From left, Ben Duckett, Tom Latham and Matt Henry (Agency Photos) As the curtains came down on the ICC Champions Trophy, a stage that witnessed several breathtaking performances over the last three weeks, some players ensured the spotlight shines a little brighter on them. From blistering centuries to match-winning spells, the tournament was a showcase…
Tom Latham (Pic Credit – X) New Zealand remain undeterred by their recent travel schedule as they gear up for their ICC Champions Trophy semifinal against South Africa on Wednesday. Despite shifting between Dubai and Lahore, the Black Caps are focused on delivering their best performance and securing a spot in the final. Speaking ahead…
NEW DELHI: Will Young and Tom Latham delivered outstanding centuries as New Zealand secured a convincing 60-run victory against hosts Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opening match on Wednesday. Young scored a crucial 107 from 113 deliveries, whilst Latham remained not out with 118 from 104 balls, guiding the Black Caps to 320 for five…
The Champions Trophy gets underway today with Pakistan taking on New Zealand in Karachi. (AP/PTI) The Champions Trophy will make a triumphant return to the cricket calendars today after more than seven years, starting with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand at the revamped Karachi Stadium.Cricket has seen a shift recently, with One Day Internationals…
Tom Latham will be remembered for leading New Zealand to historic Test series win in India. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Imagine handed over the Test captaincy and first up is a tour of India, who hadn’t lost a Test series at home since 2012.Not just that, leading a side that…
NEW DELHI: In a thrilling display of pace and precision, India pacer Akash Deep delivered a fiery in-swinger that left New Zealand skipper Tom Latham stunned during Day 2 of the third and final Test in Mumbai.The incident happened in the first over of the NZ’s second innings when Kiwi skipper Latham, who survived a…
Jasprit Bumrah (L) with captain Rohit Sharma (c) as Ravichandran Ashwin (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After the historic series loss to New Zealand at home, there is a lot of discussion about India’s 12-year home run being snapped and 18 series winning streak being broken. And rightly so, as no team has ever dominated at…
NEW DELHI: Already trailing 0-1 in the three-match Test series, Team India found themselves in a tough spot in the second Test against New Zealand.Despite restricting New Zealand to 259, the Indian batters struggled to put up runs and were dismissed for 156, handing New Zealand a significant 103-run lead.As the Indian bowlers worked hard…
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) PUNE: It’s difficult to pinpoint what hurt India the most — Mitchell Santner‘s best-ever bowling performance or the team’s poor display with the bat. Or the decision to opt for a spin-friendly track here after losing the first Test in Bengaluru. Then there was Tom Latham‘s crucial knock…
NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri expressed his dissatisfaction with Rohit Sharma‘s captaincy, criticising it as overly defensive on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune on Friday.During the second session of Day 2, Shastri and former India spinner Murali Kartik engaged in a detailed discussion about Rohit’s tactics.Kartik…
