Cricket

Pakistan’s former captain Shoaib Malik announced on Saturday that he has married popular actress Sana Javed. The latest development comes amid rumours of Malik’s separation with Indian tennis great Sania Mirza. Malik and Mirza had tied the knot in Hyderabad, India in 2012, following the cricketer’s divorce with Ayesha Siddiqui. They were also blessed with

Amid the ongoing speculations over a possible return of Rishabh Pant for his team Delhi Capitals in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), team’s top official, PKSV Sagar on Friday broke silence on the star player’s return. Pant has been sidelined since a car accident in December 2022, but the wicketkeeper batter

Representational Image.© X (formerly Twitter) The Tata Group has retained the title sponsorship rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years, sources confirmed to NDTV. The new deal will see Tata continue as the title sponsor of the marquee T20 event until 2028. Tata cracked the deal after matching the figure

On this day in 2021, the Indian cricket team, led by Ajinkya Rahane, created history by winning a Test match at the Gabba, Brisbane, beating Australia in their fortress. With Virat Kohli back home after the first Test against the Aussies, it was Rahane who led the troops, inspiring a young brigade with the likes

Sachin Tendulkar in action© X (formerly Twitter) Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sachin Tendulkar turned back the clock with an amazing all-round performance during a T20 exhibition match. In the game titled “One World vs One Family”, Sachin took a wicket and also slammed 27 runs off just 16 deliveries. The knock was filled with

File photo of Mickey Arthur.© X (formerly Twitter) Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick have resigned from their respective positions at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore, announced the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday. “Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick, who were assigned duties at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in

Jonathan Trott in a press conference© BCCI/Sportzpics A double Super Over in international cricket is unprecedented. As India and Afghanistan squared off in the one-over tie-breaker twice on Wednesday, there emerged big confusion over the rules that weren’t explained in time. India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s decision to retire hurt (or retired out) before the conclusion

Rohit Sharma in 3rd T20I vs Afghanistan© BCCI/Sportzpics India captain Rohit Sharma produced the performance of a lifetime in the third T20I of the 3-match series against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Rohit’s unbeaten knock of 121 runs laid the foundation of a thrilling clash that found its result after two Super Overs. While Rohit deservedly earned

Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 Live Score Updates© AFP Australia vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2 Live Score Updates: Australia look to solidify their position on Day 2 of the first Test match against West Indies in Adelaide. Australia were 59-2 at stumps on Day 1 with Usman Khawaja unbeaten on 30 and

The murmurs around the ‘Bazball’ approach made famous by the England cricket team have already started ahead of the Test series against India starting January 25. England have enjoyed a mix run of form using the approach and various former cricketers including legendary batter Michael Vaughan felt that they will have to adapt their game

Finn Allen also equalled the world record of 16 sixes in an innings.© AFP New Zealand opener Finn Allen smashed a record-breaking 137 off 62 deliveries as New Zealand set Pakistan a 225-run target in the third T20I against Pakistan in Dunedin on Wednesday. In the process, Allen went past Brendon McCullum as the player

The big three in world cricket, including India, England and Australia should do more to save smaller Test playing teams and ICC’s current revenue sharing model is “completely broken”, said Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave. India being the engine of the game pockets close to 40 percent of ICC’s net annual earnings, followed by

It’s still over two months for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 to start but all fans are already excited about the return of one man – MS Dhoni. The Chennai Super Kings captain will aim to help his team win a record sixth IPL title. The preparations for the IPL has already begun for

India all-rounder Shivam Dube is off to a fine comeback run in T20I cricket, as with his superb all-round show during the second India-Afghanistan T20I at Indore, he joined the elite company of legends like Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli. Shivam is the seventh Indian player to take at least a wicket and score a

Prakhar Chaturvedi sounded bushed, understandable if an 18-year-old bats 638 balls to score a record-setting 404, but elation was unmistakable too as he trained eyes on Karnataka U23 and Ranji Trophy debuts. On Monday, Chaturvedi became the first quadruple centurion in the Cooch Behar Trophy final as his knock earned Karnataka their maiden title in

File image of Team India which won Champions Trophy in 2013© Twitter The Indian cricket team is currently squaring off against Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series, where Rohit Sharma and Co have gained an unassailable 2-0 lead. This series is also India’s final T20I series ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, which will kick-start

India and South Africa played out the shortest-ever Test cricket when the former emerged victorious within two days at Cape Town. The match lasted just 107 overs, forcing the ICC to rate the pitch as “unsatisfactory”. Clive Lloyd, however, didn’t find anything wrong with the wicket. “I don’t think anything was wrong with the pitch.

A fan hugged Virat Kohli and the star batter made his day by embracing him too.© X (Twitter) After a hiatus of more than 14 months, Team India’s talisman batter Virat Kohli was back in T20I colours on Sunday, playing a handy knock to help his team beat Afghanistan in the second T20I in Indore.