Mitchell Santner (PTI Photo) The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees for the Player of the Month awards for October, recognizing outstanding performances in men’s and women’s cricket. In the men’s category, Pakistan’s Noman Ali, New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner, and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada are shortlisted. For the women’s award, New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr,…
Harmanpreet Kaur (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Indian women’s cricket team saw a rise in their ODI rankings after their recent series win against New Zealand. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur moved up to ninth place in the batting rankings, thanks to her crucial knock of 59 runs in the final match. Kaur’s performance helped India…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali commended Babar Azam‘s performance in the first ODI against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, describing his display as ‘top-class’.Babar scored 37 runs off 44 deliveries at a strike rate of 84.09 after his resignation as Pakistan’s limited-overs captain in Januray this year. His innings concluded in the…
Virat Kohli (Photo: BCCI video grab) Virat Kohli, who celebrates his 36th birthday today (November 5), no longer has the aura that used to intimidate opponents the way Vivian Richards and Sachin Tendulkar did when they walked in to bat, feels former India batsman Akaash Chopra.Kohli’s poor run this year extended to the two-Test series…
KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan (L) and captain of 2024 edition Shreyas Iyer after winning IPL title. (Image: X/ShreyasIyer) A very charming speaker, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is known for his excellent communication skills but the same cannot be said for his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Even days after…
NEW DELHI: Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood believes that India’s recent loss to New Zealand could make them a stronger opponent in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India lost all three Test matches against New Zealand, marking their first series whitewash in Test history. Despite this, Hazlewood believes the loss could fuel India’s performance. “It might awaken…
Team India’s decision to cancel their only practice match in Australia ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in order to spend more time in the nets has surprised former India coach and captain Anil Kumble. The senior Indian team had a practice match scheduled against India ‘A’ before the series opener, but decided to not…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were among India’s batting failures across the Bangladesh and New Zealand Tests at home. (PTI) Sanjay Manjrekar has once again said Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma would have benefitted from playing in the Indian domestic cricket competitions. The comment comes in the aftermath of New Zealand inflicting a 3-0 whitewash…
With matches struggling to last the distance, former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar feels it’s time the longest format is officially trimmed by a day. Such a move, he feels, will also make financial sense for the economically weaker ICC full members…MUMBAI: The 0-3 drubbing India received at the hands of New Zealand at home not…
There’s no denying faults in technique have slowly crept into the game of the T20-oriented modern batsmanIf you’re an Indian cricket follower with a sense of history, the capitulation against Ajaz Patel at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday might just hurt you a little more.Ask any Indian batter of the 1980s and they would say…
