India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday lauded the application of his players under pressure situations and attributed the T20 series win over New Zealand to “team effort”. India on Friday defeated New Zealand by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The series-win came just after their Super 12 exit
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Reactions poured in from across the world following the announcement of former South Africa captain AB de Villiers’ retirement “from all cricket” on November 19. The swashbuckling batter hadn’t made an appearance in South Africa colors in over three years but had continued to dazzle in all his glory in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
Young New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra on Thursday said he was clueless if his name had any link with Rahul Dravid but he hoped to pick the brains of the India chief coach during the course of the ongoing T20I series. Rachin, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on Thursday, was asked during a virtual media
Azeem Rafiq apologised for the anti-Semitic messages.© Instagram Azeem Rafiq, a former English cricketer who this week said he had lost his career to racism, admitted Thursday he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a teenager. The Times newspaper uncovered messages sent to former Warwickshire and Leicestershire player Ateeq Javid, in which Rafiq is seen to
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill finds India’s Ravichandran Ashwin “very hard to get away” as the off-spinner has an immaculate control over of his line, length and speed. Ashwin has impressed ever since he made a white-ball comeback after four years. He was effective in the T20 World Cup and on Wednesday changed the course
Known for his witty posts on social media, former India opener Wasim Jaffer generated a few laughs among fans with a hilarious take on India’s victory against New Zealand on Wednesday. The Men in Blue defeated New Zealand in the first T20I of their three-match series, kickstarting the new Rohit Sharma-Rahul Dravid era on a positive
IND vs NZ: Black Caps stand-in skipper Tim Southee© AFP After stumbling to a five-wicket loss in the first T20I against Team India, New Zealand skipper Tim Southee on Wednesday said that the side can take pride in how Mark Chapman batted and took the visitors to a competitive total. Suryakumar Yadav (62) and skipper
Usman Khawaja has last played for Australia in August 2019.© Instagram Australia chairman of selectors George Bailey on Wednesday said the committee is “leaning towards” one of Usman Khawaja and Travis Head to be included in the Ashes playing XI for the first Test against England. England and Australia will faceoff in the five-match Ashes,
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ramiz Raja expressed his excitement after the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded the hosting rights of the 2025 Champions Trophy to Pakistan. The sub-continent nation has not been hosting many international bilateral series in the country after the Sri Lankan team bus was attacked by terrorists in Lahore back in
IND vs NZ: Rohit Sharma will be captaining India for the home T20I series vs New Zealand.© AFP Indian T20 skipper Rohit Sharma said Tuesday his players were “not machines” and needed rest, ahead of an imminent encounter with New Zealand on home turf just days after the World Cup. New Zealand’s tour begins with
Ashes: Pat Cummins and other potential stars will undergo quarantine in Brisbane.© AFP After registering their maiden T20 World Cup win, the Australia squad members on Tuesday landed in the country and the potential Test stars have flown to Brisbane, Queensland to undergo 14-day mandatory quarantine ahead of the upcoming Ashes. “Cummins and the potential
David Warner was dropped from SRH’s playing XI during IPL 2021© Instagram SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) assistant coach Brad Haddin revealed that the decision of dropping Australian batter David Warner during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was not related to cricket. After having a below-par outing in the IPL 2021, Warner was adjudged as Player
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has “categorically” denied making an alleged racist comment to a former Yorkshire teammate, whose account was supported by current England player Adil Rashid on Monday. Azeem Rafiq, 30, was found by an independent report to have been subject to “racial harassment and bullying” at Yorkshire, with the chairman and then
Adil Rashid pledged to participate in an official investigation aimed at eradicating racism.© Instagram The racism controversy at England county Yorkshire isn’t dying down and now spinner Adil Rashid has confirmed Azeem Rafiq’s recollection of Michael Vaughan’s comments to players of Asian heritage during an incident in 2009. Rashid also pledged to participate in an
After a series of injuries that kept him out of the national setup, Mitchell Marsh finally found his night of reckoning and glory as he guided Australia to their maiden T20 World Cup title at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. The all-rounder smashed 77 not out off just 50 balls, and was involved
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India ODI and Test skipper, Virat Kohli on Sunday congratulated all the athletes and coaches who were conferred with National Sports Awards 2021. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the Sports and Adventure Awards 2021 (Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2021, Dronacharya Awards-2021, Arjuna Awards-2021, Dhyan Chand Awards-2021, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2021, Maulana
BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to take place on December 4© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be updating its members on the T20 World Cup 2021 held in UAE, the National Cricket Academy and domestic season in its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled to take place on