Cricket

Jasprit Bumrah aced Anil Kumble’s bowling action in the nets.© Twitter Jasprit Bumrah is known for bowling toe crushing yorkers and sharp bouncers, but who knew the fast bowler can pretty much ace the bowling action of former India skipper Anil Kumble. In a video shared by the BCCI on Twitter, Bumrah can be seen

Baroda rode on skipper Kedar Devdhar’s fighting 64 and bowlers’ impressive show to beat Punjab by 25 runs and enter the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday. Put into bat at the Sardar Patel Stadium, Baroda posted a competitive 160 for 3 and then restricted Punjab to 135 for 8. Half centuries from

A clinical display of accurate bowling and powerful hitting helped Qalandars to trounce Pune Devils by nine wickets, in the fourth match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium. The first match of the second day thus saw Qalandars exhibiting their enormous bowling strength, to restrict Pune Devils to 107

KB Arun Karthik led Tamil Nadu into their second successive Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final with an unbeaten 89-run knock that shaped their seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan in the first semi-final on Friday. Arun Karthik’s 89-run partnership with skipper Dinesh Karthik (26 not out) meant that Tamil Nadu overhauled the 155-run target with eight balls

Rohit Sharma is among the Indian players who have reached Chennai and are quarantining. (File Photo)© AFP The Indian cricketers on Thursday cleared their first round of RT-PCR tests and will be undergoing two more rounds before starting training from February 2 for the upcoming Test series against England. The four-match series starts in Chennai

Rohit Sharma and Ritika Sajdeh have been married since 2015.© Instagram Team India cricketer Rohit Sharma took to Instagram on Thursday to share a photo with wife Ritika Sajdeh amid their quarantine in Chennai. Rohit uploaded a story on the social media platform, where he and Ritika can be seen smiling at the camera. “QUARAN-TEAM,”

He was among the key plotters of England’s historic 2012 Test triumph in India and former coach Andy Flower sees no reason why an encore is not possible this year as he believes the visitors have enough “formidable players” to challenge the upbeat hosts. The spin duo of Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar, along with

Mahipal Lomror smashed 78 runs off just 37 deliveries to help Rajasthan post a strong total.© Twitter Mahipal Lomror was the standout performer as Rajasthan defeated Bihar by 16 runs in the fourth quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Wednesday here at the Motera Stadium. While Bihar has been knocked out, Rajasthan has

Made of “steely nerves”, Ajinkya Rahane has such calmness that bowlers don’t feel scared when they fail to execute a plan under him, while regular skipper Virat Kohli‘s energy is sometimes mistaken for anger, India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun said on Wednesday, describing the two contrasting leaders of the side. Rahane led India to a

West Indies batsman Shai Hope, and his brother Kyle Hope have been ruled out of the upcoming Super50 Cup, after testing positive for coronavirus. Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the return of regional 50-over cricket to the Caribbean, with the fixtures for the rescheduled Super50 Cup to be played in Antigua in February. “The results

Matthew Wade was dropped Wednesday for Australia’s Test series in South Africa after failing to fire against India, while under-pressure Tim Paine retained the captaincy. Wade played all four games in the tense 2-1 home summer series loss to India, including two as makeshift opener in place of the injured David Warner. But he managed

Baba Aparajith and Shahrukh Khan played unbeaten knocks of 52 and 40 respectively as Tamil Nadu defeated Himachal Pradesh by five wickets in the second quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Tuesday, at the Motera Stadium. While Himachal Pradesh has been knocked out, Tamil Nadu progressed to the semi-finals. Tamil Nadu will now

Australia men’s and women’s teams are scheduled to tour Australia later this year.© AFP New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White is convinced that the coronavirus scare in Northland will not have any repercussion on the upcoming Australia men’s and women’s series. New Zealand will host Australia in five T20Is from February 22 in Christchurch

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has to wait for the next 24-hour before knowing the full extent of the groin injury he picked up during the third ODI against West Indies. Shakib pulled up while bowling his fifth over, and left the field after receiving the physio’s attention, leaving Soumya Sarkar to complete the over. Bangladesh

Bangladesh beat West Indies 3-0 in the three-match ODI series.© AFP Bangladesh have kicked off their qualification campaign for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in style, sweeping their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against the West Indies. Bangladesh displayed a spirited all-round game to defeat West Indies by 120 runs

Australia opener Will Pucovski, who was ruled out of the fourth and final Test against India, has consulted a surgeon to keep his chances alive of playing in the Test series against South Africa. Pucovski suffered a shoulder subluxation injury in the Sydney Test and has now turned to cortisone injections in order to return

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler on Sunday said that Joe Root’s 186-run knock against Sri Lanka, in the first innings of the second Test was a treat to watch and it was a “masterclass” against spin. Joe Root’s knock of 186 helped England stay on course against Sri Lanka on Day three of the ongoing second Test

Yuzvendra Chahal teased Rishabh Pant with a cheeky comment on Instagram.© Instagram Rishabh Pant and his love for cartoons is not something that has been a secret to anyone, especially after the Brisbane Test where the wicketkeeper-batsman was seen singing the Hindi version of ‘Spiderman’ theme song. Pant, India’s hero of Gabba, took to Instagram