Drinks break! England have breached the 300-run mark and they currently hold a narrow lead of 69 runs. Sure, the first 45 minutes or so, belonged to England as the Sri Lankan bowlers looked very unsettled and we saw too many bowling changes. The ball drifted degrees due to that gusty wind blowing across Old…
NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik shared his thoughts on the possibility of Jasprit Bumrah becoming the captain of the Indian national cricket team. There had been discussions about making Bumrah the captain following Rohit Sharma‘s retirement from the T20 format after India’s victorious T20 World Cup campaign. However, the T20I captaincy was ultimately…
NEW DELHI: KL Rahul, who recently returned to the Indian cricket team, is gearing up for the red-ball season. He made his comeback in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. This was his first game since playing for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. Rahul is now preparing for the Duleep Trophy, which…
NEW DELHI: Australian Cameron Green is hoping to make an impression in the high-profile India series that starts at his home ground of Perth on November 22. He is encouraged by his batting performance against New Zealand and plans to contribute with the bat as well as by bowling the ‘graveyard overs’. With four series…
NEW DELHI: India spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who is on a brief family vacation in Melbourne, made a noteworthy visit to the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) recently. The spinner visited the stadium and posed for a picture outside with the statue of his idol, the late Shane Warne.Reflecting on the moment, he shared, “Shane Warne…
NEW DELHI: Rocky Flintoff, son of the famous England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, made headlines on Thursday as the youngest-ever County Championship debutant for Lancashire. The 16-year-old showcased his talent in his first-class debut against Surrey at The Oval. Rocky came to bat at No. 4 when Lancashire was struggling at 33/2 in the 11th over….
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was in stupendous form from 2016 to 2018. The former Indian captain notched up more than 1000 runs in Test cricket in each of these three years.In the year 2017, Virat scored 1059 runs in 10 Test matches with a highest score of 243 at an average of 75.64 that came…
NEW DELHI: On the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, the hosts declared their innings at 448/6, with Mohammad Rizwan just 29 runs short of a double century. Rizwan remained unbeaten on 171 off 239 balls, partnering with vice-captain Saud Shakeel, who scored 141, to build a commanding position…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has cleared the air regarding his all-time India XI across formats, which surprisingly omitted legendary wicket-keeper and captain MS Dhoni. Karthik recently explained that the omission was an honest mistake, admitting he forgot to include a wicketkeeper in his lineup.Karthik made the clarification after receiving feedback once the…
NEW DELHI: Jamie Smith‘s unbeaten 72 helped England secure a slim first-innings lead against Sri Lanka in the opening Test at Old Trafford on Thursday, despite the second day being curtailed by poor light and rain. England reached 259-6, a lead of 23 runs, in response to Sri Lanka’s 236.Smith, batting at No 6 due…
