Spin dominate The second week of the 2025 SA20 season saw spinners stealing the spotlight, taking nearly as many wickets as pacers despite bowling 200 fewer deliveries overall. Spinners averaged almost seven runs per wicket fewer than their pace counterparts and conceded 1.54 fewer runs per over, underscoring their effectiveness.Go Beyond The Boundary with our…
Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant NEW DELHI: The National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) has expanded its purview and included more elite cricketers in its comprehensive anti-doping programme. Nada has prepared a new roster of names under the ‘Registered Testing Pool’ (RTP) for the year 2025. The list includes several top, centrally-contracted cricketers – men’s…
Mohammed Shami during a practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami‘s return to international cricket as an experienced seamer has India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav “excited.”Since playing in the Ahmedabad final of the ODI World Cup 2023 against Australia, Shami has not been a part of India’s pace…
NEW DELHI: The MI Emirates defeated the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by 28 runs thanks to a brilliant display with the bat and the ball at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Tuesday.Thanks in large part to players like Romario Shepherd and Nicholas Pooran, the MI Emirates were able to close the gap on the top…
Jos Buttler (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England on Tuesday named a strong playing XI for T20I series opener against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The first of the five matches is scheduled for Wednesday with both teams playing their first T20I series in the new year. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav and coach Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The highly anticipated India vs England series kicks off at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 22, marking the beginning of a five-match T20I contest between two evenly matched sides. This white-ball series, which also includes three ODIs, serves as a crucial preparatory…
Jos Buttler. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: England captain Jos Buttler expressed confidence that the upcoming T20I series against India would not disrupt their preparations for the Champions Trophy, while also emphasising his eagerness to establish a strong working relationship with new head coach Brendon McCullum.The ODI-format Champions Trophy is scheduled to begin on…
Mohammed Shami (Video grab) NEW DELHI: On the eve of the India-England T20 series opener at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Team India unveiled their new jersey with a spirited photoshoot led by captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday. Amid the cheerful atmosphere, all eyes were on Mohammed Shami, the veteran pacer making a long-awaited return to the…
Photos: Agency/Video grab India’s white-ball sensation Rinku Singh has gifted a sports bike to his father, Khanchand Singh, and the video of the proud dad riding the bike has gone viral on social media besides warming the hearts of the big-hitting cricketer’s fans.The bike, Kawasaki Ninja 400, is valued at over Rs 5 lakh. Poll…
India will take on England in the first T20I of their five-match home series on Wednesday at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and the team’s chief coach Gautam Gambhir visited the Kali Temple in Kalighat a day before the match to seek the almighty’s blessings. India will shift its focus from red ball to white-ball…
