NEW DELHI: Batsmen hitting bowlers for long and big sixes is a common occurrence these days. Sometimes the ball lands in the crowd, sometimes out of the stadium.Invariably, the ball is most of the times thrown back if it lands amongst the spectators. The ball, deemed to be lost, is most of the times replaced…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s pace bowler, Shaheen Shah Afridi, stated that his primary focus is winning matches for Pakistan rather than aspiring for captaincy, during a media interaction in Karachi. Afridi, appointed as Pakistan’s T20I captain after Babar Azam stepped down, emphasized that leadership roles are beyond his control and not his personal ambition.“Pakistan is first…
NEW DELHI: On Sunday, an extraordinary and rare incident unfolded on Day 4 of the one-off Test between Ireland and Zimbabwe at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. Ireland batters Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine completed an all-run five during their team’s second innings, sparking widespread excitement on social media.The video of this unusual…
NEW DELHI: India’s star batsman Virat Kohli arrived in Colombo on Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan airport staff and fans welcomed him warmly and took the opportunity to snap some photos with the celebrated cricketer.Kohli, who retired from T20Is following India’s victory in the 2024 T20 World…
NEW DELHI: India captain Rohit Sharma reached Colombo on Sunday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2.It was reported on Monday that Rohit, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their training to prepare for the series.Now a video is doing the rounds where Rohit can be seen…
NEW DELHI: The captain of the Indian Twenty20 international team, Suryakumar Yadav, said that he will never forget his match-winning catch of David Miller in the ICC T20 World Cup final versus South Africa. Yadav said he did not anticipate making a catch like that in a World Cup final.India ended their ICC trophy drought…
NEW DELHI: Former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel is expected to join Gautam Gambhir‘s rank of coaches as their new bowling coach. According to a report from Cricbuzz, Morkel will begin his term in the upcoming home series against Bangladesh in September.The appointment, made under head coach Gautam Gambhir, comes at a crucial juncture…
NEW DELHI: Since leaving the tour of South Africa midway last year, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan hasn’t been able to make his way back in the Indian set-up across formats. The 26-year-old earlier this year was ignored from the BCCI central contract list and with the likes of Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson and other emerging keeper-batters,…
NEW DELHI: India, led by coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav, is set to pursue a series whitewash against Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I on Tuesday. With the series already secured following dominant victories in the first two games, India remain determined not to ease up.In the second T20I, India achieved…
Reacting to the incident during a Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) match, veteran India player Ravichandran Ashwin, who was warned by the bowler for leaving his crease early, voiced his opinion in reply to a post on X (formerly Twitter). Ashwin himself has been involved as a bowler in a few controversial incidents around ‘Mankading‘,…
