Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran (AFP Photo) KOLKATA: Nicholas Pooran has taken some giant strides as a batter in the past couple of years. Quite a bit of the Trinidadian’s success has come in the IPL, as a key member of Lucknow Super Giants. So, when LSG marked the former West Indies captain as their…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma always looked poised for greatness ever since he emerged on the scene. Widely regarded as one of the most naturally talented cricketers in the world, his effortless batting style, incredible timing, and ability to play both pace and spin with equal ease always set him apart as an extraordinary talent. Having…
NEW DELHI: In addition to falling to a historic low of lowest rating points since 1965, Pakistan‘s squad under Shan Masood has fallen to the eighth spot in the ICC Test rankings following their first-ever series loss to Bangladesh. Rawalpindi hosted both Test matches, with Pakistan losing the first by ten wickets and the second…
NEW DELHI: West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran set a new world record for the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket during a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match on Saturday. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, Pooran smashed nine sixes in his 43-ball 97 against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, leading his team to…
NEW DELHI: The first day of the second Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium washed out on Friday due to persistent rain.Bangladesh are ahead 1-0 in the two-match series after last week’s historic 10-wicket victory at the same location against Pakistan, which were bowled out for a humiliating 146 in…
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…
NEW DELHI: Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar not only perfected the upper cut shot off fast bowlers, he also made it quite popular.Be it off searing pace deliveries by Brett Lee in Test matches in Australia or by Shoaib Akhtar in the 2003 ODI World Cup clash in Centurion, Tendulkar played the upper cut shot…
In an unexpected turn of events, West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite stunned fans and the cricketing world with an uncharacteristic display of anger during a T10 league match. The all-rounder’s rare outburst came after a controversial umpiring decision that left him visibly frustrated.The incident occurred during the ninth over of the match when Brathwaite was…
NEW DELHI: To say that England cricket team has revolutionized the style of batting in Test cricket won’t be an understatement.With their Bazball approach, England are putting their opponents on the back foot early and that was more than evident when on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent…
Rohit & Co may look to take Afghan pacers apart before spin comes into playBRIDGETOWN: A sudden shower that lasted for about an hour in varying intensity on Monday night brought the humidity down a bit here after a hard day’s work. It continued for a bit on Tuesday morning as well, but the Indian…
