SunRisers Hyderabad players at the Mumbai airport on Sunday ahead of their flight to the UAE.© Instagram Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of the upcoming edition of the tournament, having reached the Mumbai airport on Sunday morning. This was revealed
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Zak Crawley converted his maiden Test hundred into a superb innings of 267 on Saturday as England piled on the runs against Pakistan in their series finale at Southampton before James Anderson rocked the tourists with a late treble strike. Crawley and Jos Buttler, who made 152, shared a stand of 359 that powered England
Yuvraj Singh posted a hilarious comment on Rohit Sharma’s Instagram video.© AFP Rohit Sharma, who will be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year, took to Instagram to share a video of himself thanking his fans and promised to bring many more laurels for the country. While fans congratulated the batsman after
Yuzvendra Chahal had announced his engagement to Dhanashree Verma earlier this month.© Instagram Yuzvendra Chahal, who has travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take part in the IPL 2020, posted an adorable picture with his fiancee Dhanashree Verma on Instagram. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) leg-spinner had announced his engagement to choreographer Dhanashree
Zak Crawley struck his maiden Test century as England established a strong position on the opening day of their series finale against Pakistan at Southampton on Friday. Crawley’s commanding 171 not out was the centrepiece of England’s 332-4 at stumps after captain Joe Root won the toss. Jos Buttler (87 not out) proved a fine,
Neil McKenzie (right) had been with the Bangladesh Men’s team since July 2018.© AFP Former South African international Neil McKenzie on Friday stepped down as batting coach of the Bangladesh national team due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s cricket board announced. McKenzie had completed two years with Bangladesh after joining the Tigers during the
MS Dhoni was all smiles as the CSK team prepared to leave for the UAE.© Twitter MS Dhoni and a few other Chennai Super Kings (CSK) players — likes of Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja — seemed to be in high spirits as they prepared to leave for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of
Vijay Shankar with his fiancee Vaishali Visweswaran.© Instagram India all-rounder Vijay Shankar announced that he has gotten engaged with an Instagram post on Thursday. Shankar uploaded two pictures with his fiancee Vaishali Visweswaran and captioned the post with a ring emoji. Many of his teammates rushed to congratulate him on the occasion. KL Rahul, Yuzvendra
Pakistan head into Friday’s third Test at the Ageas Bowl Southampton facing a first series defeat against England in 10 years. The tourists are 1-0 down in a three-match campaign after a defeat in the first Test at Old Trafford by three wickets in a match where Pakistan were on top until the closing stages
Mohammed Shami can be seen with his teammate Mandeep Singh as they travel to the UAE.© Twitter Kings XI Punjab on Thursday became the first franchise to depart for the UAE for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020. Kings XI Punjab fast bowler Mohammed Shami shared a picture of himself in
England coach Chris Silverwood says he is all for early starts to matches after bad light blighted the drawn second Test between England and Pakistan at Southampton. Only 134.3 overs were sent down across five days in a match marred by rain delays as well as the spectacle of players being taken off the field
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting says he will not allow senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to employ the controversial “Mankading” dismissal during the upcoming IPL as “it’s not within the spirit of the game”. Last IPL, Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler was run out on 69 while backing up at the non-striker’s end, with
Wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul has said that the retirement of MS Dhoni was shocking as all the teammates would have wanted to give the former skipper a big send-off. Dhoni had announced his retirement from international cricket on August 15, calling time on his 16-year-long career. “It was quite shocking. I was honestly heartbroken. I’m
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood and bowling coach will be a member of England’s backroom staff when they face his native country during an upcoming three-match Twenty20 series, it was announced on Tuesday. Mahmood, 45, has plenty of English county experience from his time with Surrey and Kent. Until last year he was a member
Ravi Shastri expects the UAE to do a great job hosting the IPL.© AFP India’s head coach Ravi Shastri feels that IPL in the United Arab Emirates is the “much needed chaos” that everyone needs in these times when COVID-19 has literally brought the world to a grinding halt during first half of the year.
Cricket Australia posted a throwback video of Jordan Silk’s spectacular one-handed catch.© Twitter Fans around the world have been starved of some quality cricketing action due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cricket did make a return with England hosting the West Indies in a three-Test series, which was followed by the ongoing three-match contest between England
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said it would be a “terrible atmosphere” to play a bilateral cricket series with India given the current tense relations between the two countries. Speaking on a Sky Sports documentary, former captain Khan, who is also the patron-in-chief of the country’s cricket board, said it will not be
Sachin Tendulkar paid tribute to legendary Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, who died of a cardiac arrest at the age of 90 on Monday. “Words may not suffice to express the heartfelt sorrow that I feel for the passing away of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj ji,” Tendulkar tweeted along with a photo of Pandit Jasraj.