NEW DELHI: India will tour Sri Lanka for three T20 Internationals and three ODIs across July to August with matches slated at Pallekele and Colombo, announced the BCCI on Thursday. The Indian team, under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, will begin the series with the T20Is at Pallekele on July 26, 27, and 29, before…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam has been facing constant criticism following the team’s disappointing performances at the ODI and T20 World Cups.While in the ODI World Cup last year in India, Pakistan failed to qualify for the semis, in the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the Americas, Babar and Co. didn’t even make…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has stepped down from his role as the captain of the national T20I team ahead of the upcoming three-match series against India. This decision comes in the wake of Sri Lanka‘s disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup, where they failed to progress beyond the group stage.Hasaranga, who…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer known for his aggressive and fierce approach on the field, Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, following the conclusion of Rahul…
Brian Lara was one of the most feared batsmen of his time and on multiple occasions carried the West Indies team on his shoulders, both with the bat as well as a skipper. Among the mountain of runs he scored in his storied career is the knock that still stands as the world record for…
NEW DELHI: India’s Pathan brothers Yusuf and Irfan have always shown tremendous love and respect for each other, both on the field and off it too.Once in an IPL match, Irfan took a skier of a catch to dismiss Yusuf, playing for the opposite team. The catch completed, Irfan did not even celebrate.But human emotions…
NEW DELHI: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini honored leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who competed for India in the T20 World Cup, on Thursday.The Chief Minister thanked the Indian spinner on their victory and gave Chahal a scarf and an idol.Despite being a member of the 15-man squad, Chahal did not play in any of…
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy and the Indian cricket board (BCCI) will ask the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka, BCCI sources told ANI on Thursday.India have not toured Pakistan since 2008 and the archrivals play each other…
NEW DELHI: Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc has expressed his dissatisfaction with the team management’s decision to drop him for the crucial T20 World Cup Super Eights match against Afghanistan. The 2021 T20 World Cup champions faced a 21-run defeat, significantly impacting their chances of advancing to the semifinals. Starc’s exclusion marked the second consecutive…
India’s 23-run win over Zimbabwe in the third T20I of their five-match series in Harare on Wednesday had a special highlight that invited reaction in equal measure of awe and surprise by the Indian players. It was the catch that Ravi Bishnoi took while fielding at point.In the fourth over of Zimbabwe’s chase, after India…
