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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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), […]
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 […]