Mohammed Shami (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh’s victory over Bengal in the domestic cricket clash was overshadowed by a worrying moment involving veteran Indian pacer Mohammed Shami. Chasing down a modest 190-run target in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday, Madhya Pradesh managed to wrap up the proceedings with six…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India will take on Australia Prime Minister XI in what will be a two-day pink-ball practice match ahead of the second Test in Adelaide at Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), with the first session starting at 9:10 AM IST (2:40 PM local time). Having participated in four…
Shahid Afridi opens up on India-Pakistan Champions Trophy stand-off (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has described the standoff between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over the 2025 Champions Trophy as a clash of politics and sports. He highlighted how the situation…
Siddarth Kaul (Photo Credits: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian pacer Siddarth Kaul, who was part of Virat Kohli’s title-winning Under-19 ODI World Cup squad in 2008, announced his retirement from professional cricket, sharing an emotional message on social media. Reflecting on a journey that began in Punjab’s cricketing fields, Kaul, now 34, expressed immense gratitude…
Gurjapneet Singh (Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: Gurjapneet Singh is a promising 26-year-old left-arm seamer from India, known for his smooth bowling action, towering 6’3” frame, and the ability to move the new ball both ways. Born on November 8, 1998, in Ludhiana, Punjab, he spent much of his childhood in Ambala, Haryana, before relocating to…
NEW DELHI: The Australian media had already declared Yashasvi Jaiswal as ‘The New King’ even before this edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy got underway in Australia.And though the Indian opener fell for a duck in the first innings of the first Test in Perth, he more than made up for it with a swashbuckling hundred…
Rishabh Pant. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star Indian player Rishabh Pant on Saturday joined an exclusive club, becoming the third wicket-keeper in World Test Championship (WTC) history to complete 100 dismissals.Pant achieved this milestone on the second day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth. The 27-year-old reached the three-digit mark by…
Tilak Varma (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) NEW DELHI: Team India batter Tilak Varma on Saturday etched his name into cricketing history with a jaw-dropping 151 off just 67 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, becoming the first Indian to achieve a 150+ score in T20 cricket. Tilak also became the first-ever batter to…
Rishabh Pant at Optus Stadium in Perth. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is literally back from the jaws of death. It was on December 30, 2022, that the star Indian wicketkeeper-batter was involved in a life-threatening car accident near Roorkee in Uttarakhand.Pant was driving his Mercedes SUV from Delhi to Roorkee…
Virender Sehwag’s son Aaryavir shines (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: Aaryavir Sehwag, son of Indian cricket legend Virender Sehwag, lit up the Cooch Behar Trophy with a scintillating knock of 297 runs for Delhi U-19 at the MCA Cricket Ground in Shillong. Displaying a fearless batting style reminiscent of his father, Aaryavir’s innings was a…
