India cricketers during a training session at the WACA Ground on November 13, 2024 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India gear up for the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, experts are zeroing in on the players who can make a difference in the series.Both the teams have match-winners in…
Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist. Image: Screenshot The Australia tour of India in 2001 is remembered as one of the most iconic Test series in cricket history. Australia, led by Steve Waugh, arrived in India on the back of a 16-Test winning streak and aspirations to conquer the “Final Frontier.” But it came with the…
Ben Duckett (Photo Credits: @englandcricket on X) NEW DELHI: England opener Ben Duckett etched his name in cricketing history on Day 2 of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan by becoming the fastest batter to reach 2,000 Test runs in terms of balls faced.Duckett’s brilliant knock of 114 off 129 balls, laced with 16…
Rohit Sharma and Ben Stokes. (File Pic – BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Wednesday stirred a cricketing debate, claiming that the ‘Gamball‘ approach employed by Rohit Sharma-led India resembles England’s aggressive ‘Bazball‘ style.While talking on Club Prairie Fire podcast, Vaughan suggested that Team India is trying to emulate England’s ultra-attacking…
Sachin Tendulkar claims the wicket of Adam Gilchrist during Day 5 of the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta on March 15, 2001. (Hamish Blair/ALLSPORT/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The historic Eden Gardens Test between India and Australia is mostly remembered for Harbhajan Singh‘s hat-trick and the historic partnership between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid.But batting…
MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: Faced with an ‘impossible’ imaginary scenario in the Indian Premier League, two former international cricketers were asked: If MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma played for the same team, who would you play, sell, and bench?This tricky situation was recently tackled by former England captain…
Rishabh Pant marked his Test comeback with India’s first match of the series against Bangladesh in Chennai, which is the first red-ball international for the wicketkeeper-batsman since his horrific car accident in December 2022.Pant, who returned to competitive cricket with the Indian Premier League earlier this year, spent more than a year in rehab following…
NEW DELHI: Travis Head emerged as the hero of the 2023 ODI World Cup final for Australia, single-handedly thwarting India’s quest for the title. His remarkable 137 off 120 balls made him only the third Australian, following Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, to achieve a century in a World Cup final.Before his batting heroics, Head…
NEW DELHI: Ever since Joe Root has hit his record-breaking 34th Test century at Lord’s, the debate has started again as to who is the best batsman of this generation.Root’s twin hundreds in the Lord’s Test against Sri Lanka meant he set a new England record of 34 centuries in a Test career.Among the Fab…
NEW DELHI: The great Sachin Tendulkar is not ambidextrous in the traditional sense of being able to use both hands equally well for activities like writing or throwing. However, he has shown a unique skill that might give the impression of ambidexterity as he can bat left-handed for fun, although his primary batting style is…
