NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.Having announced their 20-over retirement after winning India’s first international trophy in more than a decade, both Rohit and star batsman Virat Kohli sat out…
NEW DELHI: After their defeat in the recently finished Twenty20 International series against India, interim coach Sanath Jayasuriya stated that Sri Lankan players would need to focus on developing their “cricket awareness”.Throughout the three-match rubber, Sri Lanka was in strong situations, but they lost a lot of wickets and fell short, losing 0-3.“I don’t see…
NEW DELHI: In an unusual and rare cricketing incident, Pakistan’s Usama Mir was dismissed hit wicket during a The Hundred Men’s match between Manchester Originals and Southern Brave at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on Thursday. Southern Brave emerged victorious, winning the match by 7 wickets.The bizarre dismissal took place on the last delivery of…
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has flown back home after leading the team to a series win over Sri Lanka as he is not part of the ODI leg of the tour beginning on Friday, where Rohit Sharma will lead the team. But Surya said he will be hooked to the television, waiting for Rohit’s…
India captain Rohit Sharma was in full flow with the bat during the practice sessions in Sri Lanka after joining the ODI squad for the three-match series beginning on Friday, and one of his big hits in the nets got even head coach Gautam Gambhir looking skywards to see where the ball was headed. After…
The scenes from India’s training session at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday have been received by fans and the cricket fraternity as reassurance that former captain Virat Kohli and the Indian team’s new head coach Gautam Gambhir have moved on from their past difference to achieve a common goal — the success…
The Bangladesh government has received a request from the country’s cricket board to provide a security consultant for their upcoming tour of Pakistan, as reported by Cricbuzz.The development comes while the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has repeatedly raised concerns about the Indian team’s safety during the ICC Champions Trophy next year…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved a budget of approximately USD 70 million to host the Champions Trophy in Pakistan early next year. The decision was made after scrutiny by the ICC’s financial and commercial committee, chaired by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who reviewed the budget prepared and jointly submitted by the…
NEW DELHI: Regarding his future in the Indian Premier League (IPL), legendary cricketer and former Indian captain MS Dhoni, aged 43, remained non-committal amid speculation about his participation in the 2025 edition. “There is a lot of time for it. We have to see what decision they take on player retention etc. Right now, the…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi has instructed his office and colleagues not to issue any statements regarding India’s participation in the ICC Champions Trophy next year. Adopting a policy of silence, Naqvi is allowing the ICC to handle the matter independently while continuing preparations for the tournament assuming India will attend,…
