Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja. (Pic Credit – X) Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 104 after surpassing 10,000 Test runs, guiding Australia to a commanding position alongside fellow centurion Usman Khawaja on day one of the opening Test in Galle on Wednesday.Australia reached 330-2 in 81.1 overs before rain brought an early end to play…
Image credit: Mayank Agarwal NEW DELHI: Karnataka recently scripted history by winning the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) for a record fifth time in the 2024-25 edition, bringing an end to their five-year title drought. One of the key reasons behind this triumph was the performance of captain Mayank Agarwal, who finished as the edition’s second-highest…
NEW DELHI: There’s a buzz in the air at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. The city is gripped by Virat Kohli mania as the Indian batting maestro makes his much-awaited return to domestic cricket after over 12 years. Kohli last featured in the Ranji Trophy in November 2012. For the fans, it’s a celebration of Kohli’s…
Sourav Ganguly and Shoaib Akhtar during an ODI at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on 24 March 2004. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India-Pakistan cricket rivalry is the biggest in the world and now with the archrivals playing each other only in ICC and ACC tournaments, the matches garner more and…
In the latest ICC T20 rankings, Tilak Varma climbed one place to second spot among the batters while Varun Chakravarthy, who took a fifer in the third match against England in Rajkot, jumped 25 places to fifth among the bowlers.Australia’s Travis Head continued to lead the batter rankings, with a 23-point lead now, Varma is…
Virat Kohli (TimesofIndia.com Photo) NEW DELHI: Amidst the cheering crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, India superstar Virat Kohli, dressed in shorts, a T-shirt, and a sweater bearing the Delhi District Cricket Association logo, stepped out of the dressing room. The Delhi players were waiting for him to join in the light football session.“Chalo bey,…
NEW DELHI: “I got chainsawed,” an angry Steve Smith had said after falling just one run short of the 10,000 Test runs milestone, finishing with 9,999 runs in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India. He was only a single run away from completing this massive achievement. Smith had to wait 24 days for the…
Hockey India has announced the 24-member Indian women’s hockey team for the Bhubaneswar leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25, scheduled to take place at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium from February 15 to 25. The team will be led by Salima Tete while forward Navneet Kaur will serve as her deputy. India will kick off…
Shadab Khan. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Love stories between cricketers and actresses have always been a hot topic, blending the glamour of the film industry with the excitement of cricket. It’s the same in India and Pakistan.There have been numerous cases about affairs between cricketers and actresses, both in India and Pakistan.Go Beyond The Boundary…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) ‘ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year’ and India’s bowling icon Jasprit Bumrah is being hailed as one of the best fast bowlers to grace the game, but it’s surprising to hear him being compared to the late Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar in greatness.To describe Jasprit Bumrah’s stature on Star Sports show…
