L-R: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant Three Indian superstars head to the auction after not being retained; Klaasen is most expensive retention at Rs 23 crore; MI’s core of Hardik, SKY, Rohit, Bumrah intactMUMBAI: As the 10 IPL franchises prepare to gather in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the mega auction on Nov 24…
Shubman Gill and Rashid Khan (X Photo) Gujarat Titans have finalised their list of retentions ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction and Shubman Gill will continue to lead the side in the new cycle. In an interesting development, Gill has agreed for lesser pay to allow the 2022 champions to retain their…
Guns, firecrackers on display during Afghanistan star Rashid Khan’s marriage (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan’s star cricketer Rashid Khan recently tied the knot in a grand ceremony in Kabul, making headlines not only for the event itself but also for the unique security measures and dazzling display of firecrackers. The wedding took place at a prestigious…
ISLAMABAD: The stand-off in northwestern Pakistan involving police units that have gone on strike to demand the withdrawal of military and intelligence agencies from the restive region entered the fourth day Thursday with no sign of the crisis easing.On Sept 9, hundreds of policemen had blocked Indus Highway, which links Peshawar in the northwest with…
Rashid Khan keeps moving from one T20 league to another around the globe and the bowling all-rounder from Afghanistan continues to expand the array of his shots, which saw an astonishing ‘helicopter shot‘ on the off-side for a six in a match of ‘The Hundred‘ in England. The helicopter shot — an aerial whip from…
Afghanistan’s star player Rashid Khan lit up the Dallas skies above the Grand Prairie Stadium on Wednesday with his blistering half-century for MI New York (MINY) in their Major League Cricket (MLC) Eliminator against the Texas Super Kings (TSK).Batting higher in the order than usual, the allrounder bludgeoned TSK bowlers during his 30-ball stay that…
NEW DELHI: San Francisco Unicorns held their nerves to defeat MI New York by 3 runs in a thrilling Major League Cricket 2024 encounter that went down to the wire at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Thursday.With a victory in the cliffhanger against defending champions, San Francisco Unicorns became the second team after…
NEW DELHI: Washington Freedom became the first team to qualify for the Major League Cricket 2024 playoffs with a crushing 94-run victory against MI New York at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Tuesday.Washington Freedom extended their winning streak to four matches as chasing 183, defending champions MI New York were bundled out for…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli, eager to return to form after a dry spell, and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav, hoping for an opportunity, will be in focus as India, the favorites, take on Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup on Thursday.The main point of discussion ahead of the game is…
NEW DELHI: Nicholas Pooran etched his name in the record books by playing his part in the most expensive over in T20I cricket history. In the final Group C match of the T20 World Cup against Afghanistan at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia, Pooran unleashed a brutal assault on Afghan bowler Azmatullah Omarzai,…
