India head coach Gautam Gambhir with captain Rohit Sharma. (BCCI Photo) Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has backed India captain Rohit Sharma to be the leading run-scorer in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which kicks off on February 19 in Karachi. India have been placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. The…
Tilak Varma celebrates after hitting the winning runs. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s middle-order batter Tilak Varma credited a calculated strategy for his blistering assault on England pacer Jofra Archer during the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday. Tilak, who anchored India’s two-wicket victory with an unbeaten 72 off 55 balls, took apart Archer, smashing…
NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav commended his team’s zeal for being excellent in every facet of the game after they crushed England by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. The bowlers put up an incredible display at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday, bowling out England for 132, highlighted…
India cricketers during a practice session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: When the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian T20 team plays an evenly matched England in a five-match series beginning in Kolkata on Wednesday, fans will be closely watching fit-again pacer Mohammed Shami‘s return as they try to make up for the…
NEW DELHI: Australian opener Travis Head delivered a brutal assault on Sam Curran, smashing 30 runs off a single over in the first T20I at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, as the visitors cruised to a 28-run victory over England. Head’s fireworks were the highlight of the match, helping Australia post a competitive total of…
NEW DELHI: England revived their T20 World Cup campaign with a record-breaking victory over Oman by eight wickets in Antigua on Thursday.The reigning champions needed a significant win to improve their net run-rate (NRR) as they strive to surpass Scotland and qualify for the second-round Super Eights.Oman was dismissed for a mere 47 runs, unable…
