Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav faced a lot of criticism following his side's loss to South Africa in the second T20I encounter on Sunday. India looked on course to victory thanks to a brilliant five-wicket haul by Varun Chakaravarthy but South Africa mounted a late comeback to clinch the win. Former Pakistan cricket …
Sri Lanka spinners clipped the New Zealand batters on a turning pitch to win a low-scoring first Twenty20 by four wickets on Saturday. Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana shared six wickets as they bowled out New Zealand for 135 in 19.3 overs. New Zealand fast bowler Zakary Foulkes picked up three wickets in …
Akeal Hosein, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, and Andre Russell, who missed the recent Sri Lanka tour due to personal reasons, rejoin the squad picked by Cricket West Indies (CWI) for the first two games of the upcoming T20I series against England, starting with the first match at the iconic Kensington Oval in Barbados. …
India will need someone like KL Rahul or Abhimanyu Easwaran, who can play conventional style of cricket, during the challenging tour of Australia and there is space for veteran Cheteshwar Pujara in the Test side, reckons former batter Robin Uthappa. The Indian batting lineup, brimming with stroke players, has come under intense scrutiny …
As India's T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav addressed the media in a pre-match press conference, ahead of the first T20I against South Africa on Thursday, he had to answer some tricky questions. One such question was on the absence of Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad from India's T20I side. Over the last year …
Ahead of the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a young Indian side will be engaged in a four-match T20I series against South Africa in the Rainbow Nation from Friday, November 8. The iconic Kingsmead in Durban will host the series opener as the two teams meet for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2024 final …
Wriddhiman Saha had planned to retire from cricket when he went to the Eden Gardens in June. However, after a meeting to resolve issues with the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) which had caused his move to Tripura for two seasons, Saha changed his mind. The key reason was Sourav Ganguly. The former …
Dhruv Jurel showcased his sound technique and cool temperament while wickets fell like ninepins at the other end in another shoddy batting display by India A on the opening day of the second unofficial Test against Australia A at the iconic MCG on Thursday. Jurel (80 off 186 balls), who came to bat …
As India firmly embraces a transition phase, a clutch of second line stars such as Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will be hoping for a breakaway series in the four T20Is against South Africa, starting with the first contest at Kingsmead, Durban Friday. It is imperative for them to shed the tag of …
File photo of Rohit Sharma.© BCCI Indian opener Rohit Sharma is going through a tough time in Test cricket. While in captaincy he has got some unwanted records registered under his name, Rohit's batting has also been poor. The right-handed batter scored 91 runs across six innings of the three-match Test series against …
