NEW DELHI: England vice-captain Ollie Pope has expressed optimism about England’s cricket team potentially achieving a score of 600 runs in a single day of Test cricket under favourable conditions. This confidence stems from England’s recent performance, including a victory in the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge, where England won by…
NEW DELHI: The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president, Rakesh Tiwari has welcomed the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget regarding the development of sports infrastructure in Bihar. He considers this a historic moment for the entire sporting community of the state.Tiwari expressed his sincere gratitude towards the Finance Minister, stating…
NEW DELHI: The stand-in captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Smriti Mandhana expressed satisfaction with the performance of the middle-order batters against Nepal in the women’s Asia Cup group stage match on Tuesday. With the regular captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, resting for the game and India comfortably leading the group, Mandhana decided to reshuffle the…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir, the newly appointed head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, took charge on Tuesday as the team began their first practice session in Pallekele, in preparation for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.Gambhir, who has taken over from the esteemed Rahul Dravid, led the team onto the field…
NEW DELHI: Ajinkya Naik beat Sanjay Naik by a significant margin of 107 votes to become the new president of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Tuesday. Ajinkya, the former MCA secretary, secured a decisive victory with 221 votes against Sanjay’s 114. The victory makes 37-year-old Ajinkya the youngest president in the history of the…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has left it up to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to convince the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to send its team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy, scheduled for the first quarter of next year. The event’s budget was recently approved during recent ICC…
NEW DELHI: Newly-appointed skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday gave a big hint to left-arm spinner Axar Patel ahead of the first T20I against Sri Lanka in Pallekele.The Sri Lanka series marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar’s captaincy. As he steps into this new role, all eyes will…
NEW DELHI: In a latest development, the three-member committee, appointed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), to conduct the review into the delivery of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, is in favour of a thorough forensic audit and is likely to appoint an external company specifically for this purpose.The development comes a day…
NEW DELHI: The transition period has begun for Team India in the shortest format of the game.Led by Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20I cricket team reached Pallekele via Colombo from Mumbai on Monday.The Indian cricketers headed for their first practice session of the Sri Lanka series on Tuesday under the watchful eyes of Gautam Gambhir…
