Pakistan Vs England, 1st Test, Day 2 Live: Harry Brook was unbeaten on 101 on Day 1.© AFP Pakistan Vs England, 1st Test, Day 2 Live:Harry Brook lost his wicket after scoring 153 runs but nine-down England continue to score runs against Pakistan at a brisk pace on the second day of the first Test match.
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991 Players register for IPL 2023 auction© IPL A total of 991 cricketers including 714 Indians have registered for the IPL 2023 Players’ Auction to be held in Kochi on December 23. Among the 14 overseas countries, Australia with 57 players have the most in the auction pool, followed by South Africa (52). West Indies
Ruturaj Gaikwad hit 7 consecutive sixes in an over in Vijay Hazare Trophy© Twitter Young Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad took the cricketing world by storm as he hit 7 consecutive sixes in a single over, registering a new world record. While Gaikwad drew plaudits from all over the world, the moment was incredibly hurtful for
Steve Smith reacts after scoring his century on Day 2 of the first Test vs West Indies in Perth.© AFP Steve Smith cracked his 29th Test ton on Thursday, drawing level with Donald Bradman, as Australia turned the screws against the West Indies in the first Test at Perth Stadium. A masterful Smith was untroubled
Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 83 as Sri Lanka pulled off a record chase of 314 to edge out Afghanistan by four wickets in the third one-day international and end the series level at 1-1 on Wednesday. Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran‘s record 162 — the highest individual score for the Afghans — went in vain
The in-form duo of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ankit Bawne slammed scintillating hundreds as Maharashtra earned a maiden entry into the final of Vijay Hazare Trophy with a 12-run win over Assam here on Wednesday. Maharashtra will take on Saurashtra in the summit clash on Friday. Sent in to bat, skipper Gaikwad continued his sensational run
AUS vs WI, 1st Test Live: Australia opt to bat vs West Indies© AFP Australia vs West Indies, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Score Updates: Australia are top through Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja’s gritty knocks. Earlier, David Warner fell for 5 to Jayden Seales. Earlier, Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted
File image of BCCI president Roger Binny© AFP BCCI ethics officer Vineet Saran has served a conflict of interest notice to board president Roger Binny. PTI has learnt that Saran has asked Binny to file a written response by December 20 against the conflict of interest allegations levelled against him. The complainant, Sanjeev Gupta, has
The pace-spin combo of Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Kumar impressed the most as India A grabbed the opening-day honours after a commanding performance against Bangladesh A in the first unofficial Test, in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday. Opting to field after winning the toss, Saini (3/21), Saurabh (4/23) and Mukesh Kumar (2/25) helped India A bundle
Shikhar Dhawan-led Team India would look to level the three-match series when they take on New Zealand in the third and final ODI on Wednesday at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The visitors lost the opening ODI by seven wickets while the second was abandoned due to rain. For the 2nd ODI, Deepak Hooda and Deepak Chahar
Former left-arm spinner Maninder Singh, opener Shiv Sunder Das were the two prominent names to have applied for senior national selectors’ posts with experience of playing more than 20 Tests for India. It couldn’t be confirmed whether former pacer Ajit Agarkar has applied or not. According to many, Agarkar has a sure-shot chance of becoming
India will take on New Zealand in the third and last ODI on September 30 The Indian cricket team started its preparations for the ICC ODI World Cup at home next year with the series against New Zealand. A young Indian team lost to the Kiwis in the first ODI, as several senior players were
India had a shocking exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup after they lost to England in the semi-final. In the entire tournament, the Rohit Sharma-led side had a brilliant run and lost only one match in the Super 12 stage, against South Africa. Even though Team India faced severe backlash from the fans after
Shubman Gill in ODI series against New Zealand© AFP It’s been a frustrating outing for the Indian cricket team in New Zealand, with as many as three matches getting affected due to rain since the players’ arrival. Two of the three T20Is facing rain-interruptions and now the second ODI between the two teams was abandoned
Narendra Modi Stadium Creates Guinness World Record© Twitter The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Jay Shah, announced on Sunday that India has been awarded the “Guinness World Record” for the largest attendance in a T20 match ever. The milestone was set during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 final
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir was felicitated by Sanjog Gupta, Chairperson, Sports & Youth Affairs Committee, FICCI and Head – Sports, presented with a token of appreciation. The former Indian opener, who led Kolkata Knight Riders as captain to two Indian Premier League trophies, went on to speak on how the introduction of IPL has
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has said India is a major power in the world of sports and no country can overlook the country. He was responding to a query about the remarks of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja that if India does not come for Asia Cup, Pakistan won’t go for 2023
India go into the second ODI against New Zealand at Hamilton with all at stake after losing the series opener on Friday. It was a performance that the Indian bowling unit would like to forget as they failed to defend a 300-plus total despite having the hosts cornered at one point. A double century partnership