PUNE: England’s stand-in captain Jos Buttler has backed top batsman Jonny Bairstow to become the country’s leading century scorer after his 124 against India helped England level the series going into Sunday’s final game. Bairstow with Ben Stokes’ 52-ball 99 powered England to victory in the second of the three-game series, and he said afterwards […]
PUNE: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes new fast bowling sensation Prasidh Krishna can serve India well in Test cricket with his “pace and seam position” and should be considered for the longest format just like Jasprit Bumrah was in 2018. The 25-year-old from Karnataka made a sensational debut in international career when he claimed […]
PUNE: A cautious approach with the bat during the first 40 overs might cost India the ODI World Cup at home in two years time, reckons former England skipper Michael Vaughan. India have always followed the template of accelerating in the final 10 overs. It has worked on most occasions but of late, England with […]
NEW DELHI: Talismanic India captain Sunil Chhetri was on Saturday named among 13 strikers for the fans to pick the all-time best three in the AFC Cup, the continent’s second-tier club competition. The 36-year-old Chhetri has scored 18 goals in four editions of the AFC Cup since 2013 when he appeared for Churchill Brothers. He […]
Wellington: Maiden centuries to Devon Conway and allrounder Daryl Mitchell lifted New Zealand to a 164-run win over Bangladesh in the third one-day cricket international Friday and a 3-0 sweep of the series. South Africa-born Conway made 126, including a century from 95 balls, and shared a record 159-run partnership with Mitchell as New Zealand […]
GDC Anantnag register one wicket win over GDC Tangmarg SRINAGAR: GDC Anantnag register one wicket win over GDC Tangmarg in the Prof Yousuf Memorial cricket tournament match played at Islamia College ground here on Friday. After winning the toss the GDC Tangmarg skipper decided to bat first and put a decent total 126 runs only […]
50m Rifle 3 Positions Mixed Team gold NEW DELHI: The seasoned Indian duo of Sanjeev Rajput and Tejaswini Sawant won the gold medal in the 50m rifle 3 positions mixed team event of the ISSF World Cup on Friday. The Indians beat Ukraine’s Serhiy Kulish and Anna Ilina 31-29 in the gold medal match, using […]
PUNE: England all-rounder Ben Stokes received another official warning from the on-field officials after he mistakenly applied saliva on the match ball during the Indian innings in the second ODI here on Friday. The incident occurred in the fourth over, when Stokes was found to have forgetfully applying saliva on the ball and promptly the […]
Srinagar: Downtown Heroes Football Club beat DFA Bandipora by a solitary goal in Srinagar edition of 28th Annual Football Championship match played at TRC Turf ground on Thursday. . The match started with an agressive note & both the teams exhibited quality Football play & got lot of appreciation from the spectators. Bandipora boys tried […]
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan could play a short T20 bilateral cricket series this year, Pakistani media reported on Wednesday. This comes on the heels of unilateral ceasefire by both countries along the Line of Control (LoC) last month. If this series takes place, it would be the first bilateral exchange between the two countries […]