Image Source : BCCI Indian skipper Virat Kohli (second from left) celebrates a fall of England wicket with wicket-taker Axar Patel (far right) in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Indian cricket team has continued its bullish form into the home season with a dominant display on the opening day of India vs England fourth Test in Ahmedabad …
Image Source : TWITTER/KIDAMBI SRIKANTH Kidambi Srikanth Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from compatriot Sameer Verma to make a winning start to his campaign at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament here on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Indian, who had claimed the title in 2015, took a little over an hour …
Image Source : PTI Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Expressing surprise over the exclusion of Mohali from the list of venues short-listed for the upcoming IPL, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday appealed to the BCCI to reconsider the decision. The CM also assured that his government would make all necessary arrangements for the …
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Image Source : TWITTER/@ENGLANDCRICKET Marcus Trescothick England on Monday appointed former opener Marcus Trescothick as the new batting coach of the national team, besides roping in Jon Lewis and New Zealand’s Jeetan Patel as bowling and spin bowling coaches on permanent basis. These three are part of the four new appointments to England’s coaching set-up, …
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Monty Panesar. The newly-refurbished Motera Stadium’s controversial pitch earned a lot of detractors after India vs England Day/Night Test on the emphatic ground ended inside the first two days with the English batting coming up a cropper on a rank turner. The English side couldn’t even manage …
Image Source : TWITTER/BCCI Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma The Motera track may have received a lot of flak after the pink ball Test ended within two days but it is unlikely to attract any severe sanctions from the game’s governing body ICC with the pitch for the final game set to be a batting …
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Yusuf Pathan. Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has decided to take retirement from international cricket and all other formats of the game and informed fans of his decision in a social media post on Friday. In a long statement, Pathan wrote: “I still remember the day when I …
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Image Source : BCCI Joe Root England skipper Joe Root channeled his inner Michael Clarke on Thursday to castle down India’s middle-order lineup, folding the hosts for 145 on day 2 of the third Test against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Root claimed an astounding and innings-changing five-wicket haul, conceding just eight …
Image Source : BCCI Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that he wants India’s batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara to score a double century in the third Test against England at the newly renamed Narendra Modi Stadium. Shah also said that Ahmedabad in Gujarat would be known as the …
Image Source : BCCI Virat Kohli India’s capitulation for 36 in the second innings of the first Test in Australia, a day-night game played with a pink ball in December, will not have an impact on the third Test against England that begins under lights here on Wednesday at the reconstructed Motera Stadium, said India …
Image Source : GETTY Kyle Jamieson Six of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s overseas players for the impending 14th season of the Indian Premier League on Monday had a bad day in office during the T20I series opener between New Zealand and Australia in Christchurch. Three of those players became RCB’s newest recruits for the 2021 edition …
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Novak Djokovic exults after winning a point against Daniil Medvedev at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Sunday. Novak Djokovic has beaten Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to win his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title. The No. 1-seeded Djokovic has won the trophy three years …
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Aaron Finch. Aaron Finch going unsold at the IPL 2021 auction has surprised former Australia Test captain Michael Clarke who said that the rejection will upset Australia’s current limited-overs skipper. Finch, who is expected to lead Australia in the T20 World Cup this year in India in …
Image Source : TWITTER/IPL Dream11 had been the IPL title sponsors for the 2020 edition, winning the rights for Rs 222 crore. Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo will return to sponsor the IPL this season after its attempts to transfer the rights to another company failed to materialise as offers were not upto its “expectations”. Vivo’s …
Shakib Al Hasan will play for Kolkata Knight Riders after a gap of four years. It seems two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders have turned to their old guards to sprung the team back to life after years of a barren title run as Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was bought back by the franchise for …
Image Source : BCCI Glenn Maxwell Flamboyant Australian Glenn Maxwell is expected to be a favourite, despite his under-whelming record, along with England’s spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali during a condensed IPL players auction slated here on Thursday. A total of 292 players have been enlisted for the shortened auctions — 164 of them Indian …
Image Source : BCCI Axar Patel with R Ashwin One of the biggest positive from India’s imperious victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday against England was debutant Axar Patel who joined an elusive list alongside teammate Ravichandran Ashwin after bagging a five-wicket haul in his maiden Test appearance. Axar, who picked the wicket …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Ashleigh Barty prepares to hit a forehand against Shelby Rogers. Top-ranked Ash Barty moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third straight year by beating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-4. Barty lost in the semifinals last year to eventual champion Sofia Kenin and didn’t play another major tournament in 2020 …
Image Source : PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday afternoon caught a fleeting view of the “interesting” second Test between India and England being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here. “Caught a fleeting view of an interesting test match in Chennai,” Modi posted on his official Twitter handle with …
