NEW DELHI: Joe Root achieved a significant milestone during the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s, equaling Alastair Cook’s England record of 33 Test centuries. Despite a nervous moment on 99, Root elegantly guided Lahiru Kumara for a boundary to reach his hundred off 162 deliveries.Root’s innings came to an…
NEW DELHI: Former India batter Wasim Jaffer and former England captain Michael Vaughan are known for their witty interactions on social media, often engaging in friendly banter on a range of topics.In this particular instance, Vaughan started poking fun at Jaffer following India’s defeat in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. “Hi Wasim ..What was…
NEW DELHI: Cricketers from the past and present, including Ben Stokes and Michael Vaughan, paid their respects to former England player and coach Graham Thorpe, who passed away at the age of 55.“RIP Thorpey .. Thanks for all the advice throughout my career,you were a great player and a brilliant team mate.You have gone far…
NEW DELHI: Former England captain Michael Vaughan has commended Joe Root for his exceptional batting skills, suggesting that Root has the potential to surpass Sachin Tendulkar‘s record for the highest number of runs scored by a batter in the history of men’s Test cricket.Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 Test runs stands as one of cricket’s…
NEW DELHI: “ICC should not host the matches where there are no covers to cover the entire ground,” said an unhappy Sunil Gavaskar as Team India‘s final Group A game against Canada was abandoned in Florida without even a toss taking place in the T20 World Cup on Saturday.There was a cloud cover but no…
NEW DELHI: As former champions Pakistan suffered a humiliating first-round exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup on Friday, the Babar Azam-led side has been dealing with some serious criticism from fans on social media and former players.From being slammed relentlessly by the legends to being accused of having ‘groupings’ within the team, the last…
NEW DELHI: The Nassau County ground‘s track has raised concerns during the ongoing T20 World Cup, with the ICC acknowledging on Thursday that the pitches used thus far have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted. The track is described as “bordering on dangerous with huge open cracks”.These worries intensified following India’s…
NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan and other cricket veterans expressed strong disapproval of the pitch conditions at Nassau County Cricket Stadium during the T20 World Cup encounter between India and Ireland on Wednesday. The pitch exhibited erratic behavior, with balls bouncing unpredictably from a good length, posing a safety risk to players from…
NEW DELHI: In bowling friendly conditions, India pacers breathed fire as Ireland found themselves tottering at 49 for 7 at just over halfway mark in their T20 World Cup opener in New York on Wednesday.Aided by the surface at the newly built Nassau Stadium in New York, the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian Test opener Wasim Jaffer is known for his witty and savage replies on X, specially to England cricketers. Jaffer enjoys a love-hate banter with former England captain Michael Vaughan and both spare no chance to have a go at each other regarding their cricket team’s performances.On Sunday, an English cricket website…
