NEW DELHI: Even before the Indian cricket team embarked on their 2003-04 tour to Australia, the mind games had begun and most of the banter, as usual, came from the Aussies. There were talks of ‘chin-music’ being dished out to the Indians, especially to the captain Sourav Ganguly, who had ruffled quite a few Aussie…
NEW DELHI: Australian opener Travis Head delivered a brutal assault on Sam Curran, smashing 30 runs off a single over in the first T20I at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, as the visitors cruised to a 28-run victory over England. Head’s fireworks were the highlight of the match, helping Australia post a competitive total of…
NEW DELHI: The ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 contributed USD 1.39 billion (Rs 11,637 crore) to India’s economy, according to a report by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament, held from October 5 to November 19, 2023, took place across 10 cities, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and…
Australia defeated England by 28 runs in the first T20 international at Southampton on Wednesday. They now lead 1-0 in the three-match series.Australia batted first and scored 179 all out. Travis Head was the top performer with 59 runs off 23 balls, hitting eight boundaries and four sixes. England’s spinners Liam Livingstone and Adil Rashid…
NEW DELHI: Australia’s T20 series win over Scotland ended in laughter, but not just because of their dominant performance. After completing a 3-0 sweep in Edinburgh, the Australian players were left baffled by an unusual trophy, with an object resembling an “ice-cream cup”, or as some of them jokingly called it, a “kadhai”.The mini-bowl, known…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise owners have not yet agreed on the schedule for next year’s T20 tournament. The proposed window of April-May may conflict with the Indian Premier League (IPL), raising concerns over player availability and viewership.The PSL typically takes place in February-March, but next year’s…
NEW DELHI: Essex County Cricket Club has been penalized by England’s Cricket Regulator for a violation involving one of their players, Feroze Khushi, who used a non-compliant bat during a match against Nottinghamshire in April. The club announced on Wednesday that they have been docked 12 points as a result of the incident.During the match…
NEW DELHI: During a lively segment at the Delhi Premier League T20, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir swapped his coaching hat for a more playful role, assigning Bollywood movie titles to Indian cricketers, including Virat Kohli.In a fun-filled interaction, Gambhir took part in a segment where he assigned Bollywood movie titles to cricketers, both…
The unfortunate incident in Multan in 2004, where Rahul Dravid, who was leading the Indian team in the absence of injured regular skipper Sourav Ganguly, declared the innings with Sachin Tendulkar stranded at 194 not out, is etched in the memories of cricket fans as a rare moment of tension between two legends of the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s white-ball captain Babar Azam proved why he is adored by fans around the world during a recent training session ahead of the Champions One-Day 2024.While preparing for the upcoming tournament at Iqbal Stadium, Babar, known for his humility and approachability, had a memorable interaction with a fan who had managed to bypass…
