Cricket

Babar Azam chases Mohammad Rizwan with bat in hand.© X (formerly Twitter) A funny video of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan is going viral on social media. In the clip, Babar could be seen leaving his crease after a ball was delivered. Wicketkeeper Rizwan throws the ball on the stumps after collection and appeals for

File image of Joe Root© Twitter England batter Joe Root has opted out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, announced his franchise Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. “England batter Joe Root will not be taking any further participation in the IPL, it was confirmed on Saturday,” said a statement from the team. Root, one of the

This will be the first India vs Australia T20 match at the Greenfield International Stadium.© AFP India and Australia will go up against each other in match number two of the five-match T20I Series 2023 at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, India, on November 26. The match begins at 7:00 PM IST. India and Australia,

French police on Friday detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, in a probe into suspected “justification of terrorism” after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war, prosecutors said. Last month the 27-year-old defender was banned for seven matches over the post, which he quickly deleted

Former Australian cricketer Simon O’Donnell is not in favour of opening batter David Warner getting a farewell Test, saying no one should have the right to pick and choose the venue and date of his choice. Warner, 37, had indicated earlier this year that he would like to finish his Test career at his home

Ace Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin laughed off the media reports that surfaced on the day of India’s Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in Mumbai claiming that the pitch for the contest was changed at the behest of the hosts. “Journalists from other countries comment that the pictures have been changed and

Having been there and done that, Graeme Swann is now mentoring a group of young England spinners, who would feature in a ‘Shadow Tour’ of India next month with a couple of them in contention to make it to senior team for five-Test series, starting January 25. Off-spinner Swann claimed 20 wickets and along with

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav shrugged off the disappointment of a World Cup final defeat with a captain’s knock but it was Rinku Singh’s composure that took a young Indian team to a thrilling two-wicket victory in the opening T20 International in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. This was India’s highest successful chase in T20 Internationals. The skipper was

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Thursday admitted that the pain of World Cup final defeat to Australia will linger and push him to work harder for the “next opportunity”. India suffered a six-wicket loss to Australia in the summit clash in Ahmedabad on November 19. “Our journey from Chennai to Ahmedabad ended in a disappointing

Australia thrashed Team India by six wickets to clinch the ODI World Cup 2023 title on Sunday. Playing at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Pat Cummins-led side bundled out India for 240. Later, they chased down the target in just 43 overs with Travis Head smashing a century. It was a big

Mohammed Shami in Cricket World Cup 2023© AFP A game of cricket isn’t just a battle between the bat and the ball. Pitches and conditions at the venue also play a crucial role. More often than not, the team that assesses the conditions better goes on to win the match. But, veteran India pacer Mohammed

Right-arm seamer Mukesh Kumar, who made his international debut across all formats earlier this year during the West Indies tour, has set his sights on a long stint with the Indian team starting with the upcoming T20I series against Australia. New-look India will clash against Australia in a five-match T20I series starting on Thursday here,

Rohit Sharma must have felt very lonely as he walked up the long staircase of the Motera Stadium while shaking hands with whoever came in his way on the catastrophic Sunday night. A World Cup final defeat like this might have felt like a stab in the chest. He needed to quickly leave that arena.

Perth Scorchers Women will lock horns with Melbourne Stars Women in Match 50 of the Women’s Big Bash League 2023 on November 22. The Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in Perth will host this clash, scheduled to begin at 2:40 PM IST. Talking about teams’ performances, the Perth Scorchers have been in superb form in

Fans turned up in huge numbers for World Cup 2023© AFP The Cricket World Cup 2023 lived up to the expectation of becoming one of the biggest ICC events in the sport’s history. A record 1.25 million fans attended matches during the 13th edition of the World Cup, which concluded on Sunday with Australia beating

The Pakistan cricket fraternity showered the Indian team with praise for their incredible run to the final of World Cup, with the legendary Wasim Akram saying their cricket “is in a good place” despite the loss to Australia in the title clash. Australia ended India’s run in the final with a six-wicket victory to extend

Glenn Maxwell‘s wife Vini Raman took to social media to slam trolls for posting hurtful comments online following Australia’s victory over India in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Raman criticised the social media users for their ‘hateful’ and ‘vile’ comments and added that fans can

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Team of the Tournament for the Cricket World Cup 2023 and it included six players from the Indian cricket team. India went unbeaten in the competition before losing to Australia in the final. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami were the