NEW DELHI: Before officially stepping into his role as India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir encountered a minor setback. Reports indicate that Gambhir’s recommendation for Jonty Rhodes as the fielding coach has been turned down by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).Gambhir, who has recently been appointed as India’s head coach, had proposed…
NEW DELHI: England ended the second day of the first Test at Lord’s in a dominant position, with the West Indies struggling at 79/6 in their second innings, trailing by 171 runs. Contributions from Joe Root (68), Harry Brook (57), and debutant Jamie Smith (81) powered England to a first-innings total of 371. James Anderson…
Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh ended the T20 World Cup 2024 as the joint highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets, the same as Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi; but it’s the Indian fast bowler’s willingness to learn and hold his nerves under pressure that has earned him a lot of praise and respect from cricket experts and former players….
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and coach Jason Gillespie have decided to retain Shan Masood as the national team’s Test captain for the upcoming international season.However, the decision regarding Babar Azam’s leadership role in the white-ball formats has been deferred for the time being. Pakistan is set to host England for a three-match Test series…
Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq vehemently denied the accusations of showing favoritism towards specific Pakistan players and pressuring fellow selectors to follow their lead during the T20 World Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board terminated the services of both former Test cricketers as selectors on Wednesday.The removal of Wahab from his position came as an unexpected…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma unleashed a devastating assault on Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc during their Super 8 encounter in St Lucia, leaving spectators in disbelief at his incredible batting display.Taking on the left-arm pacer, the Indian skipper made a mockery of the Australian pace spearhead, accumulating an impressive 29 runs. The Starc over saw…
NEW DELHI: Never-seen-before visuals of former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan yelling at his big brother Yusuf after a shock run out dismissal at World Championship of Legends took social media by storm on Thursday. Amid a horrible mix-up, Irfan was thrown under the bus by Pathan Senior as the former got run out at the…
NEW DELHI: Unable to defend their title at the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the Americas, the England team on Wednesday received flak from former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott, who feels that if players think results don’t matter they might well ‘join a circus’. England exited the T20 World Cup after suffered defeat against India…
NEW DELHI: England’s Ben Stokes achieved a significant milestone on Thursday, joining the elite ranks of West Indies’ Garry Sobers and South Africa’s Jacques Kallis, by becoming the third cricketer globally and the first from England to amass over 6,000 runs and take more than 200 wickets in Test cricket. This accomplishment was reached during…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi has expressed that if star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli visits Pakistan, he will be overwhelmed by the love and admiration he receives from Pakistani fans.Amid reports suggesting India’s reluctance to participate in the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, Afridi urged the Indian team to visit the country, setting…
