SL vs WI Live: Pitch report by Russel Arnold It’s a pleasant day, a dry day with a strong wind. 66m and 74m square boundaries – the cracks are visible and it’s a good call to bat first. The pitch is dry, the turn will be slow and dew would be a factor batting second,…
Rachin Ravindra (PTI Photo) New Zealand achieved a significant victory against India in their first Test match win in India since 1988. The match, held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, concluded with an eight-wicket win for New Zealand.Rachin Ravindra, the player of the match, scored 134 runs in the first innings and quickly added 39 runs…
Joe Root (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Joe Root’s performance since stepping down as England captain will be tested in the upcoming series against India and Australia, according to Australian cricket legend Ian Chappell. Root has scored 10 centuries in 54 innings over the past two and a half years, surpassing Sir Alastair…
Hockey India on Sunday named the 22-member Indian men’s team for the upcoming bilateral series against the reigning World Champions Germany in New Delhi. The Indian team go into the two-match series, to be played at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium on 23rd and 24th October, following a successful outing at the Asian Champions Trophy…
Virat Kohli during the first Test against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli has consistently expressed his deep love for Test cricket, which he views as the pinnacle of the sport. Throughout his career, Kohli has often spoken about the unique challenges that the…
Nick Hockley. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images for Cricket Australia) NEW DELHI: Nick Hockley, the chief executive of Cricket Australia, has announced his departure after five years in the role. He will leave in March next year, after the current season concludes. According to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald, Hockey was told by…
Sarfaraz Khan (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has once again come forward to applaud young batting sensation Sarfaraz Khan, whose determined 150-run knock in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand has earned widespread praise. Kaif emphasized that Sarfaraz’s fitness should not be a factor in team selection,…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s young fast bowler Ihsanullah sparked debate with his recent statement on the Public Digital News podcast, where he claimed that Naseem Shah is a better bowler than India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah. He remarked, “Agar dekha jaaye toh Jasprit Bhumrah se accha bowler Naseem Shah…
NEW DELHI: Sarfaraz Khan played a stunning innings of 150, while Rishabh Pant added a quickfire 99, helping India post a total of 462 in their second innings and setting New Zealand a target of 107 on day four of the opening Test in Bengaluru on Saturday.However, just as New Zealand began their chase in…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli were seen engaging in heated arguments with the umpires after they decided that the light was insufficient to continue play on Day 4 of the first Test, prompting them to ask the players to leave the field.On the penultimate day of the match, India…
