Rohit Sharma‘s team took a conscious decision in West Indies in July to enhance bonding sessions keeping the World Cup in mindDHARAMSHALA: Mohammed Siraj is goofing around even as Mohammed Shami is fronting regular questions from the media. This is moments after the team has come through in a critical game against New Zealand. Siraj…
The red-hot captain-opener has given himself license to go for the jugular in the initial overs, allowing Kohli & the rest of the middle-order to play to their strengths & coolly consolidate the early advantage. Or, when the plan works perfectly, maybe even chase a few milestones!DHARAMSHALA: There seems to be a lot of hand-wringing…
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NEW DELHI: The most eagerly awaited match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 between India and Pakistan will be played on Saturday in Ahmedabad and the former India head coach Ravi Shastri decoded what brings the biggest threat and which player can be an X factor for the hosts.Shastri reckons that Pakistan pacer…
NEW DELHI: Following a low-scoring Super Four stage match win at the R Premadasa Stadium, India clinched a spot in the Asia Cup final by defeating defending champions Sri Lanka by 41 runs.India’s innings appeared underwhelming as they were bowled out for 213 in 49.1 overs, an unusual outcome for the team as all ten…
Threat of a washout looms over Super 4 clash against PakistanAfter numerous statements by current and former board chiefs and players, a plethora of social media posts, sarcasm-dipped icy barbs about floodlight failure in Lahore and tireless discussion over rainy Colombo as a choice of venue for a marquee event like the Asia Cup, the…
NEW DELHI: Australian cricketer David Warner made headlines on Saturday as he achieved a remarkable milestone when he scored his 20th ODI hundred against South Africa at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein. With this century, Warner now holds the record for the most international hundreds by an opening batter in world cricket. This achievement surpasses the legendary…
NEW DELHI: The blockbuster Asia Cup 2023 encounter between arch-rivals India and Pakistan ended in a frustrating no-result due to persistent rain, resulting in the match being abandoned after just one innings of play on Saturday.With this washout on Saturday, both Pakistan and India earned one point each in the tournament standings.Pakistan, who had earlier…
NEW DELHI: India star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal‘s exclusion from India’s Asia Cup 2023 squad raised quite a few eyebrows. The question – why Kuldeep over Chahal? – started doing the rounds of social media after the latter’s exclusion from the continental event.Once India’s go-to bowler, there is now a big question mark over Chahal’s inclusion…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar emphasised the importance of a strategic approach when facing left-arm seam bowlers. He advised Indian batters to focus on scoring runs in the areas between mid-off and mid-on or mid-wicket, while maintaining a steady head position at the crease.Over the past decade, left-arm bowlers have posed consistent challenges…
