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Travis Head and Virat Kohli (X Photo) Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif observed that even a bowler like Scott Boland, who plays infrequently for Australia, understands Virat Kohli‘s weakness. Boland targets the area outside Kohli’s off-stump, inducing edges to the slips.“When Boland, someone who doesn’t play consistently, knows how to exploit this, why can’t we…

NEW DELHI: Legendary Kapil Dev has always been a passionate advocate for sports, and over the years, golf has become one of his closest companions.Reflecting on his love story with golf, Kapil, replying to a question raised by TimesofIndia.com, candidly shared that had he played golf alongside cricket, he believes it would have sharpened his…

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer and national selector, Jatin Paranjape, maintains his faith in Rohit Sharma‘s capabilities, despite the captain’s underwhelming performance in the crushing defeat to Australia in Adelaide. He expects Rohit to bounce back in the three remaining matches of the series.Returning to the number six position in Test cricket after a lengthy…

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s stump mic chatter often grabbed headlines as the Indian captain’s cheeky comments from behind the wickets sent social media into a frenzy.Another stump mic gold of Rohit went viral on social media, a video of which was shared by official broadcaster Star Sports on their X handle. In the clip, Rohit…

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed penalties on Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj and Australian batter Travis Head following their confrontation during the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Siraj was fined 20 percent of his match fee for using strong language and making gestures, while Head was also sanctioned. Both players were…

Bengal’s Mohammed Shami plays a shot during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami delivered a sensational all-round performance to propel Bengal into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, clinching a narrow three-run win against Chandigarh in Bengaluru on Monday. Shami’s late blitz with the bat and a…

Kapil Dev and Vinod Kambli NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, the skipper of the 1983 World Cup-winning team on Monday has expressed deep concern over the struggles of former Indian batter Vinod Kambli.Speaking at the launch of the Vishwa Samudra Open, Kapil, also the president of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), discussed…

Mohammed Siraj (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Siraj‘s temper has recently been a subject of debate but Australian quick Josh Hazlewood labelled India speedster as a ‘good character’ and sees his passion for the game similar to star Virat Kohli.Two separate on-field incidents involving Siraj during the pink-ball Test, which India lost by 10 wickets,…

(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: Senior India speedster Mohammed Shami was at his brutal best, but with the bat, as he smashed a stunning unbeaten 17-ball 32 for Bengal in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali pre quarter-final against Chandigarh in Bengaluru on Monday. Shami’s onslaught that had three fours and…

Prithvi Shaw (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Prithvi Shaw not being picked by any of the ten Indian Premier League franchises in last month’s auction came as a surprise for many.After being released by Delhi Capitals, Shaw was available for a base price of Rs 75 lakh but found no buyers at the two-day affair…