Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India Champions Trophy squad: The men’s senior selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar picked the squad for both Champions Trophy and three ODIs vs England. Rohit Sharma will lead the 15-member squad and will have Shubman Gill as his deputy. Currently on rest, Jasprit Bumrah has been named in…
Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali and Saqib Mahmood. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England cricket team’s forthcoming white-ball tour has been hit by a hurdle as a report says that Saqib Mahmood is yet to be granted visa and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has been forced to cancel his flight just…
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against England, starting January 22 in Kolkata, was announced on Saturday. Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side, with spin bowler Axar Patel serving as his deputy. However, the squad announcement has sparked discussions, particularly over…
Mohammed Shami (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has made a much-anticipated return to India’s T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against England, beginning January 22 in Kolkata. Shami, 34, last played a T20I in November 2022 and has been sidelined due to a heel surgery that kept him out of action…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Photo: BCCI video grab) DUBAI: All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli when India take on England in the limited-overs series at home, as both the star batters aim to regain form and get into rhythm ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy next month. India will play…
Rohit Sharma has been facing criticism for his Test captaincy as well as poor run with the bat, with speculation rife that the India captain has played his last Test and will soon pull the curtains down on his international career, possibly after the Champions Trophy.The torrid time for 37-year-old Rohit began with the New…
Sunil Gavaskar (Getty Images) Forty-three years ago on this day, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar began a Test innings that went into the history books for the 708 minutes, which comes to energy-sapping 11.8 hours, he spent on the crease to score 172 runs in Bangalore.The knock against England in the second Test of the 1981…
(Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former English cricketer and commentator David Lloyd expressed his concerns about the future of Test cricket, as ticket prices for the upcoming third Test between England and India at Lord’s next July have skyrocketed.The cost of tickets has increased, reaching an astonishing £175 (Rs 19,557). Even the most…
Yuvraj Singh (Photo Source: X) Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh will certainly feature among the top 10 cricketers who entertained spectators like never before, and the big shots off his bat always ensured that the fans’ money was well spent.During one such occasion in 2007, which found its way into history books as ‘6 sixes…
NEW DELHI: The fifth Test of the Pataudi Trophy between India and England, scheduled at Old Trafford in September 2021, was canceled just 90 minutes before it was to start. A COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp, which affected several support staff members, including head coach Ravi Shastri, led to the decision.Although the Indian players…
