Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma NEW DELHI: As India prepare to face Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday, former cricketer Aakash Chopra has pinpointed three key battles that could decide the high-stakes encounter. India, unbeaten in the tournament after a commanding 44-run win over New Zealand, will look to avenge…
Mohammed Shami (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India and Australia are set for another high-stakes ICC showdown, this time in the semi-finals of the 2025 Champions Trophy on Tuesday. In a rematch of the 2023 ODI World Cup final, where Australia triumphed, India will look to turn the tables. One man who has been a thorn…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir with captain Rohit Sharma. (BCCI Photo) Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke has backed India captain Rohit Sharma to be the leading run-scorer in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which kicks off on February 19 in Karachi. India have been placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. The…
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…
Abhishek Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India’s young batting sensation Abhishek Sharma has made a stunning leap in the ICC T20I rankings after his record-breaking knock in the final T20I against England in Mumbai. The 24-year-old southpaw smashed 135 runs off just 54 balls, marking the highest individual score by an Indian men’s…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma, who led India to their second ICC T20 World Cup title, has been named the skipper of the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2024. The team, which reflects India’s dominance in the format, also features Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya among its ranks. Sharma had an unforgettable…
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Travis Head, Jasprit Bumrah and Scott Boland. (Pics Credit – X) The recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy delivered stellar performances and intense on-field rivalries between India and Australia, setting the stage for a dream combined XI featuring the best from both sides.India suffered a crushing six-wicket defeat to Australia in the fifth and deciding…
Jasprit Bumrah walks past the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after the fifth Test in Sydney. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) SYDNEY: The regular captain who sat out, and the stand-in who hobbled away. Nothing went right for India at the SCG and their campaign was mired in disappointment from start to finish. The biggest blow…
SPIRITS SHAKEN: Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma reflect on the series loss at The SCG. (Photo by David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) Australia crush India inside three days to bag Border-Gavaskar TrophySYDNEY: Gone in three days. All the attendant hype, all their loyal legions of fans, all the batting superstars and all the…
The closing stages of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia in Melbourne were marred by controversy around Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s caught-behind decision, which was given out by the third umpire.During the last session of the match, Jaiswal missed a pull shot against Pat Cummins and the ball went past his bat and gloves as…
