Cricket

Abhishek Sharma scored 58 runs off 24 balls against UAE in Emerging Teams Asia Cup match.© X/@ACCMedia1 Opener Abhishek Sharma struck a scintillating half-century after an excellent performance by the bowlers as a dominant India defeated UAE by seven wickets to enter the semifinals of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup at Al Amerat in Oman

File image of Fakhar Zaman.© AFP Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman is likely to escape with a reprimand for criticising the PCB ahead of the squad announcement, where it planned to drop former skipper Babar Azam for two Tests against England. Azam, along with several senior players, got eventually dropped for two Test days after Fakhar

After the team’s loss to New Zealand in the first Test, India captain Rohit Sharma hinted at the changes they could make for the second game in Pune, starting Thursday, October 24. Despite a fine fightback from Rohit and his men in the second innings after being bowled out for 46 runs in the first,

Sri Lanka cruised to a comprehensive five-wicket win in the rain-shortened first one-day international against the West Indies in Pallekele on Sunday, with half-centuries from captain Charith Asalanka and debutant Nishan Madushka. Chasing a revised target of 232 in 37 overs, the hosts raced to victory with 5.3 overs to spare. After a shaky start

Mohammed Shami is putting in the hard yards to attain full fitness ahead of BGT.© X (Twitter) India pacer Mohammed Shami is putting in the hard yards to attain full fitness ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. India are set to tour Australia for a five-match Test series between November 2024 and January

Picture of Abhishek Sharma (left) and Sufiyan Muqeem from India A vs Pakistan A Emerging Asia Cup match.© X (formerly Twitter) A face-off between India’s star batter Abhishek Sharma and Pakistan spinner Sufiyan Muqeem hogged limelight during the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2024 match on Saturday. In the match at Al Amerat

India A excelled in all three departments, clinching a thrilling seven-run victory over Pakistan to kick off their ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup campaign on an exhilarating note in Al Amerat, Oman on Saturday. India’s top order fired in unison as it posted 183 for 8 with Tilak Verma top-scoring with a 35-ball 44 after

Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar hailed centurions Rachin Ravindra and Sarafaraz Khan after their heroics in the first Test between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. New Zealand batter Rachin, who has his roots from Bengaluru, scored his second Test ton to guide the visitors to 402 in their first innings after

Gautam Gambhir had asked Aaqib Javed about the dire state of Pakistan cricket.© AFP Pakistan won a Test on home soil after a gap of more three years on Friday, beating England by 152 runs in the second match in Multan to level the three-game series 1-1. Pakistan’s new selection committee made some unexpected changes

Abhimanyu Easwaran continued his sublime run of form with a brilliant century as Bengal played out a draw with Uttar Pradesh on the final day of their Ranji Trophy encounter on Monday. Resuming the day at 78, Easwaran scored his 27th First-class hundred — his fifth century in the last nine innings — to help

The New York Strikers who are the reigning champions of Abu Dhabi T10 previous edition, have unveiled additional draft lineup for the upcoming season. This dynamic lineup is set to create waves in the league, featuring legends such as Evin Lewis, Dewald Bravis, Doug Bracewell, Kusal Perera, Alishan Sharafu, Mayank Choudhary, Nathan Edward, Dumindu Sewmina,

Team India had to shuffle the batting order a bit after Shubman Gill missed out on the first Test against New Zealand. In Gill’s absence Virat Kohli was promoted to the No. 3 spot while Sarfaraz Khan batted at No. 4. Both batters incurred ducks, prompted many to question the decision taken by the head

South Africa players celebrate after defeating Australia.© AFP A resolute South Africa came up with a clinical performance to shock mighty Australia by eight wickets and enter the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Thursday. South Africa thus exacted revenge for their loss in the last summit clash at home, when Australia won

Virat Kohli‘s poor Test form in 2024 continued, as he got out for a duck in the first innings against New Zealand. In spite of that, Kohli – who promoted himself to No. 3 due to Shubman Gill‘s absence – got plaudits for his decision. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Kohli’s decision to sacrifice his

Delhi Capitals, like most of the other franchises, is likely to opt for three retentions — skipper Rishabh Pant (18 crore), all-rounder Axar Patel (Rs 14 crore) and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 11 crore), as per a report by PTI. Former India left-hander Hemang Badani is emerging as a front-runner in the race

Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan took three wickets in the space of 10 deliveries including centurion Ben Duckett to leave England on 239-6 in the second Test in Multan on Wednesday. An absorbing second day’s play on a turning pitch ultimately belonged to the hosts, who lead by 127 runs after their first-innings 366. England had

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced England batting great Alastair Cook, Indian bowling legend Neetu David and South African legend AB de Villiers, also known as ‘Mr 360’, as the newest members of the ICC Hall of Fame. Cook, with 12,472 runs in 161 Tests and 35 centuries, cemented his legacy as one

England batter Joe Root adopted a unique strategy to pick wickets as England were asked to bowl after Pakistan won the toss in the second Test in Multan. After spinner Jack Leach picked up two wickets in the opening session, Pakistan settled into their innings thanks to half-centuries by Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam. At