He once walked away from the sport at the peak of his powers with his future looking fuzzy. Now, he’s been pacing the dugout for 16 years as a coach, giving it back to the same game that he was once apprehensive of. Meet Jon Bleby, the head coach of England at the FIH Junior…
NEW DELHI: A charged-up Virat Kohli is back, and Ravichandran Ashwin believes the batting icon has taken every whisper about his future “straight to the heart” — and is now batting with a point to prove. Kohli’s animated celebrations after back-to-back hundreds against South Africa have gone viral, and Ashwin says they are no coincidence,…
Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh at Vizag. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli hasn’t just returned to form — he has set off a nationwide frenzy strong enough to sell out an entire stadium. Back-to-back centuries in Ranchi and Raipur have turned what was shaping up to be a low-interest ODI in Visakhapatnam into…
India captain KL Rahul (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: KL Rahul‘s transformation into India’s most reliable ODI finisher has triggered a wave of praise, but none louder than South African pace legend Dale Steyn, who believes the wicketkeeper-batter is masking even bigger batting potential. With back-to-back unbeaten fifties in the ongoing three-match series against South Africa,…
Joe Root and Grace Hayden BRISBANE: Joe Root finally broke his long-awaited century jinx in Australia on Thursday, but the loudest sigh of relief didn’t come from England’s dressing room — it came from Matthew Hayden’s house. And more specifically, from his daughter, Grace.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Root’s fluent 135…
Ruturaj Gaikwad celebrates his century in Raipur. (PTI Photo) RAIPUR: For all the stick that they get for their decisions, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar do get some things right.When Ruturaj Gaikwad, a specialist opener in white-ball cricket, was asked to bat in the middle-order, and fill in the two…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami delivered another strong performance in domestic cricket, taking 4 for 13 to help Bengal beat Services by seven wickets in a Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Hyderabad on Thursday. This was Bengal’s fourth win in five matches in the…
Rachin Ravindra and Tom Latham on day 3 Test match in Christchurch. (Image: Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP) New Zealand dominated the first Test against West Indies in Christchurch on day three, with Tom Latham scoring 145 and Rachin Ravindra contributing 176 in a commanding 279-run partnership for the third wicket. At stumps, New Zealand reached…
Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the team management’s decision to leave out Mohammed Siraj from the ODI setup, insisting he “cannot wrap his head around” how one of India’s most successful recent pacers has suddenly been reduced to a red-ball specialist. His comments came after India failed…
Mohammed Shami (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Legendary off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has urged the Indian team management to develop the ability to win matches even in the absence of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, created history on Wednesday by successfully chasing down a daunting target of 359 to level the three-match…
