Josh Hull to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! TAKEN! Redemption for Josh Hull! He dropped DDS on Day 2, but now sends him back to the hut. This is actually a well-directed bouncer from the youngster, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva goes for the hook shot, but fails to transfer the weight fully on the back foot and…
Before play started on the final day of the first-round Duleep Trophy match between India A and India B at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, a man in the blue training jersey joined India A’s huddle. When the players came out of the huddle, the man in blue turned out to be…
Between November 2019 and September 2022, Virat Kohli experienced a challenging period in his cricketing journey. It’s not that runs were not coming off his bat, but an international century remained unachievable.It had been 1020 days and 83 innings that Kohli hadn’t scored a hundred. For someone who had already scored 70 international centuries, it…
NEW DELHI: England allrounder Moeen Ali Moeen Ali has decided to bid farewell to international cricket following his omission from the upcoming limited-overs matches against Australia.The 36-year-old’s last appearance for England came during their semifinal loss to India at the 2024 T20 World Cup in Guyana.“I’m 37 years old and didn’t get picked for this…
NEW DELHI: Steve Smith should be brought back into the T20I squad, according to former Australia captain Mark Taylor, who claims that the top order lacks a solid plan since David Warner retired.The right-handed batter was left out of the 20-over team for the tour of Scotland and England after Australia, without Smith, was eliminated…
NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has chosen Virat Kohli over Joe Root as the best Test batter of the current generation, despite Root’s superior statistical record. Karthik’s preference is based on his close association with Kohli and the confidence he has in Kohli’s performance under high-pressure situations.Karthik shared his views on Cricbuzz, recognizing…
NEW DELHI: Travis Head emerged as the hero of the 2023 ODI World Cup final for Australia, single-handedly thwarting India’s quest for the title. His remarkable 137 off 120 balls made him only the third Australian, following Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, to achieve a century in a World Cup final.Before his batting heroics, Head…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin‘s comments on Pakistan cricket’s current state. Responding sarcastically to Ashwin’s surprise at Pakistan’s struggle, Shehzad mocked the PCB‘s handling of the national team and infrastructure projects.Ashwin, after Pakistan’s 0-2 home defeat to Bangladesh in a two-match Test…
Talking about ‘Fab 4’, NZ star calls England batsman ‘phenomenal’GREATER NOIDA: It was first coined by the legendary Martin Crowe in one of his articles a decade back. The term ‘Fab Four’ was a collective expression for four of the best “young Test batters” – Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson –…
NEW DELHI: It’s been over two months since India defeated South Africa to clinch the T20 World Cup trophy on June 29, ending a 13-year wait for an ICC title. Rohit Sharma‘s team overcame the Proteas in a thrilling final at a packed Kensington Oval in Barbados to lift the coveted trophy.Former Pakistan women’s cricket…
