Kamran Akmal and Gautam Gambhir (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal recently expressed his admiration for current Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir, calling him “like a brother,” while also praising the legendary MS Dhoni for his exceptional mentality and career. In an interview with CricBlog, Akmal opened up on his relationship with…
NEW DELHI: Aaryavir Sehwag, son of legendary Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, on Friday made an impressive debut for Delhi in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy against Manipur, scoring a notable 49-run knock. Aaryavir’s knock helped Delhi secure a comfortable six-wicket victory in Pondicherry.Playing in the U-19 one-day tournament, Aaryavir showcased impressive batting skills, building on his…
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team is gearing up for their opening T20I encounter against Bangladesh, set to take place in Gwalior on Sunday. As part of their preparations, the players participated in an intense fielding practice session led by T Dilip, the fielding coach, and Ryan ten Doeschate, the assistant coach.The BCCI on Friday…
Punam Raut in a file photo. Image: Getty Images NEW DELHI: The wait is almost over, with Team India kicking off their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign in a mouth-watering clash against New Zealand on Friday.India have a strong recent record in the T20 World Cup, reaching the 2020 final and the 2022 semi-final, but…
DUBAI: Shafali Verma, the significant other of the blockbuster Indian opening pair, says her no-holds-barred approach goes well with Smriti Mandhana‘s elegance and both can sense each other’s “feelings” through mere glances.One of the factors behind the Indian women’s cricket team’s dominance in recent times has been the success of its openers, and Shafali admits…
South Africa vs West Indies Live Score, Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: The South African women’s cricket team, led by Laura Wolvaardt, narrowly missed out on victory in the previous year’s tournament, losing to Australia in a thrilling final held in Cape Town. As they embark on their 2024 campaign, their first challenge will be…
Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins (Getty Images) Cricket has produced plenty of intense rivalries over the years in its 147 years of history. One of the most famous of them all is the rivalry between England and Australia, renowned as The Ashes. But in recent years, another rivalry has captured the attention of cricket fans,…
Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian women’s cricket team, led by experienced Harmanpreet Kaur, will start their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday.Recently, India have established themselves as the top contenders against mighty Australia, but they are yet…
Mark Taylor (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Mark Taylor‘s tenure as Australia’s Test captain began with an unfortunate milestone during the 1994 tour of Pakistan. In the first Test of the series, held in Karachi, Taylor etched his name in the wrong kind of record books by becoming the first player to bag a pair…
Shahid Afridi (Photo: @ICC on Twitter) Twenty-eight years ago on October 4, Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi stamped his authority as arguably the best big-hitter in world cricket at that time by smashing the then fastest century in ODIs. Pushed up to bat at number three against Sri Lanka to get some quick runs, Afridi completed…
