DUBAI: A major reason why Pakistan are floundering in the ICC tournaments in recent years, and are being beaten by arch-rivals India consistently, is the steady decline of Babar Azam, once their premier batter.Having made his debut against Zimbabwe in Lahore in May 2015, Babar, then just 22, announced his fine talent to the world…
Karun Nair. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Vidarbha batter Karun Nair accomplished a significant achievement by reaching 8,000 runs in First-Class cricket. He reached this milestone while playing in the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur on Wednesday.Playing his 114th First-Class match, Nair came to bat at the…
Danish Malewar. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: A critical run-out of Karun Nair (86) following confusion with Danish Malewar (138 not out) prevented a well-deserved century, yet their resilient partnership elevated Vidarbha to 254/4 at close of play on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final versus Kerala in Nagpur on Wednesday.After Kerala’s pace attack…
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in DUBAI: After a two-day break, the Indian cricket team was back to business as they had their first training session after the win (against Pakistan) on Sunday. The Men in Blue assembled at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Academy and trained for well over two hours under the…
Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews. (WPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Nat Sciver-Brunt delivered an outstanding performance, scoring an unbeaten 75 as Mumbai Indians secured the top position in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 by defeating UP Warriorz by eight wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Following her career-best WPL bowling figures…
Rishabh Pant (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India received a significant boost as star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant attended Team India’s practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai ahead of their final group-stage match of the Champions Trophy 2025 against New Zealand.Pant had missed India’s training session before the Pakistan clash due to a viral…
NEW DELHI: Ibrahim Zadran‘s magnificent 177 and Azmatullah Omarzai‘s five-wicket haul propelled Afghanistan to a nail-biting eight-run win over England on Wednesday, eliminating the latter from Champions Trophy contention.In this crucial encounter at Lahore, Afghanistan amassed 325-7 before dismissing England for 317 in 49.5 overs, keeping their semi-final hopes alive whilst ending England’s tournament journey….
Aaqib Javed. (Pic Credit – X) Pakistan‘s interim head coach and national selector Aaqib Javed acknowledged on Wednesday that the absence of Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman due to injuries significantly affected the team’s performance in the Champions Trophy.Despite being eliminated from semi-finals contention, Aaqib confirmed the team remains determined to conclude their tournament positively….
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India opener and Mumbai cricket stalwart Wasim Jaffer believes Virat Kohli has at least three to four more years of cricket left in him and is well on course to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 100 international centuries. The 36-year-old Kohli currently boasts 82 international…
Morne Morkel (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India bowling coach Morne Morkel rejoined the team in Dubai on Wednesday after briefly returning home due to a personal emergency, as reported by TimesofIndia.com.The former South African pacer, appointed as India’s bowling coach in September last year, had initially arrived in Dubai with the squad for the…
