England all-rounder Moeen Ali has insisted his recognition in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List is about far more than “runs and wickets”. When sportsmen or women are named in one of the British and Commonwealth honours lists presided over by Queen Elizabeth II, who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this week, it is usually largely
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India’s 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020-21 remains one of the major milestones in the country’s cricket history. It was not just about the victory but also the way the Ajinkya Rahane-led Team India made a glorious comeback in that series. After the Virat Kohli-led India lost the first Test, the then India
Ghulam Fatima of Pakistan finished with her career best bowling figures Pakistan’s women’s cricket team beat the Sri Lankan women’s team by 8 wickets in the first ODI at Karachi to make a strong start to the series. The foundation of the win laid by the bowlers as the SL women were bowled out for
Renowned Bollywood singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, died on Tuesday at the age of 53 in Kolkata, hours after performing a show. The 53-year-old singer collapsed at the hotel where he was staying after the concert in Kolkata’s Nazrul Mancha auditorium. Doctors at CMRI hospital said the singer was brought dead. He is
Virat Kohli was the most Tweeted about player of the IPL 2022 season.© BCCI/IPL The IPL 2022 season came to an end on Sunday after the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals in the summit clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets and 11 balls to spare
England veteran quick Stuart Broad has vowed to leave his “heart and soul” on the field should he earn a Test recall against New Zealand at Lord’s this week. Both James Anderson and Broad, England’s two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, were controversially left out of the squad that lost 1-0 in a three-match series in
It was a season to remember for IPL debutants Gujarat Titans as the side went on to lift the title after defeating Rajasthan Royals in the summit clash. It was skipper Hardik Pandya who brought his A-game to the middle as he took three wickets, including the key scalp of Jos Buttler. As Shubman Gill
Trent Boult played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls may miss New Zealand’s first Test against England despite being named in the squad for the clash starting at Lord’s on Thursday. Boult played in the Indian Premier League final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday and is unlikely to
Jos Buttler with Dhanashree Verma and Rajasthan Royals teammate Yuzvendra Chahal.© Instagram Rajasthan Royals could not get the better of Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 final on Sunday, but Yuzvendra Chahal ended up with the Purple Cap while teammate Jos Buttler got the Orange Cap. The Purple Cap is given to
Buttler scored 39 in the IPL final against Gujarat Titans© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals star Jos Buttler was left distraught after his dismissal in the IPL 2022 final against Gujarat Titans. The Royals won the toss and opted to bat, but were set back by Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s early wicket. Buttler helped rebuild with captain Sanju Samson,
Nobody gave them a chance but Gujarat Titans, bucking all pre-tournament predictions, surprised everyone by lifting the Indian Premier League title in a dream maiden season after a seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final here on Sunday. Gujarat’s highly-rated bowling attack, led by skipper Hardik Pandya (3/17) himself, limited a formidable Rajasthan Royals
Umran Malik earned his maiden India call-up after an impressive IPL 2022 campaign.© BCCI/IPL Former Australian cricketer and World Cup-winning coach Dav Whatmore on Sunday said Umran Malik was a breath of fresh air in the world of pace bowling and expressed hope that the 22-year-old goes from strength to strength. Whatmore, who arrived in
Rajasthan Royals will be eyeing their second Indian Premier League title when they take on Gujarat Titans in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. After finishing seventh last season, RR retained the just three players — Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal — heading into the mega auction. The
West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin starred with both bat and ball as she powered Supernovas to an unprecedented third Women’s T20 Challenge title triumph with a four-run win over Velocity in a thrilling final here on Saturday. Dottin top-scored with a 44-ball 62 at the top of the order to help Supernovas to 165 for
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson said on Friday that the most pleasing aspect of the side’s game during the season was that they did not have to rely solely on their retained players. An explosive century by Jos Buttler sent Royal Challengers Bangalore out of the tournament and Rajasthan Royals
Virender Sehwag has talked about how Pant’s name can be etched in history books forever© Instagram Former India batter Virender Sehwag made the longest format his own by scoring 8586 runs, averaging 49.34 at an astonishing strike rate of 82.23. The Delhi opener has two triple centuries to his name and he brought an attacking
Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 106 in Qualifier 2 against RCB.© BCCI/IPL Jos Buttler was at his destructive best on Friday as he hit his fourth century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore to send his team to their first final since
IPL 2022: Ravichandran Ashwin has been a key player for Rajasthan Royals this season.© BCCI/IPL Rajasthan Royals this season have banked heavily on their spin attack of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin. While Chahal is the leading wicket-taker this season coming into their Qualifier 2 clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday, Ashwin has proven