Cricket

Necessity is the mother of invention. The statement applies for all walks of life, including sports. The same was visible during a fun cricket match on a ship. The craze for cricket is huge and it showed in the cricket game was was being played on the deck of  the ship. However, when one of

The ICC has decided to do away with the contentious ‘soft signal’ by on-field officials, which had often been criticised by experts as it is believed to have created more confusion for TV umpires after a decision was referred upstairs. The ‘soft signal’ was used to determine the validity of catches taken inches off the

James Anderson has suffered a “mild strain to his right groin” just a month before the Ashes get underway, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced late Sunday. The 40-year-old Anderson, the most successful fast bowler in Test history with 685 wickets, sustained the injury on Thursday’s opening day of Lancashire’s County Championship match against

KKR defeated CSK to keep their IPL 2023 playoff dreams alive© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders kept their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoff dreams alive by beating Chennai Super Kings by six wickets on Sunday. Thanks to the victory, KKR are currently in the seventh position with 12 points from 13 games. They will have

Mohammed Siraj recalled his first interaction with MS Dhoni.© BCCI/IPL India and Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj recalled his first interaction with legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni. While speaking on the latest episode of ‘Breakfast with Champions’, Siraj spoke in depth about his cricketing journey and his first reaction after meeting the likes of Dhoni

File image of SRH pacer Umran Malik© BCCI/IPL Umran Malik was a revelation at the IPL 2022. With the express pace at his disposal, the 24-year-old pacer impressed all. From Brett Lee to Shoaib Akhtar, every great speed merchant took note of him. Some even asked the BCCI to fast-track him into playing side. He

Prabhsimran Singh‘s magnificent maiden IPL hundred was well complemented by Harpreet Brar‘s four wicket haul as Punjab Kings on Saturday kept their slim play-off hopes alive with a comprehensive 31-run win over Delhi Capitals, who were knocked out of contention in the process. If Prabhsimran showed tremendous resolve during his 65-ball 103 to single-handedly power

File photo of Gujarat Titans team.© BCCI Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) on Saturday unveiled the lavender-coloured jersey which the franchise will wear for its final home game at the Narendra Modi Stadium against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 15 in its initiative to raise awareness against cancer. The franchise took to Twitter to make the

Following his side’s 27-run loss to Mumbai Indians (MI) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya said that it felt that only Rashid Khan turned up from their group for the game and their bowling felt flat. Rashid Khan’s valiant knock of 79(32) was insufficient as Mumbai Indians registered a

IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 27 runs on Friday.© BCCI Suryakumar Yadav played some outrageous shots en route his maiden IPL hundred (103 not out) as his stunning knock outshone a superlative all-round show from Rashid Khan to set up Mumbai Indians’ 27-run win over Gujarat Titans at Wankhede Stadium on Friday.

The ever-evolving format of T20 cricket has given players, fans, coaches, and even pundits plenty to think about the approach that batters need to have to excel in this fast-paced game. The likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, two of the greatest batters of their generation, have seen questions being raised over their performances

Rajasthan Royals youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal missed out on his second hundred of the season in his team’s thumping 9-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. Jaiswal remained unbeaten in 98, leaving his teammates and many fans with an unfulfilling feeling. However, what infuriated a few was the attempt from KKR spinner Suyash Sharma to

Rajasthan Royals made some major progress after a big win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2023 match in Kolkata on Thursday. Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s history-making fastest half-century in IPL history and Yuzvendra Chahal‘s four-wicket haul guided Rajasthan Royals to a comprehensive 9-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Chahal’s four-wicket haul and Jaiswal’s record-breaking half-century

DC assistant coach Shane Watson© BCCI Delhi Capitals assistant coach Shane Watson feels that not executing skills with the bat for a consistent period of time has been team’s bane this season, resulting in seven defeats out of 11 Indian Premier League games so far. DC, who are placed last in the points table with

On a MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch in Chennai, where run-scoring wasn’t easy, the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings dominated Delhi Capitals to take another step towards the IPL 2023 playoffs with a big win. The match, however, started with a confusion as MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat. “We will bat first.

Chennai Super Kings has taken another step towards the IPL 2023 playoff spot. MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja‘s blistering knocks followed by Matheesha Pathirana‘s three-wicket haul helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinch a 27-run victory over Delhi Capitals (DC) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. With

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma‘s lean patch with the bat has been one of the talking points of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season. During the match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday, Rohit failed to contribute with the bat once again. He was dismissed on 7 (8) by Wanindu Hasaranga

File photo of Sarfaraz Ahmed.© AFP A debate over the fate of the Asia Cup 2023 has been going on for months, with Pakistan and India standing in two different boats over where the continental tournament should be held. The saga started with the Indian team refusing to travel to the Asian nation over security