NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s exceptional skills and remarkable consistency have earned him a place among the most outstanding cricketers in history. His ability to perform at the highest level across all formats of the game sets him apart from his contemporaries.Kohli’s batting prowess is unmatched, as he consistently delivers stellar performances in Test matches, ODIs,…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday confirmed that the upcoming home Test series against England will take place in the country, despite reports suggesting a possible shift to Sri Lanka or the UAE. The series, which is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, will proceed as planned…
NEW DELHI: An interesting turn of events took place during the third and final England vs Sri Lanka Test at the Kennington Oval when hosts’ pacer Chris Woakes was forced to bowl off-spin on the second day due to bad light.With skies turning grey and light going drastically down in London on Saturday, Woakes was…
NEW DELHI: Andrew Flintoff‘s coaching journey in cricket has progressed further as he was appointed to lead the England Lions, the country’s second-tier team, on Saturday.Following a devastating accident while filming for the BBC’s “Top Gear” television show in late 2022, the former England skipper has made a comeback to cricket over the past year.During…
NEW DELHI: A humiliating 2-0 series defeat at home against Bangladesh, reports of dressing room conflicts and groupism within the team, Pakistan cricket has been going through torrid times recently. With regular chopping and changing in PCB administration and teams across formats, Pakistan cricket’s downfall has become a grave matter for concern.Former players have been…
Rishabh Pant put the disappointment of his first-innings failure behind to signal his Test readiness with a 34-ball half-century for India B in the Duleep Trophy first-round match against India A in Bengaluru on Saturday.He smashed 9 fours and 2 sixes before being dismissed for 61 off 47 balls by Tanush Kotian. In the first…
During his stint with the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris recognized that Rohit Sharma possessed a unique talent. Styris and Rohit were teammates in the Deccan Chargers‘ squad for the 2008 and 2009 IPL seasons.The team won the IPL in 2009. Following his time with the Chargers, Rohit transitioned to the…
Babar Azam‘s days as Pakistan‘s white-ball captain could be numbered, with wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan emerging as the candidate to lead the team in ODIs and T20Is — according to Geo News.The likely development comes soon after Babar’s recent batting failures in the home Test series against Bangladesh, which the hosts embarrassingly lost 2-0. In contrast,…
Sachin Tendulkar has often termed his knock against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup match at Centurion as one of the best of his career considering the enormity of the occasion and the opposition.A bowling line-up comprising Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar can run through any opposition, and that’s what Akhtar targeted —…
A day after the official announcement of Rahul Dravid as the Rajasthan Royals’ head coach, the 2008 Indian Premier League (IPL) champions shared a video of the former India coach and captain arriving for a meeting to get down to work right away. Wearing a pink T-shirt, which is also the colour of the Rajasthan…
