Shoaib Akhtar and Muhammad Jawad Ullah (Creimas Photo) NEW DELHI: “Only 8 runs were needed in the last over. There was a lot of pressure because defending just 8 runs in the last over is very difficult. They had 2 wickets remaining,” UAE southpaw Muhammad Jawad Ullah recalled. Just a fortnight ago, he was tasked…
The Delhi SG Pipers is set to face off against the UP Rudras in a Hockey India League 2024-25 match at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela this Saturday. The Rudras will be aiming to bounce back from the recent 0-3 defeat to the Hyderabad Toofans, a result that left it looking for improvements and…
Steve Smith (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia’s Steve Smith on Saturday matched the Big Bash League (BBL) record for most centuries, achieving the feat in the Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers clash in Sydney.The 35-year-old showcased his mastery, scoring a sizzling unbeaten 121 runs off just 64 balls that included ten fours and seven sixes.Go…
MUMBAI: There are not likely to be many surprises when the national selection committee, led by former India pacer Ajit Agarkar, meets at the BCCI headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday to pick the Indian team for the five-match T20I home series against England, which is scheduled to begin from January 22 at…
Sri Lanka would feel slightly better as they ended the New Zealand tour with a convincing 140-run win in the inconsequential third and final ODI of the series, which the hosts won 2-1, in Auckland on Saturday.The visitors had lost the T20I series 2-1 as well before the ODI leg of the white-ball tour, which…
Former captain Rani Rampal believes the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) could have a transformative impact on the sport, similar to the influence the Indian Premier League (IPL) has had on cricket. She envisions the league as a platform for young girls to earn national team spots for the 2032 Olympics. The inaugural WHIL, scheduled…
Azam Khan (Photo by ILT20) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Desert Vipers’ opening game of this season’s ILT20, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders on Sunday, Director of Cricket Tom Moody confirmed UAE wicketkeeper-batter Tanish Suri would keep wickets for the team in the early stages of the tournament.Moody was asked on the Vipers Voices…
Arshdeep Singh (Photo: BCCI video grab) Arshdeep Singh is undoubtedly one of the finds for India lately, growing the bowling resources and providing that much-needed variety with his left-arm pace and swing. The same was on show in the Vijay Hazare Trophy preliminary quarter-final on Saturday, where Punjab took on Maharashtra at the Kotambi Stadium…
The Women’s Hockey India League (HIL-W) would be hopeful that the bumpy ride from the garage to the start line fades into a distant memory before lights-out at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on January 12. A reduced number of teams, a lack of adequate cash, and the ever-dwindling…
Sachin Tendulkar and Greg Chappell in 2007. (Photo by Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Greg Chappell praised England batter Harry Brook likening his style and performance to that of the great Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.Having established himself with some significant knocks in all formats, Brook is one of the newest…
