The prize money for the ongoing edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) was increased noticeably, Hockey India announced on Wednesday. As per the announcement, the winner of the men’s competition, featuring eight teams, will pocket ₹3 crore. The runner-up and third place finisher will earn ₹2 crore and ₹1 crore, respectively. In the previous…
Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant NEW DELHI: Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has solidified his position at the summit of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings, maintaining his career-best rating of 908. Despite being sidelined from bowling in the second innings of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy finale due to a back spasm, Bumrah’s earlier efforts were enough…
Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana (AP/PTI Photo) Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana stole the spotlight on Wednesday with a sensational hat-trick as New Zealand posted 255/9 in a rain-shortened second one-day international at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The tourists, chasing 256 off 37 overs to keep the three-match series alive, will draw confidence from Theekshana’s late heroics,…
Sam Curran (Photo credit: Desert Vipers) English all-rounder Sam Curran aims to replicate his winning streak with the Desert Vipers in the ILT20. Curran has experienced considerable success in England, securing victories in The Hundred with the Oval Invincibles and the County Championship with Surrey in 2024. He now hopes to add the ILT20 title…
MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council has given a ‘satisfactory’ rating for the seamer-friendly, grassy pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground for the fifth and final deciding Test of the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Cricket Australia informed in a media release on Wednesday. The match saw Australia beat India by six wickets inside three days. With their…
PREVIEW UP Rudras will take on a struggling Hyderabad Toofans in the men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha on Wednesday. While the Rudras are placed third on the points table, the Toofans are languishing at the bottom of the table, yet to register a win. FULL SQUADS UP…
Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has called on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to participate in domestic cricket to rejuvenate their Test careers following a string of underwhelming performances. Shastri, speaking on The ICC Review, emphasised that a stint in red-ball domestic cricket could not…
PREVIEW Tamil Nadu Dragons will be facing Team Gonasika in a men’s Hockey India League 2024-25 fixture at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela, Odisha on Wednesday. Team Gonasika isn’t having the best of campaigns. It has played three matches and has managed to win just one. However, the only win came in the side’s…
Simon Taufel (ILT20 Photo) NEW DELHI: Simon Taufel, widely regarded as one of the best umpires in cricket history, returns to lead the match officials panel for the ILT20 Season 3.Taufel, renowned for officiating high-profile matches like the 2011 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final and the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup final, will be…
Spasm or fracture? If pacer’s injury is muscular, he could be fit in time. Bone issue may lead to much longer rehabCHENNAI: The defeat in Australia is still sinking in, but there’s not much time left to sulk over it. In a week’s time, the provisional squad for the Champions Trophy (CT) will be announced…
