NEW DELHI: Musheer Khan announced his arrival on the big stage with a stellar 181 in India B’s Duleep Trophy clash against India A at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The 19-year-old left-hand batter crafted a composed yet dominant knock, facing 373 deliveries and guiding India B to a competitive first-innings score of 321. His…
NEW DELHI: In a surprising revelation from his autobiography Playing It My Way, Sachin Tendulkar shared that during a 2003 ICC World Cup match against Sri Lanka in Johannesburg, he batted for 160 minutes with tissue paper inside his underwear. Tendulkar was battling an upset stomach, requiring frequent trips to the dressing room during drink…
NEW DELHI: The duels between Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest batsmen in the world, and Shane Warne, one of the best spinners in the world, are iconic moments in cricket history. The rivalry between Tendulkar and Warne reached its peak in 1998, particularly during India’s home series against Australia. These encounters are legendary, showcasing…
The big money that top Indian cricketers make from various sources is a subject that always generates massive interest among the fans, with cricket being the most followed sport in the country ever since the 1983 World Cup triumph.Besides their earnings from playing the game, which has multiplied manifold since the arrival of the Indian…
Being hailed as the greatest England batsman to play Test cricket, Joe Root‘s twin centuries in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s took him past the England record of 33 Test hundreds set by former skipper Alastair Cook. Interestingly, it puts the 33-year-old Root only 3544 runs behind the batting legend from…
“The one and only Sachin Tendulkar sir!” The joy in shooting sensation Manu Bhaker‘s words was evident as she met India’s cricket legend and posed with him while holding her two Paris Olympics bronze medals.Pistol queen, Manu, posted the images on X (formerly Twitter). “Feeling blessed to share this special moment with the cricketing icon!…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar not only perfected the upper cut shot off fast bowlers, he also made it quite popular.Be it off searing pace deliveries by Brett Lee in Test matches in Australia or by Shoaib Akhtar in the 2003 ODI World Cup clash in Centurion, Tendulkar played the upper cut shot…
Pistol ace Manu Bhaker is the toast of the nation after she won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics to create history as the first woman shooter to finish on the Games podium and first athlete post-independence to win two medals for India in the same edition of the Olympic Games. On a break…
NEW DELHI: Some claim that a small amount of selfishness is an essential component of the makeup of exceptional athletes. However, Shikhar Dhawan stayed a selfless person throughout his career, despite several flashes of genius, an overly optimistic attitude at times, and a lack of exaggerated excesses. The pragmatic 38-year-old, who in his prime left…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was in stupendous form from 2016 to 2018. The former Indian captain notched up more than 1000 runs in Test cricket in each of these three years.In the year 2017, Virat scored 1059 runs in 10 Test matches with a highest score of 243 at an average of 75.64 that came…
