Cricket

India is still recovering from the second wave of the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic and it wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and professionalism of doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff. They have been at the forefront of what’s been nothing short of war and many even lost their lives fighting for us. Their

Skipper Mithali Raj‘s second successive fifty went in vain as Sophia Dunkley produced a fighting half-century after Kate Cross’ five-wicket haul to help England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India could manage a below-par 221 in the

Joe Root still has ambitions to break into England‘s powerful batting line-up for the Twenty20 World Cup, with the Test captain insisting the controversial rest-and-rotation policy was “being put behind us”. Root last played a Twenty20 international in 2019 and, in his absence, England have climbed to the top of the T20 world rankings. But

India all-rounder Krunal Pandya on Wednesday proved that it’s a myth that you need a proper training ground and facility to work out. He shared a video of him practising ‘anywhere’ on Instagram. For the last two years, many training facilities and gymnasiums in the country have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tabraiz Shamsi enhanced his reputation as the top T20 bowler in the international game by inspiring South Africa to a thrilling one-run victory over the West Indies in the third of their five-match series at the National Cricket Stadium in Grenada on Tuesday. Defending another moderate total of 167 for eight after they were put

Chris Woakes set up a comfortable five-wicket win finished by Joe Root as England again proved too strong for Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international at the Riverside on Tuesday to go 1-0 up in a three-match series. Woakes, in only his third international in over nine months, finished with excellent figures of 4-18

The ICC confirmed that the T20 World Cup will be played in the UAE and Oman.© Twitter The T20 World Cup 2021 will be held from October 17 to November 14 in UAE and Oman, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Tuesday. “The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be staged in the UAE and

The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian white-ball squad arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday. India and Sri Lanka will face-up in three ODIs and as many T20Is, beginning July 13. Rahul Dravid is India’s head coach for the tour. All-rounder Hardik Pandya shared a picture in his Instagram story informing about the arrival of the Indian contingent

Jay Shah: Safety of players and stakeholder was prime reason to shift T20 WC to UAE.© BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Monday said “safety of players and other stakeholders” was the prime reason behind shifting the ICC T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka breached the bio-bubble in England.© AFP Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday suspended three players, including batsman Kusal Mendis and wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella, for breaching the bio-bubble during their ongoing tour of England and ordered their immediate return to the country. The two, along with opener Danushka Gunathilaka, were seen

Captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said the time has come for India women’s team to think beyond long-serving and over-worked Jhulan Goswami by grooming young pace bowlers for future. Raj blamed both the batting as well as the bowling units for India’s below-par show in the first ODI against England on Sunday, which the visitors

West Indies cricketer Carlos Brathwaite’s heroics against England’s Ben Stokes during the T20 World Cup final is a well-known incident amongst cricket fans. West Indies required 19 off 6 balls to win the trophy, with Stokes bowling the final over for his side. But Brathwaite had other plans, smashing four sixes off the first four

Not taking “your best swing bowler” Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the tour of England is a huge mistake and Shardul Thakur should have been a part of the 15-man squad for the World Test Championship final that India lost, feels former selector Sarandeep Singh. Since Thakur was not a part of the 15-man squad, he could

Rohit Sharma poses a photo with his daughter and with Ajinkya Rahane’s child.© Instagram Rohit Sharma, who is currently spending some quality relaxing time, took to social media to post a cute photograph with his daughter Samaira. The photo also had Ajinkya Rahane’s daughter Aarya in the frame. Also, it looks like they were spending

The Indian women’s cricket team during the Test match vs England women.© Twitter Indian women’s team skipper Mithali Raj on Saturday said she was taken aback when the umpires took off the bails to abruptly end their one-off Test against England even though her teammates in the middle wanted to continue batting. Debutants Sneh Rana

Cricketer Shreyas Iyer with his sister Shresta Iyer.© Instagram/Shreyas Iyer Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer posted a fun video featuring his sister Shresta Iyer on Instagram on Friday. The video included a challenge which grabbed the attention of actor Tiger Shroff, who was quick to comment on it. In the challenge, one person needed to point

Kapil Dev is a known name in every household in India. The all-rounder was the Indian cricket team’s captain, when they won the 1983 World Cup, which was a huge turning point in the game’s history in the country. The image of the legendary cricketer holding the trophy at the Lord’s is a recognisable photograph

T20 World Cup will be played in the UAE, starting October 17.© Twitter The upcoming Twenty20 World Cup has been moved out of India and the tournament will now be played in the United Arab Emirates, sources told NDTV. The tournament will begin on October 17 and the final will take place on November 14.