Cricket

Rashid Khan aced MS Dhoni’s traditional helicopter shot while playing golf.© Instagram Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is one of the leading bowlers in the limited-overs format around the world, especially in the Twenty20 format. Ranked number two in the T20I bowlers’ rankings, Rashid is also a handy batsman and can hit the ball a fair

MS Dhoni, former India captain, turned 40 on Wednesday and wishes started pouring in from all parts of the country on social media. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to Twitter to wish the former skipper, calling him a “legend and an inspiration”. “A legend and an inspiration! Here’s wishing former

England team director Ashley Giles on Tuesday defended his players, saying not a single one of them broke the COVID-19 protocols set out by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Giles remarks come as three England players and four members of the backroom staff tested positive for Covid-19 and as a result, the management

Sri Lanka are set to face India in three ODIs and as many T20Is.© Twitter Sri Lankan cricketers will head straight into a bio-bubble ahead of their limited-overs series against India after landing back from England, where the players they competed against have been quarantined following a COVID-19 outbreak in the team. India and Sri

James Anderson picked up seven wickets and gave away just 19 runs against Kent on Monday.© Twitter England pacer James Anderson on Monday registered his 1000th wicket in first-class cricket. The veteran pacer achieved the feat in the ongoing County Game against Kent while playing for Lancashire here at Emirates Old Trafford. Anderson dismissed Zak

Jos Buttler’s last England appearance was the first T20I against Sri Lanka in June.© AFP England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has said both Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are doubtful for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan. Buttler played the first T20I against Sri Lanka, but has missed the following five matches (two T20Is and

Shikhar Dhawan was captured playing a reverse sweep.© Twitter The Indian cricket team sweated it out in Colombo as Shikhar Dhawan-led side geared up for the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka. Members of the Indian contingent, who arrived in Sri Lanka on June 28, competed in an intra-squad match to begin

Tom Curran followed in brother Sam’s footsteps against Sri Lanka only for rain to deny England a series clean sweep in the third and final one-day international at Bristol on Sunday. Having won the preceding T20 series 3-0, England were on course to end the ODI campaign with a similar scoreline after dismissing Sri Lanka

Mohammed Azharuddin was on Sunday re-instated as President of the Hyderabad Cricket Association by Ombudsman Justice (retd) Deepak Verma, who also “temporarily disqualified” five members of the Apex Council, which had suspended the former India captain. In an interim order, the HCA Ombudsman a temporarily disqualified five members of the HCA Apex Council –K John

CSK shared a romantic photo of MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi.© Instagram Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wished their captain MS Dhoni and his wife Sakshi on their 11th wedding anniversary on Sunday by sharing an old pic of the couple together in a bus. “Super happy anniversary to our

South Africa capitalised on the misfiring power-hitters of the West Indies to claim a series-clinching 25-run victory in the final T20 International of their five-match contest at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Saturday. Defending a total of 168 for four, thanks to half-centuries from Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock, all the Proteas’

Skipper Mithali Raj struck her third consecutive half-century as India avoided a series clean sweep, defeating England by four wickets in the rain-curtailed third and final Women’s One-day International on Saturday. Chasing 220 to win in 47 overs, India earned a consolation win with three balls to spare with Mithali ending unbeaten at 75 off 86

Ollie Robinson is free to play for England again after receiving an eight-game ban — five of them deferred — for offensive tweets he posted several years ago, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old pace bowler will be available for England’s forthcoming matches including the five-Test series with India as

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday issued a statement, saying the current India team which is there in the Island Nation to play three ODIs and three T20Is is a “strong squad”. This clarification from SLC comes on the very day when former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga criticised the board for letting India send

Sam Curran picked up five wickets in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.© Twitter Stand-in England head coach Graham Thorpe feels playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has “enormously” helped Sam Curran to evolve his game. Sam Curran, who plays for MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL, picked five wickets in

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared pictures of Indian cricketers on Twitter going through their paces in Sri Lanka during their first training session ahead of the limited-overs series’ beginning July 13. Coach Rahul Dravid along with captain Shikhar Dhawan were seen in discussions, while other pictures had the team training

Dwayne Bravo’s career-best T20 International figures of four for 19 led the West Indies to a successful defence of a modest total as the home side pulled off a series-levelling 21-run victory over South Africa in the fourth match of the five-game series on Thursday. Set a target of 168 after captain Kieron Pollard belted

Ravi Shastri said it’s “great to be back on a sunny day at Wimbledon”.© Twitter Team India head coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday took some time off and went to watch Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer’s second-round match in the ongoing Wimbledon tournament on Centre Court. Federer beat French tennis player Richard Gasquet in straight