Indian players shared a heartwarming moment with Bismah Maroof’s daughter.© Twitter India defeated Pakistan by 107 runs to start their 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup campaign on a winning note in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. Shortly after India’s win, the team’s players shared a heartwarming moment with Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof and her infant daughter. In
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IND vs SL: Ravindra Jadeja during the second Test match at Mohali.© BCCI All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Sunday became the sixth cricketer to register a score of 150+ and take five wickets in the same Test. Jadeja achieved the feat on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka as he took five
Shane Warne and Rahul Dravid were involved in some epic duels in the past.© AFP Team India head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday paid tribute to Shane Warne after the Australian spin great died at the age of 52. The iconic spinner succumbed in Thailand following a suspected heart attack. Earlier on Friday, Rodney Marsh had also
Hazratullah Zazai struck an unbeaten half-century to help Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international with the two-match series ending all square at 1-1 in Dhaka on Saturday. Zazai hit 59 off 45 balls and Usman Ghani scored 47, guiding Afghanistan to 121-2 in 17.4 overs after Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah
Mike Gatting said he was “happy” to have been bowled by the “ball of the century” that kick-started Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne’s career as one of cricket’s greatest bowlers. Warne died of a suspected heart attack aged just 52 in Koh Samui, Thailand, on Friday. Gatting made the remarks in an interview with the Daily
Australian captain Pat Cummins, currently leading the team on a tour of Pakistan, said legendary spinner Shane Warne, who died Friday, was “a hero” to the current generation of cricketers. ”So many guys in this team and squad still hold him as a hero,” he said in a video message released to media Friday night. ”The loss
Virat Kohli was dismissed for 45 on Day 1 of the 1st Test vs Sri Lanka.© BCCI Virat Kohli had “butterflies” in his stomach and “felt nervous” like a debutant when he walked out to bat in his 100th Test but he is not bothered by lack of hundreds as he feels he is batting
Former India captain and current head coach Rahul Dravid delivered a fantastic speech before presenting a special cap to Virat Kohli on his 100th Test match on Friday. Kohli became only the 12th Indian player to reach the milestone. He reached the landmark in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Kohli was felicitated by Dravid
Women’s World Cup: New Zealand Women will aim to win the opener against West Indies Women.© AFP ICC Women’s World Cup 2022, New Zealand Women vs West Indies Women Live Score Updates:The New Zealand Women’s cricket team will kick-start the much-awaited ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 with their opening match against West Indies Women at
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that it will not be easy to fill the shoes of seasoned campaigners Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Test series, beginning Friday in Mohali. Rahane and Pujara have been dropped for the Tests and it will be interesting
India and Sri Lanka will battle it out in a two-match Test series starting March 4 in Mohali. The first Test will mark the beginning of newly appointed full-time skipper Rohit Sharma’s journey as the leader of the Test side. Virat Kohli, on the other hand, will represent India in the cricketing whites for the
Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara have been downgraded in the latest BCCI central contracts© AFP Veteran batters Cheteshwar Pujara and former Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were downgraded in the latest central contracts list of the BCCI that was ratified by the Board’s Apex Council on Wednesday. The BCCI has four categories — A which has
Rohit Sharma will lead India for the first time in Test cricket in Mohali against Sri Lanka© AFP Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team in Test cricket for the first time when the teams walks out at the PCA Stadium in Mohali to take on Sri Lanka in the first Test match from
Virat Kohli will play his 100th Test match later this week.© AFP Virat Kohli will play his 100th Test match when India host Sri Lanka in the first of a two-match Test series starting Friday in Mohali. The former India captain will become only the 12th Indian to play 100 Test matches. Kohli, who is currently regarded
Veteran India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik on Tuesday said he could understand it would have been a “hard one to swallow” for Wriddhiman Saha when the team management decided to move on from him but said the call was pretty understandable as Rishabh Pant had “pretty much nailed his place in the side.” Lauding the
He made his Test debut under Virat Kohli and as the superstar-batter gears up for his 100th outing in the format, Indian pace spearhead and current vice-captain Jasprit Bumrah said the landmark game is a reflection of his former skipper’s dedication towards the game. Kohli’s 100th Test would be against Sri Lanka beginning here on
File photo of Jason Roy© AFP England’s flamboyant batter Jason Roy has pulled out of the upcoming IPL citing extended stay in the tournament bubble, dealing a blow to his new franchise Gujarat Titans weeks before the event gets going. According to a report in ‘ESPNcricinfo‘, Roy informed the franchise of his decision last week.
2nd Test, Day 5 Live: South Africa series-levelling win over New Zealand.© AFP NZ vs SA, 2nd Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates: Chasing a target of 426, New Zealand find themselves in a spot of bother against South Africa in the second Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The Kiwis are 94/4, still needing