Dewald Brevis and Ravichandran Ashwin NEW DELHI: Former India spinner and Chennai Super Kings all-rounder R Ashwin has clarified his recent remarks about Dewald Brevis’ mid-season signing, insisting that his focus was purely on the South African’s batting brilliance and not the price tag attached to him.A storm had erupted after Ashwin, on his YouTube…
*** head coach Mike Hesso, right, speaks as Aqib Javed watches during a press conference. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Sunday unveiled a bold 17-member squad for the upcoming triangular T20I series in Sharjah and the Asia Cup 2025 in the UAE, leaving out seasoned campaigners Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan in a major…
Players at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (Screengrabs via X/@BCCI) The BCCI Centre of Excellence released a video featuring an intensive fast bowling development camp, bringing together some of the country’s most promising pace prospects. Fourteen Targeted bowlers from the program, along with eight from the Under-19 group, participated in the initiative, which has become…
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali. (Screengrabs) An old video from the 1990s is doing the rounds, where former Pakistani batter Basit Ali can be seen trying to outsmart everyone, including the on-field umpire.In a match against Zimbabwe, Basit Ali gave charge to a left-arm spinner and was bamboozled. Instead of walking back, he put the…
Pakistan’s Hasan Ali, center, celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford during the third Twenty20 cricket match Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Lauderhill, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Pakistan has dropped a bombshell ahead of the Asia Cup 2025 with the exclusion of two of their biggest names — Babar Azam and Mohammad…
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 02: Former India captain Rohit Sharma (r) looks on during day three of the Fifth Test Match between England and India at The Kia Oval on August 02, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Yuvraj Singh’s father, Yograj Singh, has made a bold statement on Rohit Sharma’s future,…
Manchester: India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Liam Dawson during the fourth day of the fourth Test match between India and England, at the Old Trafford cricket ground, in Manchester, England. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)(PTI07_26_2025_000207B) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has joined the bandwagon of ex-cricketers criticising Indian spearhead Jasprit…
Legendary cricketer and World Cup-winning coach Bob Simpson dies at 89 Cricket was in chaos in 1977. Billionaire TV mogul Kerry Packer had lured Australia’s best, barring speed demon Jeff Thomson, for a never-before seen pro league cobbled from cricket’s reigning stars. The Australian board was forced to pull out a mothballed Bobby Simpson, then…
Dewald Brevis of South Africa bats during the T20 international cricket match between Australia and South Africa in Darwin, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Jono Searle/AAPImage via AP) R Ashwin has issued a clarification after his comments on Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) acquisition of South Africa’s Dewald Brevis sparked a huge controversy on social media.CSK…
South Africa’s Dewald Brevis with Deon Botes, who has also coached AB de Villiers and Faf Du Plessis. (Image: Special Arrangement) New Delhi: Growing up in Mohali, in a 2BHK flat, Shubman Gill’s favourite pastime was copying his childhood hero — Virat Kohli. He would try to imitate his walk, his cover drive, his celebration,…
