NEW DELHI: With the ODI series against Sri Lanka at stake, the Indian cricket team hit the nets in all readiness on Tuesday ahead of the third and final ODI at Colombo on Wednesday.The first ODI had ended in a tie last Friday and Sri Lanka won the second ODI by 32 runs on Sunday.Under…
NEW DELHI: The Indian batsmen, especially Virat Kohli, will need to strategically handle the spin challenge in the third and final ODI on Wednesday to prevent their first series loss to Sri Lanka in 27 years. This is not the ideal start for Gautam Gambhir in his debut ODI assignment as the team’s head coach.India’s…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir‘s tenure as Team India’s head coach started on a high note as the Men in Blue, under new skipper Suryakumar Yadav, swept Sri Lanka 3-0 in the three-match Twenty20 International series. Gambhir was appointed as Rahul Dravid‘s successor and has been given a long-term contract, leading the team until the end…
In a candid chat during an interview, the clip of which has gone viral on social media, India’s batting legend Virat Kohli is heard telling the interviewer “mai kabhi ladai nahi karta kisi se (I never fight with anyone)”. The comment understandably is followed by Kohli bursting into laughter, probably because he knew the follow-up…
NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.Having announced their 20-over retirement after winning India’s first international trophy in more than a decade, both Rohit and star batsman Virat Kohli sat out…
India captain Rohit Sharma was in full flow with the bat during the practice sessions in Sri Lanka after joining the ODI squad for the three-match series beginning on Friday, and one of his big hits in the nets got even head coach Gautam Gambhir looking skywards to see where the ball was headed. After…
NEW DELHI: After winning the T20I series against Sri Lanka 3-0, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is gearing up for the ODI series in Colombo starting from Friday.Rohit, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer reached Sri Lanka on Sunday and on Wednesday all had practice sessions gearing up for the ODIs.On Thursday, the…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir started his Team India head coach tenure with a 3-0 series victory against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.India won the first T20I by 43 runs on Saturday, the second T20I by 7 wickets (DLS) on Sunday and the third T20I via Super Over on Tuesday.The Indian cricket board (BCCI), on Wednesday, shared…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, India T20 Internationals captain, has joined the prestigious list of cricketers with the most Player of the Series awards in T20Is. This achievement, marked by his fifth such accolade, places him just behind Virat Kohli, who leads with six awards. Yadav now shares this distinction with Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and…
NEW DELHI: In a dramatic finish to the third and final T20I of the series in Pallekele, India pulled off an astonishing victory against Sri Lanka, completing a 3-0 clean sweep. The hosts required just 9 runs off the last two overs with six wickets in hand, but the game took an unexpected turn when…
