Indian junior men’s hockey team registered its third consecutive victory at the Sultan of Johor Cup on Tuesday as it comfortably beat host Malaysia in Johor Bahru. With this win, India is at the top of the points table with 9 points while New Zealand is placed second with 5 points and Australia is placed…
Coach of Pakistan’s Test team, Jason Gillespie, picked up all the empty bottles and put them in a dustbin after the team’s training session on Tuesday, ahead of the series-deciding third Test against England, beginning in Rawalpindi on Thursday.England won the first match by an innings and 47 runs, while Pakistan came back to clinch…
The national capital will witness international hockey after a decade when the Indian men take on reigning world champion Germany in a two-match bilateral series over the next two days at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. India-Germany matches will be taking place in a stadium that saw, in many ways, the beginning of Indian…
Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – SPORTZPICS) NEW DELHI: Batting maestro Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir were seen sharing light moments during Team India‘s net session on Tuesday ahead of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune.The former teammates, who have had their share of on-field rivalries during the IPL…
David Warner. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Former Australian opener David Warner is gearing up for a potential return to Test cricket, offering to fill Australia‘s crucial opening slot in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.After stepping away from the longest format, Warner has expressed his readiness to make a comeback and provide experience…
New Zealand are upbeat after the eight-wicket win in the rain-hit first Test against India in Bengaluru, and their middle-order batsman Daryl Mitchell says the team is ready to face any challenge, including a spinning track, in the second match of the series in Pune beginning this Thursday. Kiwi pacers bowled India out for an…
Parthiv Patel. (Photo Courtesy: Parthiv Patel X handle) Parthiv Patel is all set to join Gujarat Titans as batting mentor from the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Sources close to developments reveal that Patel will join the support staff led by former India cricketer Ashish Nehra. Patel replaces Gary Kirsten who was earlier the…
Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Alastair Cook feels that Kane Williamson of New Zealand is the only player who can equal the in-form Joe Root at this “precise moment in time.”Along with Virat Kohli and Steven Smith, the ‘Fab Four’ of Test cricket includes Root and Williamson….
Shubman Gill, a key player for the Indian cricket team, has recovered from neck stiffness and is fit to play in the second Test against New Zealand. Gill missed the first Test in Bengaluru, which India lost. His absence was notable, especially in the first innings when India’s batting lineup struggled significantly, scoring only 46…
Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Joe Root has the potential to overtake the great Sachin Tendulkar as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket history, according to former England captain Alastair Cook.During the current series against Pakistan in Multan, Root overtook Cook as England’s top scorer in Test cricket.The 39-year-old…
