NEW DELHI: Joe Root achieved a new milestone in English cricket history during the second Test against Sri Lanka at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. In the second innings, Root reached his 34th Test century, surpassing the previous record held by Alastair Cook, who had amassed 33 hundreds before retiring from international cricket.Root’s century came…
NEW DELHI: England’s Joe Root affirmed on Saturday he retains a strong desire to score more runs and improve as a player after recording his 34th Test century at Lord’s in the second Test against Sri Lanka. Root’s second century in the match placed his team in a robust position to secure the series and…
NEW DELHI: England firmly established their dominance in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on the third day of the match. With a massive target of 483 runs to chase, Sri Lanka found themselves in a precarious position, ending the day at 53-2.Joe Root‘s remarkable performance was the highlight of the day as…
NEW DELHI: Sir Alastair Cook on Saturday praised Joe Root after he surpassed the former skipper’s record of most Test centuries for England. Root achieved his 34th Test century in the second innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s Stadium, scoring 103 runs off 121 balls. With the performance, Root surpassed Cook’s…
NEW DELHI: Jonty Rhodes, the fielding coach for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), commented on the rumors surrounding India captain Rohit Sharma‘s potential move to the franchise for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.With the mega auction for IPL 2025 approaching, there has been growing uncertainty regarding Rohit’s future, particularly his potential departure from…
NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has ignited a debate surrounding the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Impact Player rule and retention policies. Rhodes expressed concerns that the Impact Player rule, while adding excitement, undermines the crucial role of all-rounders in T20 cricket.Introduced in IPL 2023, the Impact Player rule allows teams to…
NEW DELHI: Former South Africa cricketer and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fielding coach Jonty Rhodes believes that Zaheer Khan, recently appointed as the mentor of the franchise, will significantly benefit the team with his calm demeanor, especially in meetings and player performance enhancement. The announcement of Zaheer’s new role was made on Wednesday at an…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s wicket-keeper batter Azam Khan found himself in a dangerous situation as he copped a blow to his neck while playing for Guyana Amazon Warriors on Friday in the Caribbean Premier League. In the match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, Azam faced a fierce bouncer that led to a bizarre dismissal, leaving both…
NEW DELHI: On August 31, 1968, West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers achieved an unprecedented feat by becoming the first batter to hit six sixes in an over. This remarkable accomplishment took place during a first-class match of the English County Championship, where Sobers was leading Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan.Exactly 56 years later, on August 31,…
With a home Test season coming up, followed by the gruelling five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, India captain Rohit Sharma is putting in the hard hours to stay in shape while being exempted from participation in the Duleep Trophy.India are scheduled to play 10 Tests between September and January as part of…
