Shubman Gill. (Pic Credit – X) Astrologer Greenstone Lobo has predicted a good period for young cricketer Shubman Gill, who has been recently appointed vice-captain of the Indian team for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. But the most important question is whether Gill can emerge as a successful captain and an effective leader for India…
Harshit Rana (Photo credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India pacer Harshit Rana on Friday made a unique record, making T20I debut mid-match after coming in as a concussion substitute for all-rounder Shivam Dube.Harshit replaced Dube after the swashbuckling batter copped a to his head in the final over of the India innings. Poll What Do You…
NEW DELHI: A consortium of US-based Indian techies have won the bid to own 49% of The Hundred‘s Lord’s franchise London Spirit.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora, Times Internet Limited vice chairman Satyan Gajwani, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Silverlake Technology CEO Egon Durban, Sequoia’s Jim Goetz and…
NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube commanding fifties were followed by an all-round effort from the bowlers as India outsmarted England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I in Pune to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in five-match series on Friday.The thrilling T20I encounter saw India’s Harshit Rana making his debut as a concussion…
In a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out, Rarh Bengal Tigers was 0.2 seconds from missing out on the Hockey India League (HIL) final when Florent van Aubel’s reverse flick in the sudden death, barely beat the buzzer. Then, goalkeeper Tim Cross thwarted Uttam Singh while Abhishek made no mistake with his penalty to take his team through…
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday addressed concerns over the country’s readiness for the upcoming Champions Trophy, confirming that venues in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi are prepared to host the ICC tournament on schedule.The Champions Trophy will commence on February 19, marking…
Sairaj Bahutule (Photo credit: MCA) MUMBAI: Former India and Mumbai leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule has quit the BCCI‘s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru due to personal reasons. Bahutule was the bowling coach at the CoE since November 2021. Friday was his last day in ‘office.’“Yes, I have quit the COE due to personal/family reasons. I am…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Friday brought back top-order batter Fakhar Zaman while Saim Ayub missed out due to injury as the selectors named the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy schedule to start from February 19. Zaman, 34, was sidelined with a knee injury since his last appearance for Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup…
(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: Bengal keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha on Friday received a guard of honour from his teammates during their Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.CAB president Snehasish Ganguly honored Saha before the start of Day 2 with team members presenting him with a signed Bengal…
G Kamalini‘s composed fifty and the spinners’ outstanding performance helped India defeat England by nine wickets in the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup semifinal in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.India will now face South Africa in Sunday’s final. South Africa reached their first ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup final after defeating Australia by five…
