Rishabh Pant came in for a lot of criticism for his poor shot-selection during crucial times in the recently-concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, and by the time he realised his mistakes with a patient knock in Melbourne, it was too late to prevent a 1-3 series defeat for India. But to the surprise…
Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh (Agency Photo) Yuvraj Singh is hailed as the one of the finest white-ball players to play the sport, a match-winner who proved it at the biggest stage — playing a key role in India’s T20I and ODI World Cup triumphs under MS Dhoni. But the unfortunate diagnosis of lung cancer…
NEW DELHI: India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal on Thursday finally broke his silence on the rumours about his separation with wife Dhanashree Verma. Chahal took to social media to express his displeasure saying these speculations have caused immense pain to him and his family.“I am grateful to all my fans for their unwavering love and support…
Mohammad Amir (Photo by CREIMAS / ILT20) NEW DELHI: Around this time of the year in 2024, Mohammad Amir was sitting on the sidelines, looking quite dispirited under the Ring of Fire at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The perplexed demeanour had its reasons. In an ILT20 game against MI Emirates, despite Amir delivering match-defining figures…
From left, Jasprit Bumrah, head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) Gautam Gambhir is facing scrutiny even before completing a year as India’s head coach, but it was expected after the team, especially the Indian batters, repeated mistakes in Australia and lost the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1-3.India let a 1-0 advantage…
Rohit Sharma was dropped from the playing eleven for the series-deciding fifth Test between India and Australia in Sydney. But what came as a bigger surprise for fans was when his name went missing from the 15 players mentioned on the official team sheet. Owing to poor form, which saw just 31 runs from Rohit’s…
Another controversy erupted early on the first morning of the fifth Test between India and Australia when a relay catch involving Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne off Virat Kohli‘s bat was ruled by the third umpire as not legitimate.With Indian openers KL Rahul (4) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) dismissed early, India were 17 for 2…
Jasprit Bumrah (Photo Source: X) Jasprit Bumrah‘s breakthrough 2024, which saw him touching the peak level of performance in India’s ongoing tour of Australia, has put him on top of a unique list of having some of the game’s legendary fast bowlers part of it — breaking the record of Pakistan’s all-time great Waqar Younis.After…
Australia’s win in the Melbourne Test on Monday came after controversy surrounded the dismissal of India’s opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal, which proved to be the decisive moment in the home team’s 284-run victory for a 2-1 lead in the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy. Besides the 84 runs scored by Jaiswal, which was his second half-century…
India’s famed batting line-up caved in once again in the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), and it proved decisive as the Australians took a 2-1 lead by winning the fourth Test in Melbourne by 284 runs on Monday.Other than Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 84, none of the Indian batters could stay on the crease long enough to force…
