Heinrich Klaasen (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa’s star wicketkeeper-batter was absent from the playing XI in the team’s opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday.Skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat first. For their tournament opener, South Africa fielded three frontline pacers along with…
Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: “India win the T20 World Cup after 17 years. The drought is over. Despair a thought for what Hardik Pandya has done in the last half an hour” — the passionate words of the former cricketer and ex-Team India head coach Ravi Shastri still resonate in…
Durban’s Super Giants ended their Season 3 campaign on a high note with an exciting 11-run DLS victory over Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers on Saturday. The result confirmed JSK’s fourth-place finish in the group stage standings, setting up a crucial Eliminator clash against third-placed Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Centurion on Wednesday (February 5).Heinrich…
Mohammad Rizwan during a heated argument with Heinrich Klaasen. (Video Grab) Pakistan secured an emphatic 81-run victory against South Africa in the second ODI at Newlands, Cape Town, clinching the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. While the contributions of veterans Babar Azam (73) and Mohammad Rizwan (80) were pivotal in setting a competitive…
Hardik Pandya, center, with teammates Tilak Varma and Arshdeep Singh. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian cricketers shined in the latest ICC rankings for white-ball cricket, with notable achievements in the T20I format.Hardik Pandya, India’s dynamic all-rounder, has once again secured the top spot in the ICC T20I all-rounder rankings.Pandya’s return to the number one position…
NEW DELHI: India dished out an all-round performance to inflict a massive 135-run defeat on South Africa in the fourth and final T20I in Johannesburg on Friday. With this victory, India clinched the four-match series 3-1.Chasing a mammoth 284-run target, South Africa were rattled by pacer Arshdeep Singh‘s brilliance as he swung the ball both…
Indian players celebrate after winning the third T20I against South Africa. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India registered a thrilling 11-run win against South Africa in the third T20 International in Centurion as the visitors took an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series. The victory was significant as it marked India’s eighth 200-plus total…
(Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: In a candid conversation, explosive South African batter Heinrich Klaasen opened up about some of the shots that have left a mark on him in T20 cricket.When asked who he considered to be the greatest of all time (GOAT) in the format, Klaasen didn’t hesitate, naming Indian…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli knows how to savour every moment, and Day 1 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was no exception.Kohli was in high spirits on Friday and couldn’t resist dancing to the classic Bollywood number ‘My Name is Lakhan‘ from the 1988 hit film…
Heinrich Klaasen and Virat Kohli. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: In a surprising turn of events on Thursday, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen outshone one of cricket’s biggest icons, Virat Kohli, by securing the highest retention price this season.Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) retained Klaasen for a staggering Rs 23 crore, marking a significant statement on…
