Skipper Mayank Agarwal hit a double century to help Karnataka post 407 in their first innings and take the upper hand over Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru on Thursday. Resuming his innings at 110, Agarwal carried on his good form and played with more intent on the second day to score 249
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Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after dismissing an Australian batter.© AFP After bagging a fifer on his comeback Test match, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja talked about his recovery process and said he was bowling 10-12 hours every day at National Cricket Academy (NCA) which helped him a lot to get back his form and rhythm. Jadeja celebrated his
Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates during India-Australia Test© BCCI Ravichandran Ashwin became the fastest Indian bowler to take 450 Test wickets during Day 1 of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy encounter between India and Australia in Nagpur on Thursday. The record belonged to Anil Kumble to achieved the feat in 93 matches but Ashwin took just 89 matches to take
India take on Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy© BCCI Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja feels Team India should unleash white-ball specialist Suryakumar Yadav during the four-match Test series against Australia, starting with the first game in Nagpur from February 9. While highlighting England’s aggressive brand of cricket in the longest format of the game, which has earned them a lot
Australia skipper Pat Cummins made it clear on Wednesday that his side is not bothered by the discussion regarding the pitch in Nagpur ahead of the first Test match starting February 9. Ian Healy started the controversy by saying that the hosts will be making the pitch in order to suit their game plan and
Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara has been a key player for Team India in Test cricket. Ever since his debut in 2010, Pujara has scored 7014 runs in 98 Tests, laced with 19 centuries and three double centuries. As Team India’s next assignment is the four-match Test series against Australia, which is going to start from
Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, hitting an unbeaten 137 for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Needing at least 248 runs in reply to a West Indies’ declaration of 447-6 to avoid a possible follow-on, Zimbabwe declared at 379-9
Playing at home, India will go into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as favourites but former South African star JP Duminy says Australia could trump the hosts 2-1 in the much anticipated Test rubber. India will be without two of its key players in Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, but premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be back
Valentine’s Week has begun, with people all across the globe beginning preparations to make their loved ones feel special. While couples all over the world love this time of the year, there are those too who don’t. As Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik held an #AskDK Q&A session on Twitter, questions about Valentine’s Day also arose.
Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe. The opening stand at the Queens Sports Club in the southwestern city of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership
WPL auctions will be held on February 13 in Mumbai© BCCI The much-awaited inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played from March 4 to 26 in Mumbai. The Brabourne Stadium and the DY Patil Stadium will host all the matches with the tournament opener expected to be played between Gujarat Giants
The Border-Gavaskar trophy is only a few days away from its commencement, with both Australian and Indian cricketers sweating it out in the nets to gear up for the all-important assignment. While the Indian team is the ‘favourite’ to clinch the series because of ‘home advantage’, the absence of players like Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant
Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored a century for West Indies© Twitter An opening double-century stand from openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul put the West Indies in the ascendancy against Zimbabwe in the first Test match in Bulawayo. In control for large periods across day one and two, the pair’s biggest threat seemingly came from inclement weather,
In team sport, the role of a filler is often understated. At times undervalued too. They come without much hullabaloo, quietly go about their business and then swiftly move out of the photo frame when the rightful owner of the team slot makes a return. The exit is as much unnoticed as is the entry.
Calls to boycott the events to be organized by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) have risen as the cricket regulatory body allows rape-accused cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane to practice. On Saturday, people stood on the protest site of Maitighar Mandala holding placards questioning the move of CAN to induct Lamichhane, who is out on bail
Virat Kohli practices ahead of India-Australia Test series© Twitter The Border-Gavaskar Trophy to be played between India and Australia is just around the corner and Virat Kohli looks all set to trouble Aussie bowlers with his stylish batting display. The former Indian cricket team skipper shared a picture of practice ahead of the first Test
The Asia Cup was initially allotted to Pakistan and was scheduled in September 2023.© Twitter The Asian Cricket Council will decide on an alternate venue for the Asia Cup ODI tournament in March after BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB chairman Najam Sethi had their first formal meeting in Bahrain on Saturday. The Asia Cup
Mickey Arthur, who is set to become the team director of the Pakistan’s men’s national team, has approached veteran fast bowler Yasir Arafat for the position of bowling coach, ESPNcricinfo reported. As things stand, no official agreement has been made between Arthur and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB); instead, an in-principle agreement has been established.