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 […]
No panic, Rohit Sharma backs young guns
Rohit Sharma has always excelled at giving youngsters a chance in challenging situations. Be it IPL or international cricket, Rohit never turns away from playing attacking cricket. On Monday with India’s fortunes on the line in the second T20I in St Kitts, the captain turned to Avesh Khan with West Indies needing 10 off the […]
Narrow escape for Indian cyclist Vishavjeet in horrific crash
Indian cyclist Vishavjeet Singh, who qualified for the final in the men’s 15km scratch race, made a narrow escape from the horrific crash that grabbed the spotlight at the Commonwealth Games. The incident happened in the afternoon on Sunday when the cyclists were into their final leg of the 10-lap qualifying scratch race. Eight riders […]
Deandra Dottin retires from international cricket
Deandra Dottin, the West Indian all-rounder, announced her retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday (August 1). The announcement came only a few hours after Barbados’s nine-wicket loss against Australia in the Commonwealth Games. In the contest, Dottin conceded 25 runs in the one over she bowled, after scoring a 22-ball 8. In […]