The clamour for India’s boycott of 2019 World Cup match against Pakistan is rising by the day. The match to be held at the Old Trafford ground in Manchester on June 16 is under doubt after a suicide attack killed 40 CRPF soldiers in Pulwama district of Kashmir last week. The International Cricket Council (ICC) […]
Ross Taylor became New Zealand’s leading run-scorer in ODIs after he crossed Stephen Fleming’s mark of 8,007 during the third ODI against Bangladesh in Dunedin. Taylor reached the mark in his 218th ODI appearance with a single to fine-leg off Mehidy Hasan in the 33rd over. It was immediately cheered with loud applause and a […]
Even as he conceded that he had no idea whether he would be reconsidered for Australia’s vice-captaincy, injured fast man Josh Hazlewood has declared that perhaps the biggest gap caused by the bans on Steven Smith and David Warner was the absence of first-hand experience and advice for the group of young batsmen cycled through […]
Scotland 26 for no loss (Coetzer 16*, Cross 10*) beat Oman 24 all out (Khawar 15, Smith 4-7, Neill 4-7) by ten wickets Oman slumped to the fourth-lowest List-A score in cricket history, after they were bowled out by Scotland for only 24 runs in Al Amerat. Playing the first of three one-dayers, the hosts […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it will take up with BCCI the “regrettable” removal of pictures of its former players at a couple of venues in India, owing to the Pulwama terror attack, during an ICC meeting this month. In a statement issued late Sunday night, the PCB’s Managing Director Wasim Khan said sports […]
Indian cricket team opener Shikhar Dhawan believes that it will be ‘homecoming’ for him when he represents Delhi Capitals in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019. The left-hander played for the Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2008 and was their third-highest run-getter with 340 runs in 14 matches at an average of 37.77. Ahead of the new […]
However Chris Gayle fares in the ODI series against England – and the World Cup that follows – it is unlikely to be a lack of confidence that holds him back. “You’re looking at a great man,” he said when asked whether he was satisfied with his career. “I’m the greatest player in the world. […]
NEW DELHI: A fast bowler by choice and a spinner by chance. Mayank Markande’s cricketing journey is already quite fascinating. And he’s just 21 years old. Mayank was 13 when he met former domestic cricketer Munish Bali at a cricket ground in Baradari (Patiala). Bali, who also served as assistant coach of the victorious Indian […]
Indian women’s singles ace Saina Nehwal beat heavyweight PV Sindhu to clinch the 83rd Yonex Sunrise Senior Badminton Nationals. This was Saina’s second successive and a fourth career title victory as well. Saina surged past Sindhu 21-18, 21-15 in straight games to clinch the finale in Guwahati on Saturday. In the battle of the #ShuttleQueens, […]
Arthur Gurney is having the time of his young life. The toddler is crawling over one reporter’s foot and holding her leg, then he’s pulling the wind sock off a microphone as another reporter interviews his father, Harry, who’s in high demand. But Arthur is most excited sticking his head in the BBL trophy, almost […]