Babar Azam hailed MS Dhoni’s impact on the game.© AFP Pakistan’s limited-overs skipper Babar Azam said that the legacy of former India captain MS Dhoni will always be remembered in the cricket world. Azam’s remarks came a few days after Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, calling time on his over 15-year-long career. “Congrats
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said it would be a “terrible atmosphere” to play a bilateral cricket series with India given the current tense relations between the two countries. Speaking on a Sky Sports documentary, former captain Khan, who is also the patron-in-chief of the country’s cricket board, said it will not be
In Karachi-born Mohammad Bashir Bozai’s vow to give up watching India-Pakistan play at ICC events, obsessive fandom follows Mahendra Singh Dhoni into retirement, adding to things such as jersey number and disciples such as Suresh Raina. Travelling the world to watch the arch-rivals in action doesn’t make sense anymore to Bashir, aka “Chacha Chicago”, who
“Suresh Raina has been one of the key performers for India in white-ball cricket,” said Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday as the left-handed batter Raina decided to call time on his international career. Raina had announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday, just minutes after Dhoni’s
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said he is “deeply anguished” by the demise of former cricketer Chetan Chauhan, who passed away in Gurugram on Sunday. He was 73. Chauhan was admitted to a hospital after being tested positive for COVID-19 and breathed his last breath in Medanta Hospital on
Hardik Pandya shared fun pictures with his family members on his Instagram story on Sunday. The all-rounder shared a picture with his grandmother and in the caption of his story Hardik wrote, “My Nani asked me to put this on insta”. He followed it up with another picture where he was seen posing with his
Not a single ball was bowled on Day 3 of the second Test in Southampton.© AFP Rain meant there was no play at all on the third day of the second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday in a match already plagued by stoppages for bad weather. Play should have resumed at
Ravi Shastri praised MS Dhoni’s professionalism.© Instagram MS Dhoni took to social media to announce his retirement from international cricket on Saturday. Soon after the former India captain announced his decision, cricketers and fans flooded social media with heartwarming messages for one of the most successful captains in world cricket. India head coach Ravi Shastri
Top cricketers including England’s Ben Stokes and Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins risk missing the start of the Indian Premier League because of a series between their countries next month. Australia tour England from September 4 in a series that ends three days before the start of the world’s richest Twenty20 league in the United
Mohammad Rizwan frustrated England as he marked Pakistan’s Independence Day with a fine unbeaten fifty in the second Test at Southampton on Friday. Pakistan were 223-9 when bad light — despite the Ageas Bowl floodlights being on full beam — led to an early close of the second day. Rizwan was 60 not out after
Yuraj Singh retired from international cricket and IPL last year.© PTI Punjab Cricket Association has requested former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to come out of retirement and become a player-cum-mentor of the state team but he is yet to respond. PCA Secretary Puneet Bali on Friday said he had made the request since Yuvraj, who
Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 119 to help India draw the Test against England.© Twitter On this day in 1990, Sachin Tendulkar scored his maiden international hundred against England in Manchester. It was the second Test match of the series between India and England when Sachin Tendulkar achieved this feat. The Board of Control for
England great James Anderson returned to form with two wickets against Pakistan at Southampton on Thursday as Fawad Alam’s long wait for a Test recall ended with a duck. Pakistan were 126-5 at stumps after a combination of rain and bad light cut short play on the first day of the second Test. Anderson had
Test-saving hundreds have become extinct now but Sachin Tendulkar carved out one such innings exactly 30 years ago, the seeds of which were sown during one afternoon in Sialkot, eight months prior to that gloomy Manchester day. It was on August 14, 1990, that Tendulkar scored the first of his 100 international centuries, a majestic
Hardik Pandya scored his maiden Test hundred against Sri Lanka in 2017.© Mumbai Indians/Instagram Hardik Pandya, who recently became a father, had another reason to celebrate on this day three years ago when he scored his maiden Test hundred. Hardik’s IPL team Mumbai Indians posted a throwback picture on social media where the all-rounder can
Pakistan assistant coach Waqar Younis said on Wednesday he hopes the tourists will be able to “cash in” on England being without Ben Stokes during this week’s second Test. Star all-rounder Stokes is heading to New Zealand, where his father is convalescing following a serious illness and will miss both the second Test, which starts
Joe Root said it won’t be long before James Anderson adds another five-wicket haul to his tally.© AFP James Anderson is set to be given an immediate chance to come good against Pakistan with England captain Joe Root saying on Wednesday it was “likely” the veteran paceman would feature in this week’s second Test. By
Dishant Yagnik has been advised to get admitted to a hospital for the mandatory quarantine.© Twitter Rajasthan Royals’ fielding coach Dishant Yagnik has tested positive for COVID-19, the IPL franchise announced on Wednesday, days before leaving for the UAE to take part in the lucrative league. The 13th edition of Indian Premier League is set to