Rohit Sharma’s elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blitz was backed up by a solid bowling performance as India registered a comprehensive 68-run victory over the West Indies in Trinidad on Friday. Batting first in first T20I of the five-match series, skipper Rohit set up the platform with his 44-ball 64. However, it was wicketkeeper Karthik’s
Month: July 2022
Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Team India will be focusing on ending their title drought, eyeing a win in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022, set to take place from October 16 to November 13 in Australia. After sealing the inaugural edition of T20 World Cup under MS Dhoni in 2007, the Men in
Young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh said that using variations, especially the slower ones, on a sticky wicket was the key to his success in the T20 series-opener against the West Indies. Arshdeep (2/24 in 4 overs), who featured in the first T20I against England at Southampton earlier this month, picked up two wickets on his
Yuvraj Singh posted a funny video on Twitter© Twitter Shubman Gill showcased his ability at the international level yet again as he scored a fluent 98 in the third ODI against West Indies to help Shikhar Dhawan‘s team complete a 3-0 whitewash. This was India’s first whitewash in an ODI series of 3 or more
Out-of-favour Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad is eyeing a comeback in the national team. Shehzad, who last played for Pakistan in 2019, was dropped from the team after a lean patch with the bat, which was followed by a long-term injury that kept him out of the game. However, the 30-year-old has openly criticized the management
Shreyas Iyer came up with an acrobatic fielding effort© Twitter Team India got off to a winning start in the first T20I against West Indies as the Rohit Sharma-led side displayed an all-round performance to register a comprehensive 68-run win. Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik got among the runs to help India post 190 runs
Barbados Women 144 for 4 (Kycia 62*, Matthews 51, Sana 2-41) beat Pakistan Women 129 for 6 (Dar 50*) by 15 runs Half-centuries from Hayley Matthews and Kycia Knight helped Barbados open their Commonwealth Games campaign against Pakistan with a 15-run win in Birmingham on Friday. Having been asked to bat, Barbados scored 144 for
Rahul, India’s first-choice opener in the shortest format, has been on the sidelines, recovering from surgery for a sports hernia, since the end of the IPL in May 2022. He was expected to be back in action for the T20Is against West Indies, but caught the virus and was advised a further period of rest.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma wants his batters to “carry on longer” and convert their starts into substantial scores. Rohit, and then Dinesh Karthik, lifted India to a competitive 190 from an uncomfortable 138 for six in the 16th over, a total which proved enough for the visitors to record a 68-run win in the first
The Indian women’s cricket team suffered a heartbreaking loss against Australia in Group A clash of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. India had made a fantastic start in their bid to defend to 154 as Renuka Singh Thakur took four wickets inside five overs, however, Ashleigh Gardner held her own to help Australia chase down the
File photo of Rohit Sharma© AFP India captain Rohit Sharma was in fine touch in the first T20I against West Indies and he went on to play a knock of 64 runs off just 44 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. Along the course of this innings, Rohit surpassed New Zealand
Cricket Ireland (CI) have announced a 14-player squad for Men’s upcoming T20 International series against South Africa and Afghanistan. The battle against the Proteas will be played in Bristol between August 3 and 5, while the fixtures against Afghanistan will take place in Stormont. Despite being whitewashed 3-0 at home against New Zealand, the selectors have
File photo of Sourav Ganguly© AFP Sourav Ganguly, the former India skipper and current president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be playing a special cricket match in Legends League Cricket. Ganguly made the announcement on Instagram, confirming that he would indeed be playing a vert special match in the Season
Australia Women 157 for 7 (Gardner 52*, Harris 37, Renuka 4-18) beat India Women 154 for 8 (Harmanpreet 52, Shafali 48, Jonassen 4-22) by three wickets Women’s cricket got off to a spectacular start in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, with Australia giving India a reminder that you can never write them off, even in
Lizelle Lee has admitted that she did not meet CSA’s fitness requirements, and that is what led to her abrupt retirement from international cricket. In an interview with the BBC’s Stumped podcast, Lee revealed that after she failed to complete aspects of the fitness test, she was on the verge of being withdrawn from South
