KOLKATA: India great Kapil Dev on Friday welcomed MS Dhoni’s appointment as the mentor of the national team for the T20 World Cup, saying it seems a special case since he has come back to the set up only one year after retirement. Speaking at an event here, Kapil said there should be gap of […]
COLOMBO: Aiden Markram hit 48 off 33 balls to propel South Africa to a 28-run win over Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 opener. Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks gave South Africa a solid start by sharing 73 runs for the first wicket. Leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga struck in quick succession, removing de Kock (36) […]
MANCHESTER: A “gutted” England Cricket Board (ECB) CEO Tom Harrison on Friday said it was the Indian players’ anxiety over “what might happen” and not the COVID-19 outbreak itself that caused the cancellation of the fifth and final Test here even though all efforts were made to comfort the visitors. Harrison said the developments of […]
KABUL: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Hamid Shinwari on Friday asked Cricket Australia (CA) to reconsider its decision not to host its men’s team for a Test in November after the Taliban banned women from playing sport, saying such a move will only isolate the strife-torn country. Soon after forming an interim government, the Taliban […]
DUBAI: Rajasthan Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara wants to see different players of his side becoming match-winners in different games as they look forward to the resumption of the IPL season in the UAE. The Royals, who are placed fifth in the IPL points table, will begin the second leg of IPL by taking […]
NEW DELHI: Sumit Nagal excused himself from the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Finland, citing a hip injury, but the young tennis player continues to play on the ATP Challenger tour, upsetting the national federation, which will soon take up the matter with him. Nagal wrote to All India Tennis Association (AITA) on August 28 […]
MANCHESTER: Jasprit Bumrah will have to squeeze every ounce of energy from his already overworked body while Ajinkya Rahane will hope to get one final chance to save his international career when India take on England in the fifth and final Test, chasing a historic series win. The weather prediction for the game starting Friday […]
MANCHESTER/KOLKATA: India cricket team’s junior physio Yogesh Parmar has tested positive for COVID-19 and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is unsure whether the fifth and final Test against England, scheduled from Friday, will go ahead or not. After head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharath Arun, another member of the support staff testing positive, forced […]
Advisor says water sports to get major boost in J&K SRINAGAR: The team deputed by Rowing Federation of India comprising Dronacharya awardee Ismail Baig besides Padma Shri and Arjuna awardee Bajrang Lal Thakar Thursday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan and discussed variety of issues concerning the game. Pertinently, Ismail Baig and Lal […]
NEW DELHI: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni was appointed as mentor of the Indian team to use his vast experience for the benefit of the side during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE. The BCCI sprang a surprise when it announced on Wednesday that Dhoni will be the […]