Joe Root of England walks off after he was dismissed by Michael Neser of Australia during day two of the Fifth Test in the 2025/26 Ashes Series at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 05, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) England batter Joe Root defended teammate Jamie Smith after his dismissal in the first innings…
For the Indian junior men’s hockey team captain Rohit, last year’s Junior World Cup marked a turning point – not just because India returned with a bronze medal, but because of how much he grew through the experience. “I had a great personal experience,” he said, reflecting on the tournament. “Playing in front of big…
Pranav Dhanawade (X-Cricbuzz) On this day ten years ago, a quiet patch of ground in a Mumbai suburb became the centre of the cricketing world. There were no grandstands, no roaring crowds, and no television history attached to it. Yet on 5 January 2016, it witnessed an innings that school cricket had never seen before.Pranav…
Jude Menezes, if he were watching Monday’s Women’s Hockey India League game, would be left scratching his head over what Rani Rampal did differently. For the former India captain, having replaced him as interim coach only a day ago, has managed to accomplish what had seemed impossible thus far—getting JSW Soorma Hockey Club its first…
Popular American YouTuber James Stephen Donaldson, known globally as MrBeast, has once again reached out to star cricketer Virat Kohli, sending a public message to the former India captain days before the India vs New Zealand ODI series.MrBeast, who is known for challenge-based videos and collaborations with public figures, expressed his interest in working with…
Marnus Labuschagne of Australia and Ben Stokes of England exchange words (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne was at the heart of the action on Day 2 of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney, making his impact felt both with the bat and the ball while also briefly clashing with England captain Ben…
Representative Photo: Melbourne Cricket Ground. Getty Images) On This Day, 55 years ago, the game of cricket gave birth to a new form of international match when Australia hosted England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in what turned out to be the first official One-Day International (ODI). It was a stop-gap solution to salvage a…
Jamie Smith of England (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Joe Root’s record-equalling 41st Test hundred ended as a lonely high point in England’s innings as a familiar lower-order collapse dragged the side down to 384, despite the former captain standing tall with a sublime 160. While Root was showered with praise and admiration, the mood…
Jacob Draper has played hockey for Wales, represented Great Britain at two Olympics, and made rapid strides in club hockey too, the most recent being his stint at SG Pipers in the Hockey India League. Hockey comes first on his LinkedIn profile as well. But the 27-year-old also nurtures his love for economics. Straddling between…
Mohammed Siraj (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers has said Mohammed Siraj has been unfortunate to miss selection for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup, pointing to team balance rather than form as the deciding factor. Speaking on his YouTube channel, De Villiers explained that Siraj’s exclusion was more…
