NEW DELHI: The BCCI has given Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant a 10-day break, following which they left the Indian team’s bio-bubble for their respective homes before Sunday’s third T20 international against the West Indies in Kolkata. Both Kohli and Pant hit attractive half-centuries in Team India’s series-clinching win in the second T20I in Kolkata […]
CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand claimed a rare victory over South Africa on Saturday, wrapping up the first Test by a comprehensive innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch. It is only the fifth time in 46 Tests since 1932 that New Zealand have beaten South Africa with their last victory coming in 2004. […]
DUBAI: India continued to remain in the fifth spot in the latest World Test Championship standings released by the ICC on Saturday. India, the runners up of the inaugural edition of the WTC, are currently placed fifth in second cycle with a 49.07 percentage of points won (PCT), which is taken into account rather than […]
LONDON: Delighted to find takers at the IPL auction, England pacer Mark Wood said receiving a contract was similar to playing a computer game like ‘Football Manager’ – “almost not real”. Wood was bought by new franchise Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 7.50 crore on the first day of the IPL auction last week. “As […]
VASCO: There will be no shortage of confidence when Jamshedpur FC take on Chennaiyin FC with their eyes firmly locked on the top of the table and keeping their neighbours on their toes, in the Indian Super League here on Sunday. Jamshedpur are third in the points table having 28 points from 15 games, one […]
NEW DELHI: Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac and the players are excited about playing their third round qualifiers matches of the 2023 Asian Cup at home in June this year, saying they will aim to seal a berth in the main tournament. The third round qualifiers of the 2023 Asian Cup will be […]
Queenstown: Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami’s impressive three-wicket haul was the only bright spot as India yet again failed to defend an imposing total with hosts New Zealand notching up a series-clinching three-wicket victory in the third ODI in Queenstown on Friday. It was Goswami yet again who led the bowling pack, after sitting out of […]
KOLKATA: Shreyas Iyer might have been the third biggest buy at the IPL auction but to fit into India’s T20 combination, he would need to showcase all-round skills as that’s what the team is looking for in the middle-order slot, skipper Rohit Sharma has said. Wednesday was a mixed bag for Shreyas. Around evening, Kolkata […]
NEW DELHI: Ranji Trophy is back after a one-year hiatus and on the first day of the tournament, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said it took a lot of effort to get the premier domestic red-ball meet back on track amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ranji Trophy started on Thursday in venues across the country. “Have […]
KOLKATA: Clinical in most aspects of the game so far, India will now hope that star batter Virat Kohli also regains his form when they take on a struggling West Indies in the potentially series-deciding second T20 International here on Friday. The touring West Indies side has been far from being at its best and […]