Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) Did rejection hurt him so bad that he couldn’t take it anymore? This question has left the Indian cricket world in a tizzy as R Ashwin – India’s second highest Test wicket-taker – announced his shock retirement from international cricket on a rain-soaked Tuesday afternoon in Brisbane.This wasn’t…
Late Zakir Hussain and Sachin Tendulkar (Screengrab) Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, renowned worldwide, passed away in San Francisco at the age of 73. His family shared the news of his passing on Monday, citing complications from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis as the cause.Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar paid tribute on X, formerly known as Twitter:“The curtains have…
NEW DELHI: Legendary Sunil Gavaskar voiced his anger over the shot selection of Shubman Gill in the first innings of the third Test in Brisbane on Monday. The former India captain urged Gill to ‘leave your image in the dressing room’ and put the fancy shots in his ‘back pocket’.Gill chased a delivery outside off…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s repeated dismissals outside the off-stump in Australia are a sign of worry not only for the India batting legend but also for the team with the Border Gavaskar Trophy and a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final on the line.In the third Test of…
NEW DELHI: Records are meant to be broken when Virat Kohli steps onto the field. Kohli might have not batted during the first day of the third Test against Australia in Brisbane but he still managed to achieve another significant milestone in his illustrious career.Kohli joined an exclusive club by becoming only the second player…
Virat Kohli (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Virat Kohli is on the verge of achieving another significant milestone in Australia. He needs 25 more runs in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy to reach 1500 Test runs in the country. This would make him only the second Indian, after Sachin Tendulkar, to reach this landmark.Kohli currently has…
Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli For the first time since sparking concern at the Ramakant Achrekar memorial event a few weeks ago, former India cricketer Vinod Kambli has spoken about his recent health scare and reflected on his long-standing friendship with Sachin Tendulkar. Kambli, 52, revealed that he has been battling a severe urine infection…
NEW DELHI: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar has come up with a piece of advice for struggling Virat Kohli, whose weakness against deliveries outside the off-stump continues to trouble him in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Gavaskar advised Kohli to refrain from playing deliveries outside the off-stump until he settles in at the crease. He also highlighted that the…
Representative image: Fans cheer for their teams during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Westbury, New York. (AP/PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken significant action against the USA’s National Cricket League (NCL) just one year after implementing stricter guidelines for T20 and T10 leagues globally. The ICC has decided…
Kapil Dev and Vinod Kambli NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev, the skipper of the 1983 World Cup-winning team on Monday has expressed deep concern over the struggles of former Indian batter Vinod Kambli.Speaking at the launch of the Vishwa Samudra Open, Kapil, also the president of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), discussed…
