Cricket

The first ODI between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie© AFP As the Indian cricket team comes out second best in the second ODI against Sri Lanka, their tied first match against the hosts is back in the spotlight. To the surprise of many, the first ODI of the series didn’t feature a

File photo of Shikhar Dhawan (left) and Rohit Sharma.© Instagram On the occasion of Friendship Day, Indian veteran Shikhar Dhawan opened up on bonding with his batting partner Rohit Sharma and named a song that the ‘Hitman’ liked to sing while they batted together. Though the International Day of Friendship is observed on July 30

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI LIVE Cricket Updates© AFP India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Live Updates: Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka won the toss and opted to bat against India in the second ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. Rohit Sharma and co have announced an unchanged Playing XI while the hosts

The likes of Parthiv Patel, Brett Lee are going to feature in LIT20© X (Twitter) The schedule for the inaugural edition of the Legends Intercontinental (LIT20) league was announced on Saturday. The league will take place from August 18 to August 30, 2024. The inaugural edition of this tournament will bring together elite teams and

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has lashed out at a Pakistani fan on social media. The fan had posted a clip where Pakistan captain Babar Azam can be seen rejecting an interview. However, the fan incorrectly said that the interviewer was former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan. Enraged at the false appropriation, Harbhajan jumped to the

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri stopped just short of calling Jasprit Bumrah a magician with the ball and said the pacer’s standout moments in the T20 World Cup in the Americas were India managing to thwart Pakistan’s charge in the group stage and Rohit Sharma’s side pulling the rabbit out of the hat in

Gautam Gambhir reacts to Arshdeep Singh’s dismissal© X (Twitter) Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh were dismissed by Charith Asalanka off consecutive deliveries with India just one run away from victory as the first ODI encounter against Sri Lanka ended in a tie on Friday. Chasing a target of 231, India looked all set to clinch the

India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI© AFP India captain Rohit Sharma believes that the 231-run target set by Sri Lanka in the first ODI at the R Premadasa Stadium was “gettable”. After restricting Sri Lanka on 230/8, it turned out to be a topsy-turvy chase for the Indian team. Despite the explosive start provided by

India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI LIVE Cricket Updates:© AFP India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live Updates: India will be taking on Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI of the three-match series on Friday in Colombo. There will be clamour around the first sighting of veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as well, after the recent

The GMR Group, co-owners of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, has agreed to a deal with English county team Hampshire to buy its major shares worth 120 million pounds (approximately Rs 1278 crore). Hence, Hampshire will become the first county side to be owned by an overseas entity, as the GMR Group will now have control

The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons, saying they are role models for millions of youth not only in the country but across the world. In a letter to Board of Control for Cricket in

The cricketing fraternity in India is in mourning following the death of former cricketer and head coach Anshuman Gaekwad on Wednesday night, and captain Rohit Sharma paid his tribute to him, adding that it was his good fortune to have a few conversations with him. Gaekwad played 40 Tests and 15 ODIs for India from

File photo of MS Dhoni© X (Twitter) The Indian cricket team suffered a bitter semi-final defeat against New Zealand in the 2019 ODI World Cup. The result continued to bother Indian fans all across the globe, especially as the team had done wonders until the penultimate hurdle. Many still wonder what the result would’ve been

Whether to have a mega auction for ahead of the upcoming season was the major point of contention in the meeting between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the 10 franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The meeting of the IPL teams’ owners with the BCCI at the latter’s headquarters in

A video has gone viral on social media featuring a dancer who looks extremely like legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. In the video, the dancer was seen grooving to the famous song “Tauba Tauba” featuring actor Vicky Kaushal from the film “Bad Newz”. The video quickly gained popularity among the social media users and

Indian cricket team fans had their hearts racing as they saw T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav bowling the 20th over of the match against Sri Lanka, who needed just 6 runs to win the match. Suryakumar, who had not bowled a single over in the match until that moment, bowled the final over of the 3rd

Rinku Singh and Suryakumar Yadav celebrate.© AFP India defeated Sri Lanka via the Super Over in the inconsequential third and final T20I at Pallekele here on Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0. Kusal Perera (46, 34b) and Kusal Mendis (43, 41b) guided Lanka’s chase of 138 before their innings fell apart in the familiar fashion

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I LIVE Cricket Updates© X (Twitter) India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I Live Updates: There is no rain at the moment in Pallekele but the toss for India vs Sri Lanka third T20I has been delayed due to wet outfield. After sealing the series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, Suryakumar