Tilak Varma. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Young batter Tilak Varma on Wednesday shared the empowering message from the team management for the South Africa T20I series: ‘Bindaas khelna agar wicket gire tab bhi’ (Play freely even if you lose a wicket).Varma, who was promoted to No. 3 in batting order, made the most of the…
Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav on Thursday shared a key lesson he learned from Rohit Sharma, emphasizing the importance of maintaining balance, especially in challenging times.According to Surya, Rohit’s philosophy centers on staying grounded, even when things aren’t going your way. Rohit has taught him that life…
Suryakumar Yadav celebrates his 100 during the 3rd T20I against South Africa at at Wanderers Stadium on December 14, 2023 in Johannesburg. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The flamboyant Suryakumar Yadav is set to lead India in a four-match T20I series in South Africa starting November 8.The Indian T20I captain has four…
Suryakumar Yadav. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India and South Africa last met in a T20 International in the T20 World Cup final at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on June 29.The Proteas looked set for victory till Suryakumar Yadav took a stunning catch at the boundary line to dismiss David Miller and…
Rishabh Pant with his winners medal after India won the T20 Cricket World Cup at Kensington Oval on June 29, 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados. (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Mind games in cricket are a crucial psychological aspect of the sport, where players and teams try to unsettle their opponents, gain a mental…
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly formed one of the most successful and iconic opening partnerships in ODI cricket history. Their chemistry at the top of the order was remarkable, and they set numerous records together during their playing days for India.Tendulkar…
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his epic knock of 200 not out against South Africa in Gwalior on February 24, 2010. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As international cricket returns to Gwalior, this is a good time to see what had happened when the last time the city hosted an international cricket match.History was made on February 24,…
NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant gave a light-hearted take on Suryakumar Yadav‘s extraordinary catch during the final moments of the 2024 T20 World Cup final against South Africa. This catch played a pivotal role in securing India’s thrilling seven-run victory, keeping South Africa from stealing the game. Pant recounted that tense moment on Tanmoy…
The West Indies triumphed with an eight-wicket victory over South Africa on Tuesday, sealing a 3-0 T20 International series sweep in a rain-affected match at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. Shai Hope led the charge with an unbeaten 42 off 24 balls, supported by Nicholas Pooran‘s rapid 35 off 13 deliveries. Set a revised…
Botswana has unveiled one of the largest diamonds ever discovered, a 2,492-carat gem taken out from Karowe Mine. According to the Associated Press, this discovery is set to be showcased on Thursday, marking it as the biggest diamond ever found in the country and the second-largest ever extracted globally.Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp reported…
