Star Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya said on Wednesday that legendary wicketkeeper MS Dhoni played a big role in his growth. Hardik Pandya has been getting a lot of acclaim this year, be it for his superb all-round show with bat and ball or his captaincy that helped Gujarat Titans clinch their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in
Month: August 2022
India’s flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya has jumped eight places to a best-ever fifth position on the latest ICC T20I all-rounder rankings after his excellent outing against Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Dubai. Hardik claimed 3/25 and made 33 not out from just 17 balls, showing how vital his impact will be in India’s T20
The fourth match of Asia Cup 2022 will be played between India and Hong Kong at the Dubai International Stadium on August 31 (Wednesday). Both teams have met twice in the Asia Cups (2008, 2018), where India defeated Hong Kong comprehensively. Both the matches were played in the ODI format. Pitch report: Fast bowlers will
England players celebrate a wicket against South Africa.© Twitter England named an unchanged 14-man squad Wednesday for next week’s third and deciding Test against South Africa at the Oval. The hosts levelled the series at 1-1 with a dominant innings and 85-run win inside three days in the second Test at Old Trafford. Captain Ben
Both India and Pakistan have been fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in their Group A match of the Asia Cup on Sunday, August 28. Jeff Crowe of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam‘s sides were ruled
File photo of Shaheen Afridi.© AFP One of Pakistan’s biggest concerns going into the 2022 T20 World Cup that begins in October is the fitness of star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi. The left-arm seamer had sustained a knee injury while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in July. The injury ruled him out
File photo of Dinesh Karthik.© BCCI Cricketers extended their wishes on social media as the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi started in India on Wednesday. The 10-day festival began with the coronavirus pandemic no longer casting its shadow on the celebrations. Ganesh Chaturthi sees idol of Lord Ganesh, the god of prosperity and wisdom and a
Rishabh Pant could not find a place in the playing XI as India beat Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller in their Asia Cup clash on Sunday. The wicketkeeper-batter was left on the bench with KL Rahul returning to the side, while Dinesh Karthik was handed the responsibility behind the stumps. Former India player and selector,
Team India, on Sunday, claimed a thrilling win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. All-rounder Hardik Pandya was the star of the night courtesy of his all-round performance. Hardik first picked up three wickets and then played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 33 runs from 17 deliveries to take India over the
File photo of David Warner. David Warner might be an Australian player but he always keeps impressing his Indian fans, sometimes with his breathtaking stroke play, sometimes with his electric fielding and sometimes with his social media posts. Given that Warner has been a part of the Indian Premier League for more than a decade,
Asia Cup: Ravindra Jadeja attended a press conference ahead of India’s match vs Hong Kong.© Twitter One of the big talking points during India’s Asia Cup opening match against Pakistan was the omission of star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant. India went on to win a closely fought contest by five wickets, with Hardik Pandya and Ravindra
The PCB has been forced to abandon the franchise model for the Pakistan Junior League (PJL – its T20 league for Under-19 cricketers) after bidders failed by a considerable distance to match the base price the PCB had set for franchise ownership. The board has now taken ownership of the inaugural edition and on Tuesday
New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced his retirement from international cricket. He said factors such as injuries and increasing competition in the national side across all three formats made him take the decision. “I accept I’m not getting any younger and that the training is getting harder, particularly with the injuries,” he said
The build-up to India versus Hong Kong could not be more different to India versus Pakistan. The buzz around the training grounds, press conferences and the match – in terms of ticket sales and anticipation – is extremely low-key. It’s almost as though everyone’s just waiting for next Sunday, when India and Pakistan are likely
Australia 100 for 2 (Smith 47*, Carey 26*, Ngarava 2-16) beat Zimbabwe 96 (Williams 29, Zampa 3-21, Starc 3-24) by eight wickets Australia raced to an eight-wicket victory in Townsville as the second ODI lasted less than 43 overs after Mitchell Starc had blown Zimbabwe’s top order away to leave him on 199 wickets, and
Asia Cup: Rashid Khan (centre) celebrates with his teammates after Afghanistan’s win over Bangladesh. Najibullah Zadran stole the show on Tuesday as Afghanistan overwhelmed Bangladesh by 7 wickets to seal progress to the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 stage. Chasing a 128-run target, Afghanistan were tottering at 62 for 3 at one stage in the
File photo of Harbhajan Singh.© AFP India spin great Harbhajan Singh faced flak on social media after he was seen laughing as former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi commented during a discussion that Gautam Gambhir was not liked even by Indian players. Harbhajan, however, dismissed the trolls who “just want to have some fun” and said
Ever since Sanjay Manjrekar‘s “bits and pieces cricketer” comment on Ravindra Jadeja, the former India batter often finds himself at the end of a few jokes whenever the star all-rounder performs well. To Manjrekar’s credit, he himself takes it on the chin and even asked Jadeja after India’s win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup
Ruthless Australia wrapped up the one-day international series against Zimbabwe with a crushing eight-wicket victory on Wednesday in Townsville. After Mitchell Starc played a central role in routing the tourists for just 96, Australia overcame an early stutter in their chase to reach the lowly target in the 15th over and take an unassailable 2-0
Team India’s campaign in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 got off to a winning start on Sunday as Rohit Sharma and co. defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by five wickets. It was Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya who put on 52 runs for the fifth wicket to help India chase down 148. Jadeja was dismissed for 35,
After edging past Pakistan by five wickets on Sunday, India play their second match of the ongoing Asia Cup against Hong Kong on Wednesday. The Indian team management will continue to deal with the selection dilemma as it was forced to make some in-form players warm the benches during the match against Pakistan and not
Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli plays a shot against Pakistan.© AFP Virat Kohli, despite showing early promise, got out for 35 in India’s Asia Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday. The former Indian cricket team captain is under focus after a lengthy lean phase. He was rested for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe,