NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube commanding fifties were followed by an all-round effort from the bowlers as India outsmarted England by 15 runs in the fourth T20I in Pune to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in five-match series on Friday.The thrilling T20I encounter saw India’s Harshit Rana making his debut as a concussion…
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday addressed concerns over the country’s readiness for the upcoming Champions Trophy, confirming that venues in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi are prepared to host the ICC tournament on schedule.The Champions Trophy will commence on February 19, marking…
Sairaj Bahutule (Photo credit: MCA) MUMBAI: Former India and Mumbai leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule has quit the BCCI‘s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru due to personal reasons. Bahutule was the bowling coach at the CoE since November 2021. Friday was his last day in ‘office.’“Yes, I have quit the COE due to personal/family reasons. I am…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan on Friday brought back top-order batter Fakhar Zaman while Saim Ayub missed out due to injury as the selectors named the squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy schedule to start from February 19. Zaman, 34, was sidelined with a knee injury since his last appearance for Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup…
(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: Bengal keeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha on Friday received a guard of honour from his teammates during their Ranji Trophy match against Punjab at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.CAB president Snehasish Ganguly honored Saha before the start of Day 2 with team members presenting him with a signed Bengal…
G Kamalini‘s composed fifty and the spinners’ outstanding performance helped India defeat England by nine wickets in the ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup semifinal in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.India will now face South Africa in Sunday’s final. South Africa reached their first ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup final after defeating Australia by five…
NEW DELHI: Persistent afternoon rain brought an early halt to day three of the first Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday, with the visitors firmly in control, leading by 518 runs. Former Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal remained unbeaten on 63, fighting a lone battle.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube…
Leading 2-1 in the 5-match series, Suryakumar Yadav’s India take on Jos Buttler’s England in the fourth match at Gahunje Stadium as the hosts look to seal series. India had an opportunity to take unassailable series lead in Rajkot but faltered in 172 chase. Shami’s inclusion in the previous match forced the team to rest…
NEW DELHI: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar is in line to be conferred with the BCCI‘S Lifetime Achievement Award at the Board’s annual gala in Mumbai on Saturday. Tendulkar, 51, is the player with the most Test and ODI runs in the history of the game. He played 664 international matches for India.Tendulkar is the player…
Mitchell Marsh. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A lower back injury that has “not responded sufficiently to rehabilitation” has ruled out Australia’s Mitchell Marsh from the Champions Trophy next month and cast him in jeopardy for the Indian Premier League. In a statement, Cricket Australia announced that Marsh would not be participating in the Champions Trophy,…
