Captain Wataru Endo has urged Japan to shake off its recent struggles against Asian opposition and take a step towards World Cup qualification against China on Thursday. Japan is one of the continent’s top sides but it crashed and burned at the Asian Cup in Qatar at the start of the year, losing to Iran…
NEW DELHI: Ever since Joe Root has hit his record-breaking 34th Test century at Lord’s, the debate has started again as to who is the best batsman of this generation.Root’s twin hundreds in the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka meant he set a new England record of 34 centuries in a Test career.Among the Fab…
Sarah Storey extended her record as the most successful British Paralympian on Thursday, winning the women’s C5 time trial at the Paris 2024 Paralympics to claim her 18th gold medal. It was 46-year-old Storey’s 13th Paralympic gold medal in cycling, with the other five won in swimming. She overtook swimmer Mike Kenny’s record of 16…
Wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan‘s availability for the Duleep Trophy opener beginning on Thursday in Anantpur is under a cloud, possibly because of an injury, according to Cricbuzz. Kishan is part of the Team D squad that will be led by Shreyas Iyer. While his availability for the remainder of the Duleep Trophy remains unclear, the report…
A self-proclaimed accidental chess player, Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi says he thought of sports as a more “stable” career option after watching his doctor parents being called to work at odd hours, an “error of judgement” that has ultimately “worked out well” for him. The 29-year-old from Nashik will be turning up for Mumba Masters…
NEW DELHI: In addition to falling to a historic low of lowest rating points since 1965, Pakistan‘s squad under Shan Masood has fallen to the eighth spot in the ICC Test rankings following their first-ever series loss to Bangladesh. Rawalpindi hosted both Test matches, with Pakistan losing the first by ten wickets and the second…
The 2024-25 Indian domestic cricket season will begin with the Duleep Trophy, set to begin from Thursday, September 05. The tournament will be held in a new avatar, with the zonal system being replaced with India A, B, C, and D, who will compete in a round-robin format that will not include any knockout games….
Pakistan’s continuous nosedive in world cricket and their first ever Test series defeat against Bangladesh has led to scathing criticism of both the players as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by former players and fans alike, with ex-wicketkeeper Rashid Latif putting fingers on the role of individuals who have held the position of…
Just like the workhorse Boxer in George Orwell’s Animal Farm loves working harder, Ajith Ram loves bowling long spells. On a wicket that offered little to no help for the spinners, he’s hammered away for 42 overs in two days for his four wickets (four for 109) for TNCA XI so far in the Buchi…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Yograj Singh, father of legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, recently criticized MS Dhoni, accusing him of negatively impacting his son’s cricket career. Yograj’s remarks highlight a longstanding grievance, alleging that Dhoni’s influence curtailed Yuvraj’s career, despite his crucial contributions to Indian cricket, particularly in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the…
