NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup is set to kick off on June 1, hosted jointly by the USA and West Indies. Team India, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, is eager to break their ICC title drought that has persisted since 2013.After coming agonizingly close in the ODI World Cup at home last year,…
Virat Kohli was not part of the first batch of players from India’s T20 World Cup squad who departed for USA on Sunday and it’s now being reported that delay in some paperwork has postponed the Indian batting legend’s departure. Captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid led the group that has departed first….
India boasts the richest and most watched cricket league in the world and is the biggest promoter of the Twenty20 formatNEW DELHI: Within the rapidly expanding Twenty20 cricket scene, India has the world’s richest and most popular league. But, despite all of that effort and focus, the Indian national team hasn’t achieved success abroad.To break…
NEW DELHI: The Mumbai Indians‘ (MI) decision to reinstate all-rounder Hardik Pandya as captain backfired, according to former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh, who added that the team did not perform as a cohesive unit.For the five-time winners MI, the current Indian Premier League (IPL) season was one to forget. After a two-year tenure with Gujarat…
MI has 4 Indian T20 WC playersWill their team’s performance in IPL matter when Team India cricketers play T20 World Cup next month? The top two in the league this season – KKR and SRH – have no player from India’s T20 World Cup squad.Bottom-rankers Mumbai Indians have four in their mix and sixth-ranked Delhi…
NEW DELHI: Legendary wicketkeeper-batter and former India skipper MS Dhoni emphasised that a captain earns respect by how they “walk and talk” in moments of defeat.The 42-year-old Dhoni is one of the most decorated captains in cricket history and the first to win all ICC white-ball trophies: the ICC T20 World Cup (2007), ICC Cricket…
NEW DELHI: Former India opener and current KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir on Monday appreciated the high standard of cricket in the Indian Premier League but said that the tournament should not serve as the primary route for young players to secure a spot in the national team.Gambhir, who represented India, emphasized on the importance of…
NEW DELHI: IPL broadcaster Star Sports on Monday denied airing the audio of any personal conversation involving Rohit Sharma after the Indian captain accused the channel of breaching his privacy despite his requests to stop recording.A video shared by Kolkata Knight Riders on May 11, featuring Rohit and KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, showed Rohit…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma provided a glimpse of his class with a scintillating 68 off 38 deliveries during Mumbai Indians‘ final league match of the Indian Premier League 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday. Despite his efforts, MI faced an 18-run defeat at Wankhede Stadium, capping a dismal season.Sharma’s aggressive innings earned him a…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mark Boucher reflected on the various challenges the team encountered during the two-month tournament following a disappointing end to an already-discouraging season. Despite a promising start from opener Rohit Sharma, MI finished at the bottom of the points table following a loss to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)…
