NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc pulled out of this month’s event in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates for personal reasons and Australia will attempt to win the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time since 2009 using a completely new pace bowling line-up.As the only player from Australia’s “big three” fast bowling attack to participate…
Adam Gilchrist and Alex Carey (Credit: X / PTI) NEW DELHI: Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey etched his name in the record books by becoming the first from his team to score 150 runs in Asian conditions. This feat surpassed the previous highest score of 144 runs by the legendary Adam Gilchrist in Bangladesh and Sri…
Arshdeep Singh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Arshdeep Singh has swiftly become India’s most successful T20I bowler, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal’s 96 wickets with a two-wicket haul in the first tie of the five-match series against England in Kolkata. The left-arm pacer now holds 97 wickets in just 61 matches, a feat achieved at an average of…
Sachin Tendulkar and Mitchell Starc in 2015. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar has one of the largest and most devoted fan followings in the history of sports. His incredible achievements, humility, and consistency over a career spanning more than two decades have endeared him to fans worldwide. In India, Tendulkar is…
Scott Boland. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Due to fewer appearances for the nation due to the presence of the first-choice, more experienced pace trio of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, former Australian pacer Brett Lee praised fiery pacer Scott Boland, referring to him as “Mr Consistent” and drawing comparisons…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The hearts of hundreds of thousands, glued to television screens, stopped for a moment when visuals showed India’s talisman, Jasprit Bumrah, in a black SUV heading for scans on Saturday.While his return to the ground after completing the necessary scans was met with optimism, it remains uncertain whether Bumrah,…
India’s Rishabh Pant . (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s dynamic wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant lit up the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday with a breathtaking 61 off just 33 balls in the second innings of the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His explosive knock, which featured six fours and four sixes, left fans…
India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot during the last day of the fourth Test in Melbourne. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: After taking a slender first-innings lead of four runs in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India began their second innings with a bang, thanks to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. The 23-year-old…
Rishabh Pant. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan on Friday lauded Rishabh Pant for his gutsy knock on a challenging SCG pitch, describing it as a performance where he ‘put his body on the line’.Pathan praised Pant’s courage and determination, highlighting his ability to take on the Australian bowlers under difficult conditions.Despite…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With the new ball in his hand, Australian speedster and ‘smiling assassin’ Mitchell Starc made a habit of scripting euphoric starts whenever he faced India’s young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.In the opening Test in Perth, Starc unleashed his fiery pace, dismissing Yashasvi for a duck to…
