Ishan Kishan named Rahul’s replacement for WTC
India have named Ishan Kishan as the replacement for KL Rahul in the WTC final. The injured Rahul is set to undergo surgery followed by rehab. Rahul is not the only one amongst the injured list in India’s WTC squad. Pacers Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat are also under the scanner for injuries but find […]
Div Com declares open Anti Drugs Sports Tournament at Khel Gaon Nagrota
Emphasises on eradication of drug abuse among youths for better society JAMMU, MAY 04: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today declared open inter-Panchayat Sports Competition (Anti Drugs Sports Tournament) in presence of Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Avny Lavasa here at Khel Gaon Nagrota being organised by District Administration Jammu and Youth Services and Sports Department under […]
Gujarat Titans jump to second spot after clinical win
Defending champions Gujarat Titans handed five-time champions Mumbai Indians a thumping defeat, courtesy a violent death-over assault by Abhinav Manohar and David Miller, and a spin demolition of the Mumbai batting, led by the excellent Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan. Gill lays the platform despite top-order failure After a difficult end to his spell in […]
Buoyed Titans aim to nudge ahead in playoff race
“Rohit Sharma, any day, any time,” says Harbhajan Singh on who he would rather bowl to – Rohit or MS Dhoni. “A very difficult batsman to bowl to, a class player in terms of batting skill… If Rohit bats from the beginning to the end, then there is no better player than him.” Rohit has […]
RCB recover better than they slip
Ravichandran Ashwin punched the air and jumped in celebration. It was the end of the 15th over and he’d just had Glenn Maxwell caught at backward point. In a 44-ball stay, Maxwell forged a short but intriguing mini-battle against the wily Ashwin, and looked to take him on almost every ball. Switch hits, reverse ramps […]
LSG outwit RR in low-scoring contest
Marcus Stonis’s all-round efforts (a 16-ball 21 & 2-28) helped Lucknow Super Giants secure a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals, in Jaipur, to retain the second spot on the points table. After posting 154 for 7, courtesy Kyle Mayers’ half-century and Nicholas Pooran’s late blitz, the visitors restricted Royals to 144 for 6, despite an […]
YS&S deptt organizes Sports Conclave 2023 at SKICC
Sarmad emphasizes sports as potent tool towards restraining youth from drug abuse, other social evils SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: The Department of Youth Services & Sports (YS&S), today organized a one day Conclave 2023 at SKICC with the goal of creating a roadmap for optimal performance besides discussing strategies for developing sports talent in a big […]
Mumbai pip Sunrisers in nail-biting run-chase
Mumbai Indians edged past the Sunrisers Hyderabad after a nail-biting run-chase in Hyderabad to make it three successive wins after a shaky start to the season. After Mumba Indians posted an imposing total, SRH made a shambolic start to the chase, but had phases of recovery that lent the hosts a semblance of hope. They […]
RCB ride on their PowerPlay cutting edge
The Chinnaswamy Stadium, so often the producer of unbridled din, was unusually tetchy, a feeling permeated perhaps by the knowledge of the home side not having enough runs on the board. They had 174, which Virat Kohli told his bowlers was good on that wicket. However, David Warner, who walked out to bat amidst the […]
Brook hundred eclipses Rinku, Rana as SRH coast to successive wins
Harry Brook registered his maiden IPL ton – also the first century of IPL 2023 – to lay the platform for SRH’s massive score of 228 for 4 after they were put in to bat. In reply, KKR started slowly but Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh cracked quick-fire half-centuries to help the side past the […]