ST JOHN’S: The big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer remained unavailable due to fitness issues as the West Indies named a 16-member squad for the T20 series against India, keeping faith in the outfit that defeated England in a five-match home contest earlier this month. The three T20Is against India will be played in Kolkata on February 16, […]
North Sound (Antigua): Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches but Afghanistan, with their magnificent run to the semifinals of U-19 World Cup, ensured the tweaking by the apex body was worth it, even if it meant rescheduling as many as four matches. Accustomed […]
COLOMBO: Uncapped Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Thushara has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the team’s tour of Australia starting next week, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. The 27-year-old was a part of the 20-member Sri Lanka Squad to tour Australia for a five-match T20 International Series between February 11 to 20. Dilshan […]
SYDNEY: Australian great Ian Chappell has found Virat Kohli to be an exceptional captain who has carried the Indian team to a higher level and considered England’s Joe Root a “fine batter but poor captain”. Kohli, who recently relinquished captaincy after India lost a Test series to the weakest-ever South African team, was sacked as […]
COOLIDGE (ANTIGUA): Left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar bowled a sensational opening spell as India’s ‘class of 2022’ exacted a sweet revenge, ousting defending champions Bangladesh by five wickets to enter the semi-final of ICC U-19 World Cup here on Saturday. India will meet Australia in the semi-final on February 2, having won an unprecedented seven out […]
New Delhi: Rising T20 sensation M Shahrukh Khan and his state-mate, orthodox left-arm spinner Ravi Srinivas Sai Kishore, will be joining the Indian white-ball team as stand-by players for the upcoming six-match series against the West Indies. Both Shahrukh and Sai Kishore played a huge part in Tamil Nadu’s victorious campaign and their call-up is […]
MUSCAT: Last edition champions India defeated China 2-0 to win a consolation bronze medal at the women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday. The Indians left behind the disappointment of their semifinal defeat to Korea and controlled the proceedings in the first two quarters, scoring two goals in the process, to go into half […]
NEW DELHI: A bunch of seasoned domestic cricketers, starved of red ball cricket for the past two years, couldn’t hide their excitement after hearing that premier domestic tournament, the Ranji Trophy will finally be held in 2022, albeit in two phases. Organising a 38-team event amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a massive challenge for BCCI, […]
33-team tournament is expected to begin in the second week of Feb NEW DELHI: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Friday said that the postponed Ranji Trophy will be held in two phases starting next month, clearing the decks for India’s premier domestic competition to resume after being cancelled last season. It is expected that the […]
MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev will play Rafa Nadal for the Australian Open title on Sunday after a stirring victory over Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final on Friday. The Russian world number two reached the Australian Open decider for the second year in succession by defeating Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Should Medvedev defeat […]