Image Source : AP Russia’s Andrey Rublev celebrates after defeating Spain’s Feliciano Lopez in their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 13 Andrey Rublev stayed on course for a quarterfinal match against ATP Cup-winning teammate Daniil Medvedev with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 third-round win over 39-year-old Feliciano …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen doesn’t see any threat to Virat Kohli‘s captaincy in the foreseeable future but can understand the growing debate over it with India losing four consecutive Tests under his leadership. Under Kohli’s captaincy, India lost two Tests in New Zealand early …
Image Source : AP A decision is expected to be announced on Friday when the organizing committee’s executive board meets. The long saga of Yoshiro Mori appears to be near the end. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and others reported on Thursday — citing unnamed sources “familiar with the matter” — that Yoshiro Mori will step …
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Image Source : AP Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves to Serbia’s Laslo Djere during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Feb. 9 A quick look at the Australian Open: LOOKAHEAD TO THURSDAY Related Stories Top-seeded Ash Barty is aiming to continue her sparkling form when she takes on …
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Image Source : BCCI James Anderson (right) exults after bowling out Shubman Gill in Chennai on Tuesday. England fast bowler James Anderson’s three-wicket burst in the first session on Tuesday broke India’s backbone as the hosts crumbled to 110/5 from 92/2 in just over six overs, before getting bowled out for 192 and losing the …
Image Source : AP Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 7 A quick look at the Australian Open: LOOKAHEAD TO TUESDAY Related Stories Rafael Nadal starts his bid for a men’s record 21st major singles title with a first-round match against Laslo Djere …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Kuldeep Yadav. Former batsman Wasim Jaffer on Sunday said he feels “sad” for chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav who was not included in the India XI for the first Test against England being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Kuldeep has not played Test cricket for …
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Image Source : BCCI.TV England captain Joe Root slammed his fifth double-century during the second day of the ongoing Test against India in Chennai. England captain Joe Root continued on his incredible run of form as he slammed his second double-century of 2021; and fifth overall during the ongoing first Test against India in Chennai. …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Jack Leach (left) with Dominic Bess. Graeme Swann, the architect of England’s famous series win in India in 2012, wants left-arm spinner Jack Leach to bowl a “boring” line and length to be successful in the four Tests against Virat Kohli‘s team. Leach and offie Dom Bess …
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Root had scored a bulk of his runs in Sri Lanka with the sweep shot on his way to 426 runs in two Tests that helped England beat the hosts 2-0 in the Test series. Sweep shot will stay an important weapon against India spinners but England skipper Joe Root …
Image Source : AP File photo of linesman at the Australian Open. Players wanting to stare down or glare at a line judge at the Australian Open after a close or contentious call will have difficulty doing so this year. There won’t be any. In a Grand Slam first, there will be no on-court line …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Kuldeep Yadav. “You don’t get left-arm wrist spinners everyday,” former pacer Irfan Pathan said, firmly backing Kuldeep Yadav and hoped that there will be a place for him in the Indian team for the Test-series against England. Yadav has been warming the bench for more than three …
Image Source : PTI File photo of MA Chidambaram Stadium. The BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association have decided to allow 50 per cent spectators at the second India-England Test to be held at the M A Chidambaram stadium here, a top TNCA official told PTI on Monday. The issue was discussed by the …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Depleted by injuries and without their star players, India under Ajinkya Rahane, had registered a 2-1 win in the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Series. Veteran fast bowler Stuart Broad believes India’s confidence will be “sky high” following their remarkable series win in Australia, but added that what England can’t do is build …
Image Source : GETTY IMAGES The fissures in the Australian camp have come out in the open after an under-strength India came back from behind to hammer Australia 2-1 in their own den. Australia head coach Justin Langer’s intense “micro-management” coaching style has apparently not gone down well with a lot of players even as …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Virat Kohli has a chance to overtake former Indian captain MS Dhoni in the upcoming Test series against England. The Indian team is preparing for the upcoming Test series against England, which will mark the return of international cricket to India after more than a year-long hiatus due to the …
Image Source : TWITTER/GREEN TEAM Mohammad Rizwan dives to take a catch in Karachi on Thursday. Mohammad Rizwan is quickly establishing himself as a dependable wicket-keeper for Pakistan as the 28-year-old cricketer took a stunning catch to dismiss South African opener Dean Elgar on Day 3 of Pakistan vs South Africa first Test in Karachi on …
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Image Source : TWITTER File photo of IPL auction. IPL governing council reveals on its official Twitter handle that IPL 2021 auction will be hosted in Chennai on February 18. 🚨ALERT🚨: IPL 2021 Player Auction on 18th February🗓️ Venue 📍: Chennai How excited are you for this year’s Player Auction? 😎👍 Set your reminder folks …
Image Source : TWITTER/BCCIDOMESTIC Karnataka and Punjab face each other in the quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Karnataka took on Punjab in the first cricket match played at the revamped Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both the sides took part in the 1st quarterfinal of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national domestic T20 …
Image Source : HOCKEY INDIA Indian captain Rani Rampal (left) vies for the ball in Buenos Aires on Sunday. The Indian women’s hockey team suffered its second consecutive loss on the tour of Argentina, going down 2-3 to the hosts’ B side in a thrilling clash here. Salima Tete (6th) and Gurjit Kaur (42nd) scored …
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Image Source : GETTY IMAGES File photo of Glenn Maxwell. Acknowledging that his Test career is as good as over, Australia’s flamboyant all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is focused on white-ball formats, which includes three World Cups in as many years. In the chances that he has got, Maxwell has not been able to replicate his limited-overs …
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