Shammi Silva (Photo Credit: @ACCMedia1 on X) NEW DELHI: Shammi Silva, the former chairman of the Asian Cricket Council‘s (ACC) Finance & Marketing Committee, has assumed the presidency of the ACC, succeeding Jay Shah of India. Shah vacated the position after serving three terms as ACC President, following his recent appointment as the chairman of…
NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah, known for his calm and composed demeanour on the field, tickled his funny bone and poked fun at Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne during the first day of the pink ball Test at Adelaide Oval on Friday.During the 13th over of Australia’s innings, Labuschagne defended the ball straight to Bumrah and cheekily…
KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen shared subtle yet pointed advice for Team India batters through a cryptic tweet that seemed targeted at Team India’s top-order batters. Although he refrained from naming players, the context of his message strongly implied that it was directed toward…
India’s Shubman Gill walks off the field after losing his wicket. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill‘s promising return to the Indian Test side was cut short on the opening day of the pink-ball second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Making a comeback after missing the Perth Test due to injury,…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul opened the batting for India yet again and looked really solid for his 64-ball 37 but went on to throw his wicket late in the first session on the opening day of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide on Friday.Riding on his luck, Rahul had a couple of escapes in…
Mitchell Starc signs autographs for Indian fans at Adelaide Oval on December 06, 2024. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With 3/31, Mitchell Starc was the wrecker-in-chief for Australia in the first session of Day 1 of the pink-ball Test against India at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.Starc dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first…
KL Rahul (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India batter KL Rahul narrowly escaped dismissal on the first ball of Scott Boland’s spell during the second Test in Adelaide, thanks to a no-ball call. Boland overstepped, nullifying the on-field umpire’s decision, and giving Rahul a lifeline.As the Australians celebrated and a dejected Rahul began walking off,…
R Ashwin and Washington Sundar (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma made three changes to the playing XI after winning the toss in the second Test against Australia, a pink-ball encounter in Adelaide.Leading the five-match series 1-0, India brought back Rohit, Shubman Gill, and Ravichandran Ashwin, replacing Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, and Washington…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India got off to a dreadful start as star opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for a golden duck during the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.After skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first, Australia speedster Mitchell Starc delivered a full, swinging delivery…
The pair stitched a formidable 174-run partnership for the third wicket, with Brook notching up his second century of the series. Pope fell for 66, and as the saying goes, ‘one brings two’, William O’Rourke made it true for New Zealand by dismissing Ben Stokes soon after. The loss of two quick wickets left England in…
