Australia captain Josh Inglis won the toss and chose to bat Saturday in the second game of the three-match T20 series against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The hosts lead 1-0 after winning a rain-hit match reduced to seven overs a side in Brisbane on Thursday by 29 runs. Australia are again without several…
Virat Kohli remains the centre of attraction as India prepare for the opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in less than a week’s time; and with the batting legend’s lean patch, Australian pacers will look to put him under pressure right from the start of the series — feels former India batsman Sanjay…
NEW DELHI: Indian Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh welcomed a baby boy on Friday night. The birth took place at a local hospital, as confirmed by sources.Rohit is currently not in Australia with the Indian cricket team, as he was awaiting the birth of his second child. The couple…
Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma delivered sensational centuries as India crushed South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday, sealing the four-match T20I series 3-1 and handing the hosts their heaviest-ever defeat in the format.Opting to bat first, India amassed a colossal 283/1 in 20…
Former India coach Ravi Shastri (Getty Images) Ravi Shastri has seen from up close most of the Indian players currently on the tour of Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy during his successful tenure as head coach, which included the historic maiden Test series triumph on Australian soil.Shastri and Rahul Dravid, the last two men…
KOLKATA: Much will depend on Mohammed Shami as the Bengal and Madhya Pradesh Elite Group ‘C’ Ranji Trophy match is set for a thrilling finish. Chasing 338 for victory, the hosts are placed well at 150 for three at stumps on the penultimate day of the match at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday.Shami,…
Haryana edged past Uttar Pradesh 3-2 in the semifinal of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2024 at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium on Friday to book its spot for the third consecutive final. A two-time champion since Hockey India’s 2011 revamp, Haryana, faced a formidable UP side featuring current India internationals Lalit…
MUMBAI: The controversy surrounding the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, last held in 2017, continues to escalate with no tournament schedule — originally set to begin on Feb 19 and conclude on March 8 — in sight.On Friday, BCCI secretary Jay Shah raised strong objections with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the Pakistan Cricket Board’s…
Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma NEW DELHI: Team India, under Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership, delivered an exceptional batting performance against South Africa in the fourth and final T20I at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Friday. The remarkable innings by Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma helped India achieve a substantial total of 283/1 in their allocated 20 overs….
(Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has raised strong objection with the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) plans to promote the Champions Trophy in the country. PCB had planned on initiating a trophy tour across regions in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)….
