricketers. Former India batter Sunil Gavaskar labelled Jurel as the next Dhoni, while ex-spinner Anil Kumble feels the yougster has all the tools to become as good as the former India

Hawk-Eye founder Paul Hawkins had taken a jibe at former England captain Michael Vaughan following his remark over Joe Root‘s controversial dismissal in the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. During the guests’ second innings, Ravichandran Ashwin‘s delivery crashed into Root’s pad. The hosts had appealed for a possible LBW but the umpire, Joel Wilson,

Team England in action© AFP England will aim to end the five-match series against India on a high as the fifth match is slated to be played from March 7 in Dharamshala. The Rohit Sharma and co gained an unassailable lead 3-1 lead after registering a thumping five-wicket victory in the fourth Test in Ranchi.

WPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Live Scorecard© BCCI/WPL RCB vs MI Live updates:Two of the strongest and most popular teams of WPL – Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians would go head-to-head against each other in their upcoming clash. The game would be also the clash of two of India’s most experienced

File photo of India cricket team star Shreyas Iyer© AFP Since the last one week, the one news which has made a lot of noise is the exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the BCCI’s latest annual contract list. The two stars have been strongly in BCCI scheme of things in the past

New Zealand vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates:© AFP New Zealand vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Usman Khawaja and overnight batter Nathan Lyon will resume the Australian innings on Saturday as the side will aim to regain control of the first Test match against New Zealand. Australia seized

Ireland finally won their first Test match on Friday when they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, ending a streak of seven successive losses. Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the front with an undefeated 58 as Ireland reached their modest target of 111 in the final session of the third day. Ireland had

File photo of MS Dhoni.© AFP Saurabh Tiwary was all praise for India’s legendary captain MS Dhoni. He stated that the Ranchi-born is the “God of Jharkhand cricket”. It is worth noting that Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major ICC white-ball tournaments — T20 World Cup (in 2007), ODI World Cup

Ravindra Jadeja going back to pavilion during the fourth day of the 4th Test vs England.© BCCI Former England captain Alastair Cook criticised the batting of India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja after the player failed to play a noticeable knock in the Ranchi Test. Jadeja, who batted at number 5 ahead of Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv

File photo of India all-rounder Hardik Pandya© X (formerly Twitter) Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan were excluded from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) list of centrally-contracted players due to not playing in domestic tournaments. While the move was welcomed by a number of experts, it also started a conversation surrounding all-rounder

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were on Wednesday omitted from BCCI’s Annual Player Contracts for Team India (Senior Men) for the 2023-24 season (October 1st, 2023 to September 30th, 2024). Despite featuring regularly in the Indian cricket team in recent times, the duo’s sacking is being seen as a strong message by the BCCI for