Cricket

Rishabh Pant during India practice (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant brought his signature humour to India’s practice session ahead of the much-anticipated home Test series against New Zealand.In a light-hearted exchange with young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pant was seen joking about sharing a chair, creating a playful moment during an otherwise intense preparation.In…

Mitchell Starc and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: One of the key battles in the eagerly awaited Border Gavaskar Trophy, will be between leading Australia pacer Mitchell Starc taking on India stalwart Virat Kohli.In their 19 innings together, Kohli and Starc have faced off, and in the Test format, the Indian…

Gautam Gambhir. (Photo by R Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In the lead-up to Wednesday’s first Test match between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasized the value of bowlers and the necessity of breaking the “obsessed” mentality of batters.In the longest format of cricket, during the…

Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The decision to leave out the top quartet for the final two Test matches against England – batter Babar Azam, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, and elite pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah-was supported by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)….

Australia U-19 star Sam Konstas joined Ricky Ponting, Donald Bradman in an elite list during the Sheffield Shield tournament. Teenager Sam Konstas was named in Australia A squad to face India A later this month (October 31 – November 4 and November 7-10), propelling him to Test contention with the senior sides slated to meet…

Virat Kohli and Harmanpreet Kaur. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: What’s common between the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup? Both the tournaments were relocated to the UAE, for different reasons.What’s another common factor? In 2021, the Indian men’s cricket team failed to make it to the knockouts. In 2024,…

Australia players celebrate after the fall of a wicket against India in the Women’s T20 World Cup. AP Once again, Australia women’s team got the better of India to clinch their third win in a row over the Women in Blue. Australia have won five of seven matches against India in Women’s T20 World Cup…

NEW DELHI: Even after an impressive debut Test series vs England earlier this year, Sarfaraz Khan has had to wait for a chance in the XI. India played KL Rahul in the two Tests vs Bangladesh and Sarfaraz was released to play Irani Cup for Mumbai. The middle-order batter hit a double hundred for Mumbai…

Phoebe Litchfield was adjudged not out during India vs Australia match at the Women’s T20 World Cup. Image: Screenshot During the 17th over of the first innings in their Women’s T20 World Cup match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday, Australia’s Phoebe Litchfield attempted a reverse sweep against India’s Deepti Sharma. Litchfield was initially given…

NEW DELHI: The National Selection Panel (NSP) on Monday announced the men’s squads for the ODI International Series against Pakistan and the Australia A matches against India.Australia are set to play three ODI matches against Pakistan next month, followed by three T20 games, with the T20 squad to be announced in due course.Australia A will…