Cricket

Lying in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Chennai hospital, Chitra Ravichandran was slipping in and out of consciousness but she had just one query for her son Ravichandran Ashwin when she saw him by her bedside — “Why did you come?” Hours after becoming only the second Indian bowler after Anil Kumble to

BAN vs SL 2nd T20I, Live Updates: Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka© AFP BAN vs SL 2nd T20I, Live Updates:Bangladesh will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20I of the three-match series on Wednesday in Sylhet. Sri Lanka currently lead 1-0 in the three-match series after registering a victory by three

File photo of MS Dhoni© BCCI There has been a lot of speculation surrounding MS Dhoni‘s future in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and ahead of the new season starting March 22, experts and fans are interested in knowing whether this will be the former India skipper’s final season. Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Deepak

Rohit Sharma inspects the pitch at Dharamsala© AFP The pitch for the fifth Test match between India and England in Dharamsala starting Thursday is expected to be a slow turner, according to a report by Indian Express. The report claimed that unseasonal rainfall has prevented the ground staff from working on the surface and the

File photo of Sunil Gavaskar taking an autograph of MS Dhoni© Twitter MS Dhoni is the benchmark for any Indian cricket team ‘finisher’. With his unique style of batting, he often pulled the Indian cricket team out of danger. Despite not being the most technically sound batter, in the traditional sense of the phrase, MS

Only a few weeks remain for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 to begin, and fans have already started to debate which opening combinations, middle-order batters, pacers and spinners they expect to shine the most. While everyone has his or her favourite, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra is banking on the duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal

Dasun Shanaka held his nerve under pressure to take two wickets in the final over, snatching a dramatic three-run win for Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international of a three-match series against Bangladesh in Sylhet on Monday. Set a target of 207 runs, lower middle-order batsman Jaker Ali took Bangladesh close with his maiden

Rajat Patidar in action for Indian cricket team© AFP Legendary South African cricketer AB De Villiers believes that although Rajat Patidar has disappointed with his performances in the ongoing Test series against England, he can retain his place in the side due to the prevalent culture in the team. In a recent video, De Villiers

Sanju Samson playing cricket with his fan© Twitter India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson is widely popular for his cricketing heroics. The Kerala-based cricketer has gained a huge fan following all over the world. Despite being sidelined by the selectors, Samson still maintains a strong image in front of his fans. After being ignored for the ODI

Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli as captain.© Reuters Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has opened up on his decision to replace Virat Kohli with Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian men’s cricket team. Rohit replaced Virat as the full-time captain of India after the latter stepped

Young India wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel has played just two Tests, but he has been already compared to the legendary MS Dhoni by several former cricketers. Former India batter Sunil Gavaskar labelled Jurel as the next Dhoni, while ex-spinner Anil Kumble feels the yougster has all the tools to become as good as the former India

Hawk-Eye founder Paul Hawkins had taken a jibe at former England captain Michael Vaughan following his remark over Joe Root‘s controversial dismissal in the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. During the guests’ second innings, Ravichandran Ashwin‘s delivery crashed into Root’s pad. The hosts had appealed for a possible LBW but the umpire, Joel Wilson,

Team England in action© AFP England will aim to end the five-match series against India on a high as the fifth match is slated to be played from March 7 in Dharamshala. The Rohit Sharma and co gained an unassailable lead 3-1 lead after registering a thumping five-wicket victory in the fourth Test in Ranchi.

WPL 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians Live Scorecard© BCCI/WPL RCB vs MI Live updates:Two of the strongest and most popular teams of WPL – Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians would go head-to-head against each other in their upcoming clash. The game would be also the clash of two of India’s most experienced

File photo of India cricket team star Shreyas Iyer© AFP Since the last one week, the one news which has made a lot of noise is the exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the BCCI’s latest annual contract list. The two stars have been strongly in BCCI scheme of things in the past

New Zealand vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates:© AFP New Zealand vs Australia 1st Test Day 3 Live Score Updates: Usman Khawaja and overnight batter Nathan Lyon will resume the Australian innings on Saturday as the side will aim to regain control of the first Test match against New Zealand. Australia seized

Ireland finally won their first Test match on Friday when they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, ending a streak of seven successive losses. Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the front with an undefeated 58 as Ireland reached their modest target of 111 in the final session of the third day. Ireland had

File photo of MS Dhoni.© AFP Saurabh Tiwary was all praise for India’s legendary captain MS Dhoni. He stated that the Ranchi-born is the “God of Jharkhand cricket”. It is worth noting that Dhoni is the only captain to win all three major ICC white-ball tournaments — T20 World Cup (in 2007), ODI World Cup