West Delhi Lions captain Nitish Rana (screengrab) Nitish Rana, who has been in red-hot form in the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL), has revealed the reason behind his stunning batting display in the tournament.Rana says he carries the Hanuman Chalisa in his pocket while batting and that he gets energy from it. Nitish Rana hails…
Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant looks eager to return to the field and do what he does best – smashing bowlers all around the park. The wicketkeeper-batter, who fractured a toe on his right foot on the opening day of the fourth Test against England in Manchester this July, shared an update…
Alex Hales reached a special landmark in T20 cricket on Saturday as he became only the third batter in history to score over 14,000 runs in the format. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, Hales achieved the milestone during his superb knock of 74 from 43 deliveries against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the…
Nitish Rana and Digvesh Rathi during their heated exchange (Screengrabs) New Delhi:Nitish Rana‘s former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) teammates Phil Salt, Harshit Rana and Suyash Sharma have come in support of the southpaw following his on-field spat with Digvesh Rathi in the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL).The incident took place during the Eliminator match at…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly reached out to former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with an offer to join the national team as a mentor ahead of next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. While the news has generated excitement among fans, former cricketer and West Bengal legislator…
Sri Lanka’s batter Pathum Nissanka (AP Photo/Wonder Mashura) Sri Lanka secured a five-wicket one-day international victory against Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday, winning with three balls remaining and clinching the series 2-0.Pathum Nissanka, the 27-year-old right-hand opener, scored his seventh ODI century with 122 runs off 136 balls, including 16 fours.Nissanka and captain Charith Asalanka…
Sri Lanka cricket team(Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Sri Lanka faced a five percent match fee penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate in their first ODI victory against Zimbabwe in Harare on August 31. The team was found one over short of the target after time allowances, leading to sanctions imposed by ICC Elite Panel…
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Indian ODI captain Rohit Sharma shared a lighthearted moment with paparazzi at Mumbai International Airport after completing his fitness test at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. Sharma, along with teammates Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill, underwent the tests ahead of India’s upcoming assignments.At the airport, Rohit…
BENGALURU: A shoulder injury sustained during India’s T20 match against Bangladesh in October last year sidelined Riyan Parag from the T20 series against South Africa and the Champions Trophy in Dubai. After undergoing surgery to repair his shoulder, the 22-year-old made his return to competitive cricket in the Ranji Trophy earlier this year. He continued…
Sarfaraz Khan (Getty Images) MUMBAI: In a big blow to his aspirations ahead of India’s home Test season, set to kick off against West Indies in October, Mumbai’s middle-order batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who recently cracked two back-to-back centuries in the Buchi Babu Tournament in Chennai, has been ruled out of the Duleep Trophy due to…
