Mohammed Shami (PTI photo) MUMBAI: Almost 14 months after he last played for India, in the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia at Ahmedabad on November 19 before he was sidelined due to an ankle injury which needed surgery and then suffered from swelling in his knees, veteran pacer Mohammed Shami is finally back.The…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. (AFP Photo) Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes has defended Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma after their performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India lost the series 1-3 to Australia.Kohli and Sharma faced criticism for their contributions with the bat. Rhodes suggests that Indian fans might have become accustomed…
Dinesh Karthik (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former India keeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday became the first Indian ever to feature in South Africa’s SA20 when he stepped out on the field for hosts Paarl Royals against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the third match of the new season. Karthik, who retired from international cricket and…
Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Jawad Ullah (Creimas Photo) NEW DELHI: “Only 8 runs were needed in the last over. There was a lot of pressure because defending just 8 runs in the last over is very difficult. They had 2 wickets remaining,” UAE southpaw Muhammad Jawad Ullah recalled. Just a fortnight ago, he was tasked…
The Delhi SG Pipers is set to face off against the UP Rudras in a Hockey India League 2024-25 match at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela this Saturday. The Rudras will be aiming to bounce back from the recent 0-3 defeat to the Hyderabad Toofans, a result that left it looking for improvements and…
Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s Steve Smith on Saturday matched the Big Bash League (BBL) record for most centuries, achieving the feat in the Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers clash in Sydney.The 35-year-old showcased his mastery, scoring a sizzling unbeaten 121 runs off just 64 balls that included ten fours and seven sixes.Go…
MUMBAI: There are not likely to be many surprises when the national selection committee, led by former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, meets at the BCCI headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday to pick the Indian team for the five-match T20I home series against England, which is scheduled to begin from January 22 at…
Sri Lanka would feel slightly better as they ended the New Zealand tour with a convincing 140-run win in the inconsequential third and final ODI of the series, which the hosts won 2-1, in Auckland on Saturday.The visitors had lost the T20I series 2-1 as well before the ODI leg of the white-ball tour, which…
Former captain Rani Rampal believes the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) could have a transformative impact on the sport, similar to the influence the Indian Premier League (IPL) has had on cricket. She envisions the league as a platform for young girls to earn national team spots for the 2032 Olympics. The inaugural WHIL, scheduled…
Azam Khan (Photo by ILT20) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Desert Vipers’ opening game of this season’s ILT20, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Sunday, Director of Cricket Tom Moody confirmed UAE wicketkeeper-batter Tanish Suri would keep wickets for the team in the early stages of the tournament.Moody was asked on the Vipers Voices…
