Ajinkya Rahane (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Veteran Ajinkya Rahane continued his remarkable form, firing a scintillating 56-ball 98 as he powered Mumbai to a lop-sided six-wicket win over Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Bengaluru on Friday.With the impressive win, Mumbai secured a spot in the final of the tournament. Mumbai’s bowlers delivered…
Team India’s Test cricket performance has taken a nosedive. After a hot start to 2024, they’ve stumbled badly. Four losses in their last five matches, including a 0-3 whitewash against New Zealand at home, have dropped them to third in the World Test Championship standings. Poor batting and inconsistent bowling are the main culprits. Let’s…
India vs Australia at The Gabba (Navdeep Saini Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: Three years ago, around this time in January, India did the unthinkable — they stormed the “fortress”, popularly known as “The Gabba”, a bastion that had stood unyielding for over three decades. The Australians, guardians of this impregnable citadel, could never have fathomed…
Team India (Pic credit: X) NEW DELHI: Four of India’s three innings so far in the two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia folded up for less than 200. If it wasn’t for Jasprit Bumrah‘s brilliance in Perth, the visitors could have been 2-nil down and staring down the barrel. But the series remains…
The latest edition of the Hockey India League (HIL) is set to kick off on December 28 and all matches will be telecasted on the Sony Sports Network, it was announced on Friday. The league will feature eight men’s teams and four women’s teams, competing across Rourkela and Ranchi. This year’s edition is historic as…
Ricky Ponting has commended Travis Head‘s recent performance, hinting at his potential to become a modern batting great. This follows Head’s impressive 140 off 141 balls against India in the Adelaide day-night Test. This performance secured him the Player of the Match award and contributed to Australia’s ten-wicket victory, leveling the series at 1-1.Ponting, speaking…
Shubman Gill during a press conference at The Gabba on December 13, 2024 in Brisbane. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The last time India played a Test at the Gabba, Shubman Gill made 91 in the second innings as the Ajinkya Rahane-led team chased down a 328-run target with Rishabh Pant hitting an…
England’s Matthew Potts (AP Photo) England have recalled seamer Matthew Potts for the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, with captain Ben Stokes looking to build depth in his bowling attack after already securing the series. Potts, who will take the new ball in the final Test starting on Saturday, replaces Chris Woakes in…
India dominated on all fronts and defeated Thailand 9-0 in its fourth Pool A match at the Women’s Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman on Thursday. With the win, India secured a spot in the semifinal of the tournament and also sealed a spot in the FIH Junior World Cup 2025, to be held in…
Steve Smith of Australia (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Australia’s star batter Steve Smith is rethinking his training approach to combat a recent dip in form. He’s adopted a “less is more” strategy, inspired by advice from former teammate Mike Hussey.Smith’s performance has been under scrutiny, with only 19 runs across three innings in the…
