NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell faced another setback in the IPL 2024 as he earned an unwanted record during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s seven-wicket defeat to Mumbai Indians on Thursday. The Australian all-rounder was dismissed for a duck after facing just four balls, equalling the record for the most ducks in IPL history alongside Dinesh Karthik and…
NEW DELHI: On this very day in history, April 2, 2011, marked a monumental moment for Indian cricket as the Men in Blue clinched their second ODI World Cup title. This triumph came after a 28-year wait since their first victory in 1983.Entering the 2011 tournament, India stood as clear favorites, especially with the competition…
Kiwi southpaw says he wants to play his own game even as he looks to fill in Conway’s shoesCHENNAI: When Chennai Super Kings‘ reliable opener Devon Conway was ruled out of the IPL owing to a thumb injury, the title-holders turned to another Kiwi player Rachin Ravindra to step into the former’s shoes. Conway’s absence…
NEW DELHI: Mickey Arthur, the former team director of Pakistan, conceded that the ODI World Cup match against India in Ahmedabad was one of the most challenging moments during his tenure, navigating the team through a hostile environment.Following Pakistan’s inability to reach the semifinals of the showpiece event last year, Arthur moved on from his…
NEW DELHI: As a set Virat Kohli chopped-on a Pat Cummins delivery in the World Cup Final in Ahmedabad at a crucial juncture of the game, a near 1,00,000 fans at Narendra Modi Stadium went into pin-drop silence mode.Recalling the moment, the Aussie skipper Cummins said at that time, the world’s largest cricket stadium gave…
NEW DELHI: India handed Netherlands 160-run mauling to finish the league stage at the ODI World Cup unbeaten with nine wins in as many matches.Centuries from Shreyas Iyer (128 not out) and KL Rahul (102) powered India to 410-4 before utilising a total of nine bowlers, including the part-time contributions of Virat Kohli and Rohit…
NEW DELHI: India’s openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, achieved the milestone of the most hundred-run partnerships in ODIs for the year on Sunday in the World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.In 2023, Rohit and Shubman formed hundred-run partnerships on five occasions, securing the top spot on…
NEW DELHI: After breaking a four-match losing streak against Sri Lanka in their last round-robin clash, New Zealand‘s paceman Lockie Ferguson expressed confidence as they likely head into a World Cup semi-final against India. The crushing five-wicket victory on Thursday has positioned the Black Caps well, with Pakistan and Afghanistan now requiring miraculous wins to…
NEW DELHI: It was Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan‘s appeal that led to Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews becoming the first player to be ‘timed out’ in an international match.Shakib’s on-field act ignited a debate about the spirit of cricket before he delivered a rapid 82 in Bangladesh’s three-wicket victory against Sri Lanka, who were eliminated…
NEW DELHI: Modern day great Virat Kohli faced a heartbreak at Wankhede stadium on Thursday, missing out on the chance to equal Sachin Tendulkar‘s record of 49 One Day International (ODI) hundreds again. But he showed his class with a solid 88, off 94 balls, while adding a match-turning 189 runs for the second wicket…
