New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell plays a shot during Day 1 of the third Test. (ANI Photo) Daryl Mitchell credits famed Kiwi resilience for late turnaround in fortunes on Day OneMUMBAI: Whenever New Zealand have pinned India down in this series, they have made sure to capitalize on the advantage. After India collapsed from 78/1 to…
KOLKATA: An amount of Rs 11 cr will sound princely for a 22-year old who spends perhaps as much time in the sick bay as on the field. However, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owners never had a doubt that they wanted to hold on to their express bowler Mayank Yadav at any cost.“The way…
Ravichandran Ashwin (AFP Photo) CHENNAI: It’s a new start but Chennai Super Kings have decided to stick with their tried-and-tested formula of continuity as they retained Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana and MS Dhoni (uncapped).Now, CSK are left with Rs 55 cr in the kitty and there are talks that they would…
L-R: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant When the 10 franchises sit for the IPL mega auction in Riyadh in the last week of Nov, the event will revolve around most teams looking for a new captain. Indian wicket-keepers will also be in demand. Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are likely to…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli knows how to savour every moment, and Day 1 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was no exception.Kohli was in high spirits on Friday and couldn’t resist dancing to the classic Bollywood number ‘My Name is Lakhan‘ from the 1988 hit film…
Washington Sundar. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The first day of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai saw Ravi Shastri at his wittiest best during the commentary after Indian bowlers racked up quite a number of no balls in the opening session itself.The Indian bowling unit managed to secure early…
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 title. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) CEO Venky Mysore discussed the challenges his team faced while deciding their player retentions ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. KKR has retained six players: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakravarthy.KKR won…
Ravindra Jadeja. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja expressed surprise at Team India’s collapse late in the day, in reply to New Zealand‘s 235, describing it as ‘unexpected’. After witnessing a promising start with key partnerships, the team’s sudden loss of wickets left him and the squad in disbelief.Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and…
NEW DELHI: India suffered a six-wicket defeat against arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground in Hong Kong on Friday.India posted a total of 119 runs in their allotted six overs, thanks to Bharat Chipli’s explosive 53 off 16 balls, although he had…
NEW DELHI: With just minutes to go for the close of play, Virat Kohli had a huge lapse in judgement as it resulted in an unfortunate run-out on the opening day of the third and final Test against New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday.Going for a non-existent run, Kohli paid the price for the mistake…
