Shreyas Iyer is a born leader, says KKR mentor Hussey

MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders mentor David Hussey feels new skipper Shreyas Iyer has a good cricketing brain and has proved his skills as a leader during his stint as Delhi Capitals captain. Iyer, who led Delhi Capitals to the final in 2020, was bought by KKR for Rs 12.25 crore at the mega auction last […]

Sqay championship to commence from March 28

SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council’s screening committee on Wednesday cleared 20 members each from both men and women’s category for J&K Sqay teams. The selected players will represent J&K in the upcoming All India Sqay championship is scheduled to be held at Pahalgam. The three day championship will commence from 28th March. A total […]

Women’s World Cup: India beat Bangladesh to keep semifinal hopes alive

HAMILTON: Yastika Bhatia’s gritty half-century and Sneh Rana’s all-round performance powered India to a dominating 110-run win over Bangladesh and kept them in the hunt for a semifinal spot at the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Tuesday. Opting to bat, India recovered from a mid-innings collapse to post a modest 229 for seven, riding […]

Bringing out best out of players came naturally to ‘incredible leader’ Warne: Watson

MUMBAI: Assessing and bringing out the best version of a player was something that came naturally to “incredible leader” Shane Warne, former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson said on Tuesday while Afghanistan star Rashid Khan revealed that he too dreamt of working under the tutelage of legendary spinner, who died recently. Warne, who played 55 matches […]

IPL 2022: Fantastic bunch of players who can be future Indian stars, says RR bowling coach Malinga

MUMBAI: Newly-appointed fast-bowling coach Lasith Malinga feels Rajasthan Royals have a fantastic pace attack with a good mix of experienced international players, genuine Indian quicks and youngsters. Malinga, who took 546 wickets in 340 international matches across three formats for Sri Lanka and also led the country to the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup triumph, […]

Faf du Plessis commands respect, says Kohli

NEW DELHI:  Royal Challengers Banglore veteran Virat Kohli says Faf du Plessis’s solid leadership skills was a key reason that they planned to grab his services for the upcoming IPL edition. Kohli, who has been with Royal Challengers right from the first edition in 2008 and as full-time captain since 2013, relinquished captaincy after last […]

We are discussing roles players can take up during matches: Rishabh Pant

MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Monday said the team management has been discussing the roles “players can take up” during matches in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. The IPL 15 starts on Saturday with a match between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. […]

Lakshya Sen withdraws from Swiss Open

NEW DELHI: All England Championships finalist Lakshya Sen on Monday pulled out of the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament to get some rest after two weeks of gruelling badminton. The 20-year-old from Almora made back-to-back final appearances at the German Open and All England Championships in the last two weeks. “He is not playing Swiss […]

Women’s World Cup India can’t afford anymore slip-ups in must-win game against Bangladesh

HAMILTON: An inconsistent India will have no room for errors when they take on a spirited Bangladesh in their must-win ICC Women’s World Cup league match here on Tuesday. India’s problems have compounded over the course of their campaign, which has seen them win two games and lose three, including back-to-back defeats against England and […]

Pakistan stun Windies by 8 wickets in rain-hit match to record first win

HAMILTON: Pakistan ended their 18-match losing streak with an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in the Women’s ODI World Cup here on Monday. Spinner Nida Dar returned with impressive figures of four for 10 to help Pakistan restrict West Indies to 89 for seven after opting to field in the rain-curtailed match which was […]