On debut, Konstas lights up MCG
Australia wanted to throw something different at India and it was debutant Sam Konstas that uncorked the party popper in front of a festive crowd on Boxing Day. The 19-year-old reverse-scooped and charged India’s fast bowlers, was unafraid to get into confrontations and bolted away to a 65-ball 60 before Ravindra Jadeja eventually dismissed him. […]
Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket
BRISBANE: India’s premier off-spinner R Ashwin on Wednesday surprised the cricketing world by announcing his retirement with immediate effect in the middle of the Test series against Australia here. Ashwin retires from the game as the second highest wicket-taker for India in Tests with 537 scalps in 106 games, leaving him only behind Anil Kumble […]
George Linde bats and then bowls South Africa to victory over Pakistan
DURBAN: Spinner George Linde took four wickets, plus scored 48 runs off 24 balls with the bat, to lead South Africa to an 11-run win over Pakistan in the first of their Twenty20 internationals at Kingsmead on Tuesday. Linde ensured South Africa, who won the toss and chose to bat first, set a tough target […]
Shami yet to get all-clear from NCA; continues to be with Bengal team
Mohammed Shami is unlikely to fly to Australia anytime soon. Indications are that he has not yet received fitness clearance, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is still undecided when he can be sent to Australia. Precisely, the exact dilemma is whether rather than when. It is evident that Shami’s fitness […]
Tried to bowl in good areas and build pressure for the other bowlers: Seales
West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seales said he tried to outsmart the batters as he finished the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh with astonishing figures in Jamaica. Seales returned figures of 15.5-10-5-4 as the West Indies bowled out Bangladesh for 164 on the second day of the Test at Sabina Park. Seales’s […]
Munaf Patel appointed Delhi Capitals bowling coach
World Cup-winning fast bowler Munaf Patel has joined Delhi Capitals’ new support staff as the bowling coach, the franchise confirmed on Tuesday (November 12). Munaf will join a backroom staff headed by Venugopal Rao, the Director of Cricket, and Hemang Badani, the head coach. Earlier in the year, the franchise parted ways with their long […]
Bopanna-Ebden begin ATP Finals with straight set defeat
Ace Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian men’s doubles partner Matthew Ebden started their ATP Finals campaign on a losing note, suffering a straight-set defeat in a group stage match. Bopanna and Ebden were defeated by the Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 2-6, 3-6 in just 56 minutes here on […]
IPL retentions: Pant, Rahul, Iyer in spotlight as franchises mull key decisions
Exactly a week before the retention deadline ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction next month, there is a heightened sense of excitement and speculation about which players will be retained, RTM-ed and which not. The prevailing narrative is a complex blend of imagination, exaggerations, carefully calibrated leaks, and fiction. In the midst of […]
Ravindra’s wristy knock adds new chapter to his Bengaluru story
As many as 453 runs were scored on the third day’s play in Bengaluru but before the batting took over, India’s bowlers had made the first session their own, picking four wickets for 40 runs and leaving New Zealand in a spot of bother. Barring that, however, it was the turn of the bowlers from both sides […]
Spain reach Nations League quarters, Ronaldo’s Portugal held by Scotland
PARIS: European champions Spain sealed their place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Serbia on Tuesday, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal were frustrated in a 0-0 draw with Scotland. Spain, who are also the reigning Nations League champions, became the second team to clinch a quarter-final spot as they […]