Cricket

Ravichandran Ashwin recently said that he had felt “crushed” by Ravi Shastri’s comment.© AFP Former Team India selector Sarandeep Singh said that spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took ex-head coach Ravi Shastri’s comment on Kuldeep Yadav in a wrong way. Kuldeep had bagged a five-wicket haul in Sydney Test in 2019 and Shastri had termed the leg spinner

Virat Kohli has been one of the best batters the country has ever produced and his record speaks for itself. While the India Test captain has received a lot of praise from all quarters over the years for his exploits with the national team, another India great and current head coach of the team Rahul

Harbhajan Singh announced his retirement from all formats on Friday, December 24.© AAFP Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced retirement from all forms of cricket and tributes and wishes are pouring in from all corners for ‘Turbanator’. Monty Panesar, the first Indian-origin Sikh cricketer, was inspired by Harbhajan as a youngster. “He is one of

South Africa captain Dean Elgar feels that the strength of the Indian Test team lies in their bowling attack. India and South Africa will play in three Tests and three ODIs. The first Test will begin on December 26 at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. “Their strength at the moment lies in their bowling. We are

Ben McDermott and Matthew Wade gave their team the perfect platform for an assault in the backend of the innings, but other Hobart Hurricanes batters failed to take advantage of it with the team finishing at a total of 180 for six in a Big Bash League match against Melbourne Stars on Friday. Wade scored

Eoin Morgan will captain the England for the West Indies T20I series.© AFP Eoin Morgan will captain England’s five-match T20 tour to the West Indies next month under stand-in coach Paul Collingwood. With the Ashes Test series in Australia set to end just four days before the first clash between the sides in Barbados, Collingwood

Kuldeep Yadav trains at the NCA Kuldeep Yadav’s road to recovery has begun at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. The left-arm wrist spinner, who has played only seven matches – five ODIs and two T20Is – this year before being sidelined by a knee injury is putting in the hard yards to regain

India are set to face South Africa in three Test matches beginning with the opener in Centurion from Sunday. Having never previously won a Test series in the country, India are desperate to break their hoodoo in South Africa. The visitors’ experienced batter Cheteshwar Pujara has expressed confidence about India’s ability to emerge victorious from

Tom Latham was named as New Zealand captain for the Bangladesh Test series after regular skipper Kane Williamson was ruled out with an elbow injury, New Zealand Cricket announced on Wednesday. In another major development, wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway returned to the squad after recovering from an injury that kept him away from the India tour.

Former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar said BCCI president Sourav Ganguly “had no business” to comment “on behalf of the selection committee.” Vengsarkar was referring to Ganguly’s comments after BCCI decided to appoint Rohit Sharma as India’s full-time white-ball skipper replacing Virat Kohli earlier this month. The former right-handed batter said matters related to selection or

BBL: Peter Siddle gave a peck on the cheek of fellow pacer Daniel Worrall.© Twitter Camaraderie between teammates goes a long way in defining the ecosystem within a team. In successful teams, players do have each other’s backs during tense situations in a game. The display of friendship and affection was taken to a new

Himachal Pradesh rode on a stroke-filed 99 by Prashant Chopra as they stunned Uttar Pradesh by five wickets to storm into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Tuesday. First, despite a 76 by Rinku Singh, UP could only manage 207/9 as the Himachal bowlers, led by pacer Vinay Galetiya (3/19), ripped apart the opposition

Tamil Nadu came up with a superb all-round performance to crush Karnataka by 151 runs to progress to the semifinals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy domestic 50-over tournament on Tuesday. Sent in to bat by Karnataka captain Manish Pandey, Tamil Nadu first amassed 354 for eight in 50 overs and then dismissed the opposition for 203

Australia on Monday defeated England by a massive margin of 275 runs in the second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval. With this win, Australia moved up in the latest World Test Championship (WTC) points table. The ‘Baggy Greens’ have maintained a 100 per cent record in the current WTC cycle. Australia also lead the

Australia batter Steve Smith Australia stand-in skipper Steve Smith on Monday had some words of advice for his English counterpart Joe Root, who has had troubles with the captaincy in the ongoing Ashes. Jhye Richardson scalped five wickets in the second innings as Australia defeated England by 275 runs in the second Ashes Test. With

The Indian team train ahead of the South Africa tour.© Instagram Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday informed that owing to the increasing COVID-19 cases around the world, and the fourth wave locally, CSA along with the BCCI have taken a joint decision to protect the players and the tour by not making tickets available

Former Pakistan fast bowler Aaqib Javed has taken a dig at the Indian Premier League (IPL) while comparing it to the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The IPL boasts some of the biggest names in cricket from all around the globe, except Pakistan cricketers, and is considered by many as the best domestic competition in world

Cheteshwar Pujara will hope to recover his form with the bat in South Africa.© AFP India batter Cheteshwar Pujara is hoping to recover his form with the bat when the three-match Test series in South Africa starts later this month. India will face the Proteas in three Tests starting with the opening match in Centurion