Cricket

Virat Kohli will now be seen in action during the tour of West Indies next month.© AFP Star India batter Virat Kohli is driven by ‘belief’ rather than ‘hope’, feels veteran India pacer Ishant Sharma. Having played with Kohli since their U-17 days in Delhi, Ishant has seen the ups and downs in the former

Om Raut’s directorial film Adipurush has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, ever-since it’s teaser was launched. The film which stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles, is a dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. The movie has been widely criticised by many religious groups, viewers and movie critics

File photo of Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz Khan’s omission from the Indian team has been linked to fitness and disciplinary issues but sources in Mumbai cricket insisted that there was no truth in the claims. While it is perceived in BCCI circle that Sarfaraz needs to work on his fitness and also be a bit more

File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© Twitter MS Dhoni is widely regarded as ‘Captain Cool’ for his calm and composed demeanour on the field even in the toughest of conditions. Over the years, his captaincy style has been praised by experts and fans alike with the nickname becoming almost synonymous with the former Indian cricket team

Chris Gayle while performing Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘siuuu’ celebration.© Instagram West Indies star Chris Gayle uploaded a video on his Instagram account in which he could be seen performing the famous ‘siuuu’ celebration of star Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. In the shared clip, Gayle runs in a baseball field with cameramen around him before he sums

File photo of Hardik Pandya© Twitter Former Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri believes that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be able to cope with Test cricket after his injury and he should focus more on white-ball cricket. Pandya showed brilliant captaincy skills for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Shastri

Former Australian pace bowler Brett Geeves believes England’s ultra-aggressive approach is likely to backfire during the Ashes, adding that the declaration on day one of the first Test at Edgbaston was a sign of “wild arrogance” on the part of Ben Stokes’ side. England had declared their first innings on 393 for eight despite Joe

Zimbabwe take on West Indies in ICC World Cup Qualifier© Twitter Zimbabwe vs West Indies, ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifier LIVE: West Indies and Zimbabwe, the two table-toppers in the Group A, square-off in a decisive ICC World Cup 2023 qualifier match on Saturday at Harare. Both West Indies and Zimbabwe are yet to lose

Boys playing cricket in water.© Twitter The craze of cricket in India is nothing new. From the fans going beyond limits to meet their favourite players to the star performers of the Indian team getting VIP treatment, everything is quite normal in the cricket-crazy nation. However, things are not only limited to international cricket or

Apart from his love for cricket, former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is also known for his fondness with food. Being a foodie himself, Raina has often shared pictures of him cooking at home. Having said that, the former cricketer has now decided to launch his own restaurant in Amsterdam. Taking to social media,

Moving out of his comfort zone in Bhadohi, spending early teenage years at Azad Maidan tent and doing hard yards in Maximum City for nearly a decade, India Cap wasn’t everything for Yashasvi Jaiswal but the only thing he aspired for. It was never about how he will get there but when on Friday afternoon

Jonny Bairstow has been chastised for his glove failures in the first Ashes Test.© AFP Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that England have some selection issues to deal with and suggested that wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow’s errors were one of the main reasons England lost the first Test. Moeen Ali had a finger injury

File photo of Zaka Ashraf© Twitter In less than 24 hours after he had officially “rejected” the ‘Hybrid Model’ for the Asia Cup after Asian Cricket Council’s formal nod, Pakistan Cricket Board’s soon-to-be chairman Zaka Ashraf did a complete ‘volte-face’ by accepting the four matches awarded to the original hosts. The Hybrid Model by virtue

Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran hit centuries to propel the West Indies to a convincing 101-run win over Nepal at the World Cup Qualifier in Harare on Thursday. Hope scored 132 while Pooran made a brisk 115 as the pair put on 216 for the fourth wicket to help the two-time champions post 339-7 after

Michael Vaughan urged England to be a ‘little bit smarter’ in the remainder of the series.© AFP England captain Ben Stokes‘ decision to declare their first inning backfired as Australia won the first Ashes Test by 2 wickets to go 1-0 in the series. Stokes defied convention by declaring on the opening day with England

File photo of Harare Sports City.© Twitter A fire broke out at the Harare Sports Club, one of the two venues for the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers matches, on Tuesday, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed in a statement. A quick response from the fire brigade made sure that no damage was done to the ground,

The likely new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicised “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in September. “The first point is that I had rejected the hybrid model (for Asia Cup) in the past

Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz was on cloud nine after he received a signed jersey from the former India skipper MS Dhoni. Gurbaz took to his social media and shared the picture, holding Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings’ jersey. The 21-year-old batter, who made his debut in 2019, is widely popular for his aggressive style of batting