Sachin Tendulkar on his arrival at the airport for the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes on Spetember 28, 1995. (Photo by C.Y.YU/South China Morning Post via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar played in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes Tournament in the 1990s. The tournament, known for its fast-paced, entertaining format, featured many…
Pace sensation Mayank Yadav is expected to unleash his raw speed while the absence of India’s T20 regulars will provide another opportunity to the fringe players in the three-match series against Bangladesh, beginning here Sunday. Having consistently generated speed in excess of 150kmph in his maiden IPL earlier this year, Mayank had drawn the attention…
NEW DELHI: Ayush Badoni, captain of South Delhi Superstarz, believes his ability to timing the ball is the reason behind his record-breaking 55-ball 165-run effort against North Delhi Strikers in the Delhi Premier League. Badoni smashed a record 19 sixes during the match. The 24-year-old right-hander’s outstanding performance on Saturday helped his club win by…
NEW DELHI: Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla stated that India captain and Mumbai Indians opener Rohit Sharma was compelled to play as an impact substitute in the IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders because of a “mild back stiffness”.IPL ORANGE CAP | IPL PURPLE CAP | IPL POINTS TABLETheir 24-run defeat against KKR, in which Rohit was…
NEW DELHI: Shashank Singh smashed 68 off just 28 balls and took Punjab Kings to a historic win against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.Shashank hit the winning shot off Ramandeep Singh as Punjab pulled off an absolute heist and created history by registering the highest successful chase in T20s…
Kiwi southpaw says he wants to play his own game even as he looks to fill in Conway’s shoesCHENNAI: When Chennai Super Kings‘ reliable opener Devon Conway was ruled out of the IPL owing to a thumb injury, the title-holders turned to another Kiwi player Rachin Ravindra to step into the former’s shoes. Conway’s absence…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, the top T20 batter in the world, will miss a few more IPL games while he heals from a sports hernia operation. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) will be monitoring his progress.The Mumbai Indians, in which Surya plays, have lost their first two games in the league and he has not…