New Zealand 254 for 5 (Chapman 83, Bracewell 61*, Main 2-44) beat Scotland 152 for 9 (Greaves 37, Neesham 2-9, Rippon 2-37) by 102 runs The world-famous Johnnie Walker highball forms the focal point of the award-winning whisky tour on Edinburgh’s Princes Street. It is described by the Scotch blender’s own website as a “balanced
India 190 for 6 (Rohit 64, Karthik 41*, Joseph 2-46) beat West Indies 122 for 8 (Brooks 20, Ashwin 2-22, Arshdeep 2-24, Bishnoi 2-26) by 68 runs In the first international game at Brian Lara Stadium, India’s move to go in with three spinners – as opposed to West Indies’ one – reaped rich dividends
Heather Knight will miss England’s opening match of the Commonwealth Games, against Sri Lanka on Saturday, with a hip injury. Knight, the England captain, suffered the injury during the first T20I against South Africa on July 21 and subsequently missed the remaining two matches of that series, which her side won in her absence. Knight
Rohit Sharma’s elegant half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing finish were backed up by a solid bowling performance as India made short work of West Indies with an easy 68-run victory in the first T20I on Friday. While Rohit set up the platform with a 44-ball-64, it was Karthik’s calculated assault — an unbeaten 41 off
Indian captain Rohit Sharma, on Friday, leapfrogged New Zealand batter Martin Guptill to acquire a first place in the list of top run-getters in T20 Internationals (T20Is). Rohit accomplished the landmark in the ongoing first T20I against West Indies at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. The Nagpur- born cricketer shined with the willow, smashing a
Barbados Royals have appointed South African batter David Miller as captain for the 2022 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He will be replacing Windies all-rounder Jason Holder, who had been at the helm for the last couple of seasons. Miller, who returns to the CPL for the first time in three seasons having
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has recommended for a rule change following his side’s 58-run loss against South Africa in the second T20I at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday. Rilee Rossouw was the star of the night, propelling South Africa to victory with an excellent 96 off just 55 deliveries. However, controversy hit the contest
Even as record broadcast deals were signed for the Indian T20 League, the growth of the fantasy sports industry continued at an even faster rate. Well over 13 crore Indians play at least one fantasy sport now, with fantasy cricket games like Howzat easily among the most popular. With high-quality cricket, whether that’s international matches
India pacer Renuka Singh’s dream spell did not prove to be good enough as Australia came back from the brink to pull off a three-wicket win in the Commonwealth Games group A opener at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday. The target of 155 should have been a straightforward chase but Renuka, playing only her seventh T20,
1st T20I Live: Rohit Sharma returns as India take on West Indies in Trinidad.© AFP IND vs WI, 1st T20I Live Updates: West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first T20I of the five-match series at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. India captain Rohit Sharma, his new opening partner
But Langer’s move will likely cause some intrigue as he comments on the team that he departed from in messy circumstances earlier this year. Langer had wanted to continue coaching Australia’s men’s team long-term, but was only offered a six-month contract extension in February after relationships with players and staff had become strained over the
Rohit Sharma will be back in action in the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies, beginning Friday. The skipper had been given a rest for the ODI series, but now he would hope to register big scores with the bat to help India win another bilateral series. Ahead of the first T20I, Rohit had
Sanju Samson in action for the Indian cricket team The Indian selectors on Friday named wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson as a replacement fr KL Rahul for the five-match T20I series between India and West Indies, starting Friday. Rahul has not travelled with the team and will miss the entire series as he has been advised
Shafali Verma and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur‘s stroked-filled innings helped India put up 154 for eight against Australia as women’s cricket made a promising debut at the Commonwealth Games here on Friday. Shafali (48 off 33 balls) and Harmanpreet ( 52 off 34 balls) took India to a decent total which might not be enough against
Chris Gayle has signed up for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots for the inaugural 6IXTY, a T10 tournament that will run from August 24 to 28 in St Kitts, ahead of the Caribbean Premier League. West Indies openers Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher as well as South African Dewald Brevis will be turning up for
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