Category: Cricket

India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) First, Captain Suryakumar Yadav, and now Player of the Tournament Sanju Samson. Almost four months after winning the T20 World Cup, India have decided to move on from two key figures of the squad that defended the title at home. While Ajit Agarkar, chairman of the men’s senior selection committee, […]

India’s batsman Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed concern over Sanju Samson‘s sudden fall in India’s T20I pecking order, questioning whether outside pressure and social media narratives are beginning to influence selection decisions. Samson, who was named Player of the Tournament during India’s successful T20 World Cup campaign earlier this […]

Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe produced a brilliant all-round performance to beat Bangladesh by 25 runs in a thrilling low-scoring contest in the first ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Monday. After being bowled out for just 141, Zimbabwe fought back with the ball to dismiss Bangladesh for 116 in 33.1 overs […]

Sanju Samson and Ashok Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: World Cup-winning wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson was on Monday left out of India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe later this month after a poor run of form.The selectors, led by Ajit Agarkar, announced a 15-member squad with Shreyas Iyer as captain. Teenage opener […]

NEW DELHI: England have named an unchanged playing XI for the third T20I against India at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. Harry Brook’s side goes into the match with a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after beating India by four wickets at Old Trafford. The opening T20I was washed out due to rain. England eye […]

Sachin Tendulkar and Joe Root Joe Root‘s outing against New Zealand in the 2nd Test wasn’t one of those innings that usually finds a place in the highlights package.Scores of 21 and 18 at Trent Bridge did little to prevent England slipping to a 1-2 series defeat after taking an early lead. Ben Stokes’ decision […]

NEW DELHI: India star batter Rohit Sharma was back in the nets ahead of the three-match ODI series against England, which begins on July 14 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.A video of Rohit’s practice session has gone viral on social media. The veteran opener played a range of shots, including straight drives and cover drives, with […]

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Live Score, 1st ODI: Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the toss and elected to field against Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the series at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Sunday. Miraz said the team wanted to make the most of the early moisture in the pitch and hoped […]

Anvay Dravid (Image credit: SLC) MUMBAI: Anvay Dravid, the younger son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, top-scored with a whirlwind 87 (67b, 9×4, 1×6), while Arjun Rajput made 76 (81b, 9×4, 1×6) to help the India Under-19 team put up a formidable total of 285 in 47.2 overs against Sri Lanka A […]

Australia Women’s team, rewriting history Normal services has resumed in women’s international cricket. Australia are back. After losing in back-to-back semifinals, the Australian women’s team, led by a new captain in Sophie Molineux, has clinched a World Cup again.Powered by a magnificent half-century by experienced campaigner Beth Mooney (64, 49b, 10×4) and explosive young gun […]