Rishabh Pant with his winners medal after India won the T20 Cricket World Cup at Kensington Oval on June 29, 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Mind games in cricket are a crucial psychological aspect of the sport, where players and teams try to unsettle their opponents, gain a mental…
Hardik Pandya with captain Suryakumar Yadav during a training session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India are set to face Bangladesh in the third and final T20I of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Having already clinched the series with dominant victories in Gwalior and Delhi, India are eyeing a…
India’s Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson and others during a practice session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s youthful and energetic cricket squad is set to face Bangladesh in the final T20I of the three-match series on Saturday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. With the series already secured through two…
Pat Cummins (Getty Images) Australia captain Pat Cummins is expecting the upcoming series against India to be a survival of fittest as his team look to avenge consecutive losses on home soil when the two nations go head-to-head over five Tests from late November.The latest series begins in Perth on November 22 with the Australians…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant made a remarkable comeback to Test cricket in the recently concluded two-match series against Bangladesh on home soil. The young left-hander had suffered a life-threatening car accident in December 2022, but his determination and resilience saw him not only recover from his injuries…
Mohammed Shami (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian selectors have announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand, with some notable changes. Experienced pacer Mohammed Shami has been omitted from the team, while Jasprit Bumrah has been appointed as the vice-captain.The selectors have decided to drop left-arm pacer Yash Dayal,…
Pakistan’s Shan Masood looks dejected after losing his wicket. (Reuters Photo) Pakistan’s hopes in the World Test Championship (WTC) took a massive hit as they dropped to the bottom of the standings following a crushing defeat against England in Multan on Friday. Despite scoring an impressive 556 in their first innings, Pakistan succumbed to an…
Shan Masood (Image credit: PCB) NEW DELHI: In the first Test at Multan Cricket Stadium, Pakistan suffered a major defeat against England, losing by an innings and 47 runs. Despite posting a substantial first innings score of 556, Pakistan could not capitalize, making them the first team in Test history to lose by an innings…
Ben Stokes. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England captain Ben Stokes appears prepared to rejoin the squad for the second cricket Test against Pakistan.Due to his inability to recover from a torn hamstring suffered in August, Stokes was unable to participate in England’s historic triumph in the first Test in Multan, which was…
(Photo credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Australia were at their brutal best on Friday as they demolished Pakistan by nine wickets in their third Group A game at the Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai.After restricting Pakistan to a lowly 82 all out, the Aussies stormed past the finish line in just 11…
