It has been a busy international calendar for the Indian men’s cricket team and after the limited-overs series against the West Indies, the side would be touring Zimbabwe for three ODI matches, set to be played from August 18-22. As the series would be played days ahead of the Asia Cup, one does not know
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Ravi Shastri at Centre Court.© Twitter Ravi Shastri was in attendance at Centre Court as Novak Djokovic cruised past Cameron Norrie into the Wimbledon final on Friday. The former India head coach took to social media to share pictures from the famed venue as Djokovic and Norrie battled it out for a berth in the
SL vs Aus, 2nd Test Live:© AFP Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test, Day 1 Live Score Updates: David Warner lost his wicket early after Australia opted to bat against Sri Lanka in the second Test. Warner scored just 5 before being sent to the pavilion by Kasun Rajitha. Earlier, Australia captain Pat Cummins won
File photo of Sourav Ganguly© AFP The Sourav Ganguly-Greg Chappell saga is an infamous one and the Indian cricket board president opened up about being dropped when the Australian was India’s head coach. Ganguly, a former India captain and currently the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, said that he was dropped from the
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File photo of CSK captain MS Dhoni© BCCI/IPL MS Dhoni turned 41 on Thursday and wishes have been pouring in on social media for the former India captain and legendary cricketer. Dhoni has a special place in the heart of Indian cricket fans and that of almost all players that he has either played with
India are defeated and deflated now. But skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said only “time will tell” how the crushing loss at Edgbaston impacts the side in the long run. India let slip a golden opportunity to record their first series win in England since 2007 as the hosts, in an incredible turnaround, recorded their
Rohit Sharma had missed the rescheduled fifth Test against England after testing positive for COVID-19, but he has now recovered and hence would be leading the side in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday in Southampton. For the first game, the likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah would not
Shikhar Dhawan will lead India in the ODIs against West Indies© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday announced a 16-member squad for the three-match ODI series against West Indies, which begins on July 22. Rohit Sharma and senior players like Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for the
Jos Buttler said on Friday his appointment as England’s new white-ball captain could spell the end of his Test career. Buttler succeeded Eoin Morgan as England skipper in the one-day international and Twenty20 formats after the 2019 50-over World Cup-winning captain announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The dynamic 31-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman had been
England defeated India in thrilling fashion to win the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday by seven wickets. Set 378, more than any other England team have made in the fourth innings to win a Test, the hosts achieved their target with more than two sessions to spare as Joe Root (142 not out)
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana moved up a rung to eighth position in the batter’s chart in the latest ICC women’s ODI rankings released in Dubai on Tuesday. Mandhana, who hit an 83-ball unbeaten 94 in India’s 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second ODI on Monday, is the lone Indian in the top 10
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been proving his worth as an outstanding pacer in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries and has completed 100 Test wickets playing against them on their soil, becoming the sixth Indian bowler to do so. The star pacer achieved the landmark during the fifth and final Test against
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah‘s brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale in Birmingham on Monday. Skipper Bumrah brought India back in the game with wickets on either side of the lunch break
File photo of AB de Villiers© Twitter Team India are currently on top in the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham and it is mainly due to the spirited fightback led by Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja on Day 1 of the match. India were 98/5 and it was then that Jadeja
India’s famed pace bowling unit for the umpteenth time put its team in pole position, bowling out England for 284 before the hosts just about managed to put a foot in the door by getting the top-order cheaply in an engrossing third day’s play in the fifth Test. At stumps, India were 125 for 3
ENG vs IND: Virat Kohli celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss Jonny Bairstow.© AFP Virat Kohli knows how to get under the skin of the opposition and he tries his best to disturb the concentration of the batters. So it was no surprise that Kohli decided to have a go at Jonny Bairstow as
Former Australian cricket George Bailey© AFP The cricket world was in for a huge surprise as India’s stand-in captain at the Edgbaston Test, Jasprit Bumrah, created a massive world record with the bat on day 2 of the 5th Test against England. Bumrah, known for his lethal bowling spells, came out to bat towards the