UAE T20 league organisers hoping to minimise schedule clashes
NEW DELHI: Organisers of a new Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates are working with their counterparts in Australia and South Africa to minimise the impact of scheduling clashes with their competitions, a top official has told Reuters. The International League T20 (ILT20), which launches in January, will be the second most lucrative Twenty20 […]
Netherlands announce squad for Pakistan ODIs
AMSTERDAM: Veteran wicket-keeper/batter Wesley Barresi returned to the Netherlands One-day International side after three years as the Dutch Cricket Association announced their 15-member squad for three-match series against Pakistan on Sunday. Barresi, 38, who made his debut in 2010, played his last game in 2019. He has scored 927 runs in 32 ODIs for the […]
CSA T20 League: De Kock, Topley sign for RPSG Durban
DURBAN, Aug 12: Five Lucknow Super Giants players, including star South African Quinton de Kock and former West Indies captain Jason Holder, have signed for the RPSG Durban franchise that will take part in the inaugural edition of CSA T20 League. The other three players are Kyle Mayers, English seamer Reece Topley and uncapped South […]
Players prioritising T20 leagues hardly a Boult from the blue
NEW DELHI: Trent Boult giving up his New Zealand Cricket contract is another sign of a revolution sweeping through the game — a change happening not at the leisurely pace of a Test match but at the breakneck speed of a Twenty20 innings. A key figure in the teams that won the inaugural World Test […]
Pakistani boxers go missing from Birmingham airport
Pakistans boxers Suleman Baloch and Nazeer Ullah Khan have gone missing in Birmingham after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, media reports said. The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) is searching for the pugilists with the help of local authorities. Nazeer and Suleman’s travel documents are still in possession of PBF, Samaa TV reported. According to […]
Asia Cup 2022: Kohli, Rahul return; Bumrah out of Asia Cup due to injury
Indian Talisman batter Virat Kohli and opener KL Rahul returned to T20Is on Monday as part of the 15-man squad for the Asia Cup 2022. However, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will be unable to compete due to a back injury. Harshal Patel will also be absent due to a rib injury. Bumrah did not tour […]
Iyer, spinners star in India’s 4-1 finish
Shreyas Iyer’s half-century and some superlative bowling from the spinners gave India a big 88-run win over the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I in Florida. The visitors took the series with a thumping 4-1 margin, getting themselves in some good form leading up to the T20 World Cup scheduled for later this […]
Pitch to seal key Cup spots
The Florida leg of the T20I series will be the last chance for some of the India players to seal their spots for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. The last two T20Is of the five-match series will be played on Saturday and Sunday. India lead 2-1 and a win on Saturday will ensure […]
Harmanpreet’s hat-trick hands India 4-1 win over Wales, enter semi-finals
Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh slammed a hat-trick as the Indian men’s hockey team beat Wales 4-1 in its final Pool B match to qualify for the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. Harmanpreet (19th, 20th, 40th minutes) converted two penalty corners and scored one from the spot while Gurjant Singh struck a field goal […]
CWG 2022: India end weightlifting campaign with 10 medals, Gurdeep Singh wins bronze in Men’s 109+ kg
India ended its campaign in the weightlifting competitions in the 2022 Commonwealth Games with super heavyweight lifter Gurdeep Singh bagging a bronze medal in Men’s 109+ kg final. Gurdeep’s medal took India’s total medal count from weightlifting to 10 — three gold, three silver and four bronze — marginally better than that at Gold Coast […]