Kohli unlikely to remain ODI captain? Rohit Sharma set to lead in T20s against New Zealand

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma is expected to lead the Indian cricket team in the three T20 Internationals against New Zealand, starting November 17, while Virat Kohli’s future as ODI captain will be discussed when the BCCI leadership and the national selectors meet in the next couple of days. The possibility of outgoing T20 skipper Kohli […]

Yuvraj Singh hints at comeback from retirement next year

NEW DELHI: World Cup-winning former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has hinted at his decision to come out of retirement in February next year “on public demand”, more than two years after he called it quits. In a surprise late-night post on Instagram on Monday, 39-year-old Yuvraj posted a clip of his final century for India […]

Desert Disaster: Kohli’s captaincy, bubble fatigue, poor squad selection, IPL scheduling

NEW DELHI: A captain struggling to find his bearings, a team in which few players were picked on the basis of reputation than current form and jaded bodies desperately seeking a break from the bio-bubbles have all contributed to India’s disastrous T20 World Cup campaign. In 2021, it will be very difficult to point fingers […]

T20 World Cup: Kapil Dev says Kohli’s ‘not brave enough’ statement is weak; urges Dhoni, Shastri to lift team morale

NEW DELHI: The legendary Kapil Dev feels Virat Kohli’s admission of his team not being brave enough in the T20 World Cup loss to New Zealand is a “very weak statement” and head coach Ravi Shastri along with mentor Mahendra Singh Dhoni should step up to lift the players’ morale. India lost by eight wickets […]

Training along with senior team has been a boon ahead of Junior Hockey WC: Vivek Sagar Prasad

BENGALURU: Olympic bronze medal winning hockey midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad believes training along with the senior team has placed defending champions India in good stead ahead of the upcoming FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar. Both the Indian men’s senior and junior sides are currently housed inside the SAI campus here and Prasad said it […]

Mr J&K Bodybuilding, Men’s Physique Championship

Shameem Ahmad bags first position SRINAGAR: Shameem Ahmad emerged as champion of champions in the overall bodybuilding category and Tanzeel Ahmed bagged first poition in the overall Men’s physique category in the 1st NPC and IPA Mr J&K championship Around 44 participants took part in the competition across J&K J&K Head, NPC Worldwide India and […]

Anurag Thakur hands over trophies to 2020 National Sports Awards winners

New Delhi: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday physically handed over trophies to the winners of National Sports Awards 2020 after the award ceremony was held virtually last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All the winners of the National Sports Awards 2020 had already received their cash awards but were not able to collect […]

India suffer second straight defeat, New Zealand win by 8 wickets

Dubai: New Zealand beat India by eight wickets in a crucial Super 12 match at the ICC T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Earlier India’s globally acclaimed batting line-up put up another woeful performance to score a paltry 110 for seven against New Zealand, in a crucial Super 12 match at the ICC T20 World […]

All-round Afghanistan beat Namibia by 62 runs for 2nd win in T20 WC

Abu Dhabi: Pacers Hamid Hassan and Naveen-ul-Haq shared six wickets between them in impressive bowling spells as Afghanistan crushed Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Afghanistan posted 160 for five thanks to handy contributions from Hazratullah Zazai (33), Mohammad Shahzad (45), […]

We were hurt too much by Pakistan loss, that’s why I decided to retire: Asghar Afghan

Abu Dhabi: A teary-eyed Asghar Afghan said his decision to retire in the middle of the ongoing T20 World Cup was triggered by the pain that he and his teammates endured after Afghanistan’s heart-breaking loss to Pakistan in their previous match. Afghanistan suffered a five-wicket loss in their Super 12 match against Pakistan in which […]