Sanju Samson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson etched his name in Rajasthan Royals’ history books on Saturday, becoming the franchise’s most successful captain with a commanding 50-run win over Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League 2025. The match, held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, marked Samson’s 32nd victory as…
Shane Warne and Nathan Lyon (Photo Credits: Reuters / AP) NEW DELHI: Spin maestro Nathan Lyon has etched his name into the record books, surpassing the legendary Shane Warne to become Australia’s highest wicket-taker in Test cricket against Sri Lanka. With his latest haul in the Galle Test, Lyon now boasts 60 wickets against the…
Scott Boland. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Due to fewer appearances for the nation due to the presence of the first-choice, more experienced pace trio of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, former Australian pacer Brett Lee praised fiery pacer Scott Boland, referring to him as “Mr Consistent” and drawing comparisons…
Shane Warne file photo (Getty Images) MELBOURNE: The Boxing Day Test between India and Australia is just one sleep away and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) bracing for the storm which is expected to hit it over the next few days. A lot of work is happening in-and-around the MCG to put on a real…
BRISBANE: “You see that blue stand over there, they are the most notorious lot. Expect a lot of noise and distraction coming from there,” says the lone security guard manning the boundary rope on a day where only public tours of the Melbourne Cricket Ground were happening.He was pointing towards the six blocks of seating…
L-R: Australia pacers Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc (Photo Source: X) NEW DELHI: Australia’s formidable bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon etched their names in cricketing history on Friday by becoming the first bowling unit to collectively take 500 Test wickets while playing together. The milestone was…
Sunil Gavaskar (R) and Allan Border. (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Test series between India and Australia was officially named the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series when India and Australia played a one-off Test at the Kotla in Delhi in October 1996.Named after the legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar of India and Allan Border of Australia, the Test…
Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli are two of the greatest cricketers India has produced, and both have achieved legendary status in world cricket. The debate about whether Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli is better is complex, as both players have excelled in different…
Sachin Tendulkar claims the wicket of Adam Gilchrist during Day 5 of the 2nd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta on March 15, 2001. (Hamish Blair/ALLSPORT/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The historic Eden Gardens Test between India and Australia is mostly remembered for Harbhajan Singh‘s hat-trick and the historic partnership between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid.But batting…
Magical Ashwin bags six, Jadeja snares three as India thump Bangladesh by 280 runsCHENNAI: In a few years’ time, when we will look back at the India vs Bangladesh Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the September of 2024, we will remember it as the ‘Ashwin Test’.From the second session of the first day…
