Cricket

Swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle has added yet another feather to his already illustrious career. The self-proclaimed ‘Universe Boss’, on Tuesday, become the first-ever batsman to breach the mark of 14,000 runs in T20s. He achieved the feat during the third T20I match between the West Indies and Australia in St Lucia. Gayle roared back to

Yashpal Sharma was a member of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team.© AFP India’s 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma died of a cardiac arrest in New Delhi on Tuesday. He was 66 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. “Yes, Yashpal is no more with us. We just received the information

England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Monday said that he hopes that the football side is not defined by the loss they suffered in the finals of Euro 2020. Italy ended England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 here at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday (local time). Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after the normal

Six uncapped players in the squad might make it seem that India have come with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka but tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar says it is not the case as the entire lot has the requisite confidence thanks to IPL. With major stars like skipper Virat Kohli and

The thrilling Euro 2020 final between Italy and England even had cricket fraternity at the edge of their seats with the match going into a penalty shootout. Cricketers around the world reacted to the thrilling finale which went Italy’s way after Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed from the spot. Players such as

Anushka Sharma shared pics with Virat Kohli and daughter Vamika.© Anushka Sharma/Instagram Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma shared on social media some pictures of their daughter Vamika, who turned six months old. “Her one smile can change our whole world around ! I hope we can both live up to the love with which you

Sri Lanka-India limited-overs series will start from July 18.© Twitter Sri Lanka cricketers will be coming out of mandatory isolation later on Sunday evening as they all have returned negative in their latest RT-PCR tests ahead of the limited-overs series against India. As per a report on ESPNcricinfo, only the players will be allowed to

Shimron Hetmyer led a formidable West Indies batting effort on the way to a comfortable 56-run victory and a 2-0 lead over Australia in the second T20 International of their five-match series at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Saturday. Hetmyer’s 61 off 36 balls with four sixes and two fours paced the

Lewis Gregory starred with both bat and ball as England beat Pakistan by 52 runs in the second one-day international at Lord’s on Saturday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series. Set 248 to win in a game reduced to 47 overs per side by rain, Pakistan were dismissed for 195. Somerset

From Virat Kohli to Mithali Raj – Indian cricketers on Saturday rallied behind the country’s Olympic-bound athletes for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Games. Indian stars also urged their fellow countrymen to support the contingent for Tokyo to keep their morale high. On Saturday evening, in a video shared by the official Twitter handle of the

England all-rounder Nat Sciver smashed a record-equalling half century before the bowlers put the struggling Indian batters under pressure to ensure an 18 run-win for the hosts via DLS method in the rain-curtailed first T20I in Northampton. Put in to bat, England rode on Sciver’s 27-ball 55, that included eight fours and a hit over

India are set to play three ODIs and three T20Is against Sri Lanka.© Twitter The limited-overs series between India and Sri Lanka is likely to be postponed after two members of Sri Lanka’s staff tested positive for coronavirus, sources in the Sri Lanka cricket board told NDTV. Sri Lanka Cricket has proposed a new schedule,

From soaking in the sun at a park to enjoying coffee, India‘s spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is enjoying his time away from the field in London by exploring the day-to-day life of the city. Jadeja has been also sharing his experiences with his social media followers regularly. On Friday, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

India skipper Harmanpreet Singh on Thursday attributed her prolonged lean patch with the bat to lack of preparation following her recovery from a COVID-19 infection and groin injury earlier this year. However, the senior batter is confident of finding her her mojo back in the three-match T20 series against England, beginning here on Friday. Having

Mahmudullah Riyad scored a Test career-best 150 not out on Thursday as Bangladesh made 468 in the first innings of a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. In reply, Zimbabwe were 114-1 at the close of play on the second day with opening bat Milton Shumba making 41 and captain Brendan Taylor unbeaten

Back in ODI fold, India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Thursday said he is working on his variations and angles and one would ”see a more confident Yuzi” in the upcoming limited over series against Sri Lanka. “I’ve a couple of variations and I’m focusing on that only, not using other deliveries. You will see a

The BCCI as of now is not sending either Prithvi Shaw or Devdutt Padikkal to England as a replacement for injured Shubman Gill, who is out of the tour with shin splints. The Indian team management on June 28 through its administrative manager Girish Dongre had requisitioned for two openers as replacement. However, chairman of

Hardik Pandya spent some time in the middle as he geared up for the upcoming series vs Sri Lanka.© Twitter Team India sweated it out on the field as they hit the ground in Colombo for their second intra-squad match on Wednesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted series of pictures