NEW DELHI: Shafali Verma, the dynamic Indian opener, created history on Friday by smashing the quickest double-century in women’s Test cricket during the one-off match against South Africa. The 20-year-old surpassed Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who had previously achieved the feat off 248 balls earlier this year. Shafali reached her double ton in just 194 deliveries.With…
NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan raised questions about the scheduling of the T20 World Cup that favoured India heavily. He pointed out that India’s semifinal venue was predetermined even before they secured their spot in the last-four stage of the tournament.After India exacted a sweet revenge of their 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal…
NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Sarandeep Singh believes that India’s spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel will prove to be too much for the South Africans to handle in the T20 World Cup final in Bridgetown, Barbados on Saturday. According to Sarandeep, Kuldeep and Axar, who have had a formidable run in the…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s run of low scores at the T20 World Cup continued on Thursday as the star India batter fell for just nine in a semi-final against defending champions England in Guyana on Thursday. Registering his fifth single digit score of the tournament, Kohli got out in the third over itself, looking to…
NEW DELHI: The outgoing India head coach Rahul Dravid commended the team’s exceptional consistency in reaching three ICC finals within the past year. He expressed his optimism that a blend of intelligent gameplay and good fortune would enable India to secure a long-awaited ICC championship.Throughout the current T20 World Cup, India has demonstrated their superiority,…
NEW DELHI: Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand and England’s Richard Illingworth have been chosen as the on-field umpires for the T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa in Barbados on Saturday. The match will take place at the Kensington Oval, a venue that has previously hosted a T20 World Cup final in 2010.India…
NEW DELHI: Former England spinner Monty Panesar has expressed his support for the Indian cricket team in their quest to end their ICC World Cup title drought by securing the T20 World Cup trophy. Additionally, Panesar made a bold prediction regarding struggling Virat Kohli.As the tournament reaches its climax, with the undefeated teams of India…
NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling India opener Shafali Verma on Friday rewrote record books, smashing the fastest double-century in the history of women’s Test cricket against South Africa in the one-off Test against South Africa in Chennai. Smashing a double ton off just 194 balls, Shafali eclipsed Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who scored a double ton off 248…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly praised Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy skills on Friday, attributing them to India’s undefeated streak in the current T20 World Cup. He encouraged the team to approach the final against South Africa with an unrestrained mindset, aiming to conclude an 11-year drought without an ICC title.The highly anticipated championship match…
NEW DELHI: “Fondest memories will be the connections I have build,” said outgoing head coach Rahul Dravid as he and his boys gear up for the T20 World Cup finale against South Africa in Kensington Oval on Saturday.The incumbent coach Dravid, who was a crestfallen man in the Caribbean back in the 2007 ODI World…
