Mark Taylor (Photo Source: @PictureSporting on X) The Peshawar Test during Australia‘s tour of Pakistan in 1998 ended in a tame draw on a flat deck that saw over 1400 runs scored in the match, including four hundreds, one of which was a triple century by Aussie skipper Mark Taylor.Batting first, Australia reached 599 for…
MUMBAI: They missed out on the bonus point when they lost first innings centurion Ayush Mhatre (15, caught at short cover off left-arm spinner Satyajeet Bachhav), but Mumbai took just 53 minutes on Monday morning to perform the last rites and wrap up a nine-wicket win over neighbours Maharashtra in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group…
Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: In India’s shock loss to New Zealand in the Bengaluru Test, one of the the major highlight was that veteran spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja didn’t prove to be as effective they usually are in home conditions.While Ashwin managed a solitary wicket in both the…
Virat Kohli is set to be retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The deadline to submit player retention lists is just 10 days away and all Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are currently in a huddle as they chart their respective roadmaps for the new cycle. It’s quite straightforward for some, a problem of plenty for…
Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Out of favour batter Cheteshwar Pujara on Monday struck a masterful ton for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh in Rajkot.With the solid ton, Pujara sent a timely reminder to India selectors ahead of the upcoming marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. The century was Pujara’s 66th…
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: New Zealand romped to an eight-wicket win over India on Sunday in the rain-marred Bengaluru Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.The win was a first for the Kiwis on Indian soil in 36 years and only their third ever in the country.A shock…
THAT HURTS: Team India came out hard on Sunday, but could not stop the Kiwis from chasing down 107 in Bengaluru. (BCCI Photo) Bumrah’s burst not enough as clinical Rachin helps New Zealand winBENGALURU: A thick cloud cover and the omnipresent threat of rain on Sunday suggested conditions were ripe for India’s quicks to pick…
Rohit Sharma after India’s defeat against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: After India’s first Test loss to New Zealand in Bengaluru, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar questioned captain Rohit Sharma‘s tactical choices.After New Zealand added 137 vital runs for the eighth wicket in their first innings, Rohit…
NEW DELHI: With half-centuries from skipper Charith Asalanka and rookie Nishan Madushka, Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in Sunday’s rain-shortened first one-day international at Pallekele.Chasing a revised target of 232 in 37 overs, the hosts won with 5.3 overs to spare.Asalanka’s arrival at the crease changed the course of the match…
