NEW DELHI: Regarding his future in the Indian Premier League (IPL), legendary cricketer and former Indian captain MS Dhoni, aged 43, remained non-committal amid speculation about his participation in the 2025 edition. “There is a lot of time for it. We have to see what decision they take on player retention etc. Right now, the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has instructed his office and colleagues not to issue any statements regarding India’s participation in the ICC Champions Trophy next year. Adopting a policy of silence, Naqvi is allowing the ICC to handle the matter independently while continuing preparations for the tournament assuming India will attend,…
NEW DELHI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma acknowledged the difficulty in selecting the team’s wicketkeeper batter for ODIs, with both KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant being strong contenders. He emphasized that each player brings unique strengths to the table, describing them as “match-winners” in their own right.Having recently featured in the T20 World Cup, Pant is…
NEW DELHI: India off-spin genius Ravichandran Ashwin is no mug with the bat. He has 5 hundreds and 14 half-centuries in Test cricket, one fifty in ODIs and a highest score of 50 in the IPL.In the Tamil Nadu Premier League 2024, Ashwin is the captain of Dindigul Dragons and on Wednesday his team faced…
NEW DELHI: India captain has urged his team to shift their focus from the exhilaration of their T20 World Cup triumph and concentrate on the challenges that lie ahead. With Gautam Gambhir taking over as the new head coach, the Indian team has embarked on a fresh journey, beginning with the current white-ball series against…
After announcing his decision to retire from T20Is following India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year in June, Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy role in white-ball cricket is now limited to 50-over internationals, with his next assignment being the three-match ODI series on the tour of Sri Lanka.The skipper continues to be the centre of attraction…
NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.Rohit, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer reached Sri Lanka on Sunday and on Wednesday all had practice sessions gearing up for the ODIs.On Thursday, the…
NEW DELHI: Before the three-match ODI series against India, Sri Lanka was dealt a severe setback when pacers Dilshan Madushanka and Matheesha Pathirana were ruled out due to injuries.On Friday, the opening one-day match will take place at Colombo‘s RPSC Stadium.“Madushanka suffered a Grade 2 hamstring injury on his left leg during the team’s fielding…
NEW DELHI: When India plays Sri Lanka in a three-match series starting in Colombo on Friday, the Gautam Gambhir-led Indian team management will have the chance to select between KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant as India’s long-term first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in ODIs.After the recent T20 World Cup victory, there will also be a lot of excitement…
NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri, a former Indian cricketer and head coach, believes that Rohit Sharma will be considered one of the greatest Indian captains in history after the triumph in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Sharma’s leadership skills and strategic prowess have earned him widespread acclaim since he assumed the captaincy role following the 2021…
