File picture of Rohit Sharma.© AFP Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir feels opening batter Rohit Sharma missing the Test series against South Africa is a “massive blow” for the visitors ahead of the tour. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday confirmed that Rohit has been ruled out of the three-match
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Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan after scoring fifty© AFP Mohammad Rizwan and Haider Ali struck fiery half centuries as Pakistan thumped West Indies by 63 runs in the first Twenty20 international in Karachi on Monday. Rizwan smashed a 52-ball 78 with 10 boundaries — his 12th half-century and 11th this year — while Haider scored a career-best
Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 208 against Sri Lanka in December 13, 2017© Twitter/BCCI Only six batters in the history of cricket have hit double centuries in ODIs. India’s newly-appointed white-ball captain Rohit Sharma is the only to have done it more than once. Exactly four years ago on December 13, 2017, Rohit Sharma became
BWF World Championships: Kidambi Srikanth advances to second round© AFP Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth began his BWF World Championships campaign with a win but Sai Praneeth had to face defeat as India’s charge got underway on Sunday. Srikanth defeated Pablo Abian of Spain in straight sets (21-12, 21-16) in 36 minutes to seal the match.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton suffered a heartbreak at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday as he missed out on a record eighth F1 world championship title after a dramatic end to the race. With Hamilton leading comfortably in the final few laps of the season-ending race, Nicholas Latifi of Williams crashed towards the end. This
Virat Kohli posted Instagram Stories to wish Yuvraj Singh on his birthday.© Instagram Virat Kohli took to Instagram to wish Yuvraj Singh on his 40th birthday and also shared an “outrageous” anecdote from his former teammate’s playing days. The Team India Test skipper posted on Instagram Stories to wish Yuvraj and thanked him for everything.
Since his injury in the 2019 ODI World Cup, Shikhar Dhawan has found it hard to find a regular place in the Team India playing XI, with KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma being the preferred openers. The swashbuckling batter was also excluded from this year’s T20 World Cup squad. Despite his erratic form lately, former
Pakistan are set to host West Indies in a T20I and ODI series.© Instagram Having recently completed a clean sweep across formats against Bangladesh, Pakistan are scheduled to host West Indies in an upcoming T20I and ODI series from December 13. Both the series will be hosted at Karachi’s National Stadium and the Windies will
Virat Kohli posted a cute photo with Anushka Sharma and daughter Vamika.© Instagram Having recently won a two-match Test series with Team India, Virat Kohli took to Instagram to wish his wife Anushka Sharma on their fourth wedding anniversary. The red-ball captain also congratulated Anushka and daughter Vamika on completing a year as a family.
The five-match Test series in England in 2014 still remains as one of the toughest phases in Virat Kohli’s international career. He registered scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0, 7, 6 and 20 in the five Tests. Ravi Shastri, who took over as India’s Team Director right after that disastrous tour, said
Pakistan are scheduled to face West Indies in an upcoming ODI and T20I series.© AFP Having recently completed a 6-0 series sweep against Bangladesh across formats, Pakistan host West Indies in an upcoming three-match T20I and ODI series. During their tour of Pakistan, West Indies will be without regular skipper Kieron Pollard. The Windies will
England number three Dawid Malan admitted Friday that he thought his Test cricket career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year. The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England’s second innings against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Malan and England
Rohit Sharma explained his role as a captain. The opening batter, who was appointed as India’s full-time ODI and T20I skipper on Wednesday, said a captain has to make sure the right players are picked according the best interest of the team. “A captain is there to ensure right players are playing, right combination is
Zubayr Hamza smashed a ton for South Africa A.© Cricket South Africa Couple of false COVID-19 positive reports in the India A camp had created a mild flutter before the visitors were engaged in yet another stalemate with South Africa A as the three ‘Test’ series ended at nil-nil. The series that was played on
The West Indies cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Thursday for a visit which local officials hope will scotch bitter memories of a New Zealand tour abandoned on security grounds. The Windies will play three T20Is and three one-day internationals — all in the port city of Karachi — starting Monday, their first visit since
South Africa A vs India A© Twitter/CSA Ishan Kishan missed out on a hundred but played a vital part, helping India A secure the first-innings lead before South Africa A put on a solid show with the bat in the second innings to end Day 3 of the third four-day game at 196/1 in Bloemfontein
Rohit Sharma was appointed India’s ODI and T20I captain on Wednesday. The opening batter, who captained India in the T20Is against New Zealand, will now take up the full-time responsibility as India’s captain in limited-overs cricket. Rohit will take over from Virat Kohli in the 50-over format, from the three-match ODI series in South Africa. “The All-India
Australia bowled England out for 147 on Day 1 of the 1st Ashes Test on Wednesday.© AFP England had a forgettable start to their campaign at The Ashes as Australia bowled them out for 147 on the first day of the opening Test at The Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. Batting first after winning the