NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team’s batting woes in the first innings have become a major concern, as acknowledged by bowling coach Morne Morkel. The team’s inability to post substantial totals is proving to be detrimental to their chances of success, with India facing the possibility of losing their first Test series on home soil…
Australian defender Corey Weyer has been roped in by Delhi SG Pipers for the upcoming season of Hockey India League (HIL), the club said on Friday. The 28-year-old Weyer comes as a replacement for fellow Australian Flynn Ogilvie, who opted out of the league due to personal reasons. Weyer is known for his powerful drag-flicking…
NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri expressed his dissatisfaction with Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy, criticising it as overly defensive on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune on Friday.During the second session of Day 2, Shastri and former India spinner Murali Kartik engaged in a detailed discussion about Rohit’s tactics.Kartik…
NEW DELHI: India stared at their first ever home Test series loss to New Zealand after the visitors claimed a formidable 301-run lead on day two of the second Test in Pune on Friday.Tom Latham (86) spearheaded New Zealand’s batting effort following Mitchell Santner outstanding 7/53, which dismantled the Indian lineup. Latham’s innings helped solidify…
India colts displayed remarkable composure to finish their round-robin stage with a thrilling 3-3 draw against New Zealand at the Sultan of Johor Cup here on Friday. Gurjot Singh (6’), Rohit (17’) and Talem Priyobarta (60’) put their names on the scoresheet, while drag-flicker Jonty Elmes (17’, 32’, 45’) scored a hat-trick of goals for…
NEW DELHI: A heartwarming video that went viral on social media shows Ishan Kishan‘s mother and grandmother showering him with love as he left for the Australia tour from his home hometown.Ishan has made his return to the national setup, being named in a 15-member India A squad, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, for the upcoming…
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner celebrates the wicket of India’s Akash Deep during the second Test in Pune. PTI “It was a misjudgment of the pitch, I didn’t read the pitch well enough. And we are in this situation…, ” said Rohit Sharma after Day 1 of the Bengaluru Test.Rohit caught the journalists off-guard when he…
Starting as the youngest member of the Indian team as a 14-year old at the Olympic Qualifiers in Kazan in April of 2008, Rani Rampal officially called it a day at a felicitation function here on Thursday, bringing down curtains on a 16-year-long career that saw her become the undisputed queen of Indian women’s hockey….
NEW DELHI: The host state association has taken the necessary steps to address the issues faced by fans during the opening day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Pune. After struggling to find drinking water on the first day, spectators were pleased to see that the association had made the required…
Being a two-time Olympic gold-medallist, former German hockey captain Moritz Furste knows a thing or two about consistency and he feels the ability to deliver even performances in a series of games is the “little missing piece” in India’s admirable resurgence in the last one decade. The Indian men’s hockey team was nowhere close to…
