Mahedi Hasan celebrates the wicket of Pathum Nissanka during the third T20 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo. (AP) Bangladesh’s Mahedi Hasan made history in a decisive T20I match against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. His incredible bowling figures of 4-1-11-4 helped Bangladesh win both the game and series. He…
Former India captain and goalkeeping stalwart PR Sreejesh believes the just-concluded FIH Pro League was a good wake-up call for the men’s national hockey team ahead of next year’s Asian Games and the World Cup. India struggled in the European leg of the Pro League and finished eighth out of nine teams to avoid relegation…
Logo of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The International Cricket Council’s Annual Conference in Singapore kicked off Thursday with a significant election that saw Gurumurthy Palani (France), Anuraag Bhatnagar (Hong Kong), and Gurdeep Klair (Canada) winning key positions on the Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC). The trio emerged victorious from an eight-candidate field, marking a major…
A general view of the Old Trafford Football Stadium – home of Manchester United in Manchester. (TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Manchester: There is no need for asking directions these days thanks to the numerous navigation apps but the traditionalist in me loves the personal touch, the adventure of following an individual’s unique way of drawing you…
Zak Crawley and Joe Root console Mohammed Siraj after India lose Lord’s Test (Getty Images) England’s Joe Root has reclaimed the top spot on the ICC Men’s Test Batting rankings after his stellar efforts helped the hosts to a 22-run victory over India at Lord’s. Root (888 rating points) took back the number the No.1…
NEW DELHI: India’s only centurion in the Lord’s Test, KL Rahul, took to social media to reflect on the 22-run defeat that saw the visitors fall 1-2 behind in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. Calling some matches “more than wins and losses,” Rahul shared his thoughts in a heartfelt Instagram post.Rahul, along with vice-captain Rishabh…
England U-19 captain Hamza Shaikh. Mumbai: Going into the two-Youth Test series against India, England’s Under-19 captain Hamza Shaikh was a tad worried about his lean run, which saw him score around 200 runs in 20 innings.However, a few training sessions in Birmingham with Naushad Khan, the father-cum-coach of Sarfaraz and Musheer Khan, who happened…
Jitesh Sharma needed assistance from Dinesh Karthik in getting inside the Lord’s stadium during the third India vs England Test. (Image: X) England secured a narrow 22-run victory over India in a Test match at Lord’s cricket ground but faced penalties for slow over-rate, losing two World Test Championship points and receiving a 10% match…
England take to the field during day five of the 3rd Test Match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England’s thrilling 22-run win over India at Lord’s was followed by a setback, as the ICC docked them two points for a slow over rate. However, former India head…
New Zealand to face South Africa (File) South Africa and New Zealand are set to face off on Wednesday in the second match of the T20I Tri-Series underway in Zimbabwe.South Africa led by Rassie van der Dussen and featuring several new names in their T20 lineup, began their campaign on a high by defeating hosts…
