South African batters (Photo Credits: X) NEW DELHI: In an impressive display, South Africa on Wednesday improved upon their 14-year-old record during the 2nd Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.The Proteas smashed a total of 17 sixes in the first innings of the second Test, surpassing their previous best of…
NEW DELHI: The deadline for the ten franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to submit their player retention lists has arrived, marking a pivotal moment in the preparation for the IPL 2025 mega auction set for the last week of November.By the end of October 31, the composition of the teams for the upcoming…
Abhishek Nayar. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the third and final Test against New Zealand, India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar expressed his desire for the team to curate pitches that favour their strengths, but acknowledged the reality of the situation, insisting that they do not ask for tailor-made pitches in Tests.Nayar emphasised…
Rishabh Pant. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant will turn out in new colours from IPL 2025 as the wicketkeeper-batter doesn’t feature in Delhi Capitals‘ list of retained players. The franchise has decided to retain Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristian Stubbs and Abhishek Porel, and have also kept the option of Right To…
Bangladesh vs South Africa (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Cricket never fails to deliver unexpected drama, and fans witnessed a bizarre moment during the 2nd Test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Chattogram on Wednesday.A sequence of events saw 10 runs on the Bangladesh scoreboard after just one legal delivery — without the batter even hitting the…
NEW DELHI: Since Virat Kohli stepped down as captain of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the team has experienced a mixed bag of results under the leadership of Faf du Plessis.While RCB have managed to qualify for the playoffs in two out of the three seasons, they…
Fakhar Zaman. (File Pic – AP Photo) KARACHI: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman is expected to be included in the central contracts and also get a call-up to the national white-ball squad as the country’s cricket board has decided to let him off with a reprimand for his breach of the players code of conduct. A…
Baba Indrajith. (PTI Photo) Some twelve years back, Baba Indrajith was at one of the lowest points of his cricketing career when he wasn’t picked for India U-19 squad for the World Cup. He was dejected but very happy for his twin brother Baba Aparajith who made the cut and had a good outing Down…
Virat Kohli (Photo: @RCBTweets on X) Virat Kohli is poised to take over as Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain to fill the leadership void created by Faf du Plessis‘ age (40) and steer the team forward. The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are at a point where they’re set to announce their retentions and enter the…
Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada has dethroned India’s bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah from the top of the ICC rankings for Test bowlers in the latest update released on Tuesday.Rabada’s nine wickets in South Africa’s seven-wicket over Bangladesh in the first Test at Mirpur took him to the top of the standings….
