Dutch hockey star and two-time Olympic gold medallist Maria Verschoor hailed the inaugural Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) as a groundbreaking moment for the sport. Representing Soorma Hockey Club, the 30-year-old forward expressed her excitement about the league’s potential to elevate women’s hockey globally. “It’s amazing to be part of the first competition of its…
NEW DELHI: After his match-winning spell against Australia in the first Test at Perth, India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah reclaimed the top spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings on Wednesday, toppling Kagiso Rabada and Josh Hazlewood. India defeated Australia by 295 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy as stand-in…
NEW DELHI: Before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul talked about his move to the Delhi Capitals (DC) and expressed his excitement for the next season to start.The Delhi Capitals paid Rs 14 crores to get KL Rahul. Following a bidding war between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight…
It’s the start of the South African Test summer. It’s all gonna start at Kingsmead in Durban, a venue where Sri Lanka are yet to taste a loss. Of the 3 times they played here, they won two and drew one. Can they continue to nail that unbeaten record? The answer may not be a…
File photo of Gujarat’s Urvil Patel. (Image: X) Gujarat’s wicketkeeper-batter Urvil Patel slammed a 28-ball century against Tripura in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday (27 November). It is the second fastest T20 century in history. The fastest T20 century came from the bat of Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan when he took 27 balls to…
Venkatesh Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The cricketing world was left stunned when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opted not to retain their title-winning captain Shreyas Iyer and instead re-signed all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer. At the IPL mega auction in Jeddah on Sunday, KKR shelled out a staggering Rs 23.75 crore for Venkatesh, fueling speculation that…
NEW DELHI: India speedster Umran Malik is thrilled to join Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the IPL 2025 season. Known for his blistering pace, Umran, who represented Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2021 to 2024, was snapped up by KKR for Rs 75 lakh. The pacer is eager to unleash his fiery deliveries and send stumps cartwheeling…
Ten years ago on November 27, the cricketing world received a shock when the 25-year-old Australian batter Phillip Hughes died in the hospital, two days after being hit by a ball in the lower part of his head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match. All efforts to save him went in vain as internal…
ICONS, GENERATIONS APART: Jasprit Bumrah bowls in the Perth Test and Kapil Dev in action in Sydney, 1986 The numbers at this stage of his career would suggest so, but nothing would have been possible without the great Kapil Dev, the fast-bowling flagbearer who played lone ranger…The other day, as Jasprit Bumrah was wreaking havoc…
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) meeting on November 29 to end the impasse over Champions Trophy hosting may no longer be crucial as the political unrest in designated host nation Pakistan has in all probability tilted the scales in favour of a hybrid model, believes former Pakistan batter Basit Ali.After India refused to travel to…
