Jos Buttler after losing the first T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Jos Buttler, the captain of England, blamed his team’s incapacity to “impose the game” against India in the first Twenty20 International in Kolkata, which ended in a crushing seven-wicket loss. India defeated England in…
With the shadows looming large on the pitch from the evening sun at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad Toofans is going through its paces before a key Hockey India League (HIL) clash against Tamil Nadu Dragons. At one end, head coach Pasha Gademan is running through the finishing drills with a set of players,…
Abhishek Sharma. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After the decisive victory, opener Abhishek Sharma, who was instrumental in India’s seven-wicket victory over England in the opening match of the Twenty20 series, decided to give mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy more credit, claiming that he has changed the game for the side ever since his…
Michael Clarke during the Cricket Australia Hall of Fame ceremony at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images) timesofiNEW DELHI: The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inducted World Cup-winning former captain Michael Clarke as its 64th member, the nation’s cricket governing body said Thursday. On Wednesday, the induction ceremony was held at the Sydney…
JSW Soorma Hockey Club coach Jude Menezes on Thursday revealed there were two reasons why goalkeeper Savita Punia was neither wearing the captain’s armband nor listed with a ‘C’ beside her name on the official teamsheet, despite being named co-captain alongside Salima Tete ahead of the inaugural Women’s Hockey India League season. According to Rule…
NEW DELHI: The stage was set for India international stars Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill as they made their return to domestic cricket after a while.All eyes were on India Test and ODI captain Rohit who was playing his first Ranji Trophy game for the defending champions in almost a decade.Go…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: There was a wave of applause and cheers as star player Rohit Sharma made his way to the middle to open the batting alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal in Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir at the BKC ground on Thursday.However, Rohit’s stay at the crease was short-lived. His…
It’s difficult to forget the first instance of six sixes in an over in international cricket. Even if one does, certain individuals will have each moment of that over from the 2007 Cricket World Cup etched in their memories for a lifetime. South African batter Herschelle Gibbs is undoubtedly one of them. Of course,…
NEW DELHI: India spinner Varun Chakravarthy was still eager to get better even after he played a game-winning effort against England in the first Twenty20 International.After being left out of India’s Champions Trophy squad, Chakravarthy, the local hero of Kolkata, came back to Eden Gardens to reveal his enigmatic variants against England.Go Beyond The Boundary…
Ranji Trophy Live Score: Rohit, Pant headline star-studded line-ups The Ranji Trophy returns in full swing on Thursday, offering some of India’s finest cricketers a chance to regain form after a challenging international season. Following Team India’s 1-3 loss in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, several key players are turning to domestic cricket to rediscover…
