Karachi: Pakistan have rested experienced spinner Imad Wasim and hard-hitting batter Asif Ali for the first T20I against Bangladesh on Friday in Mirpur. The 12-member squad announced on Thursday for the first of the three-match T20 series also does not include senior batter Muhammad Hafeez, who has opted out of the tour. Imad, Asif and […]
DHAKA: World Championship triple silver medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam overcame the mighty Korean challenge twice, including in a gripping but controversial final, to win the women’s compound individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships on Thursday. Fresh from winning three silver medals at the Yankton Worlds in September, Jyothi defeated 2015 world champion Kim Yunhee […]
NEW DELHI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels Rahul Dravid will handle his new responsibility as head coach of the Indian team in the same “safe and strong” manner as he went about his batting while playing for the country. Dravid, one of the greatest cricketers to have played for India, was appointed as the chief […]
SRINAGAR: In the ongoing NIFF Youth Football League 2021 two matches were played today at Synthetic Turf Football Stadium Srinagar here on Wednesday. The first match of the day was played between Budgam FA & DP Dhar FA Srinagar which ended in a goalless draw. The second match of the day which also ended in […]
Dubai: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Chairman of the ICC men’s Cricket Committee, the game’s governing body said on Wednesday. Ganguly will replace fellow Indian Anil Kumble, who stepped down after serving a maximum of three, three-year terms. “I am delighted to welcome Sourav to the position of Chair of the […]
JAIPUR: New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson has decided to skip the three T20 Internationals against India to focus on the upcoming Test rubber, the first series of the new World Test championship cycle. Jamieson will thus join his skipper Kane Williamson, who has also decided to miss the T20Is to prepare for the two-match Test […]
NEW DELHI: “Indian cricket is in safe hands,” gushed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly as his former illustrious teammates, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are now set to “give their all” in two influential positions. Dravid was appointed head coach of the Indian team while Laxman is now set to head the National Cricket Academy. Ganguly, […]
NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday gave out its first-ever Institutional Awards to a total of 162 athletes and 84 coaches for their performance in national and international competitions. Cash awards amounting to Rs 85.02 Lakhs were conferred on the awardees during the ceremony, which was attended by Sports Minister Anurag […]
JAIPUR: After a rude reality check in the T20 World Cup, India will aim to press the reset button for the 2022 edition under new captain Rohit Sharma and an illustrious head coach in Rahul Dravid, starting with the three-match series against New Zealand beginning here on Wednesday. The duo in the next 11 months […]
JAIPUR: India’s new T20 captain Rohit Sharma doesn’t foresee any change in Virat Kohli’s role as a batter in the new set-up and expects his predecessor to continue dishing out impactful performances. Kohli has relinquished his T20 captaincy and from Wednesday’s opening T20 International against New Zealand, Rohit will be the full-time skipper in the […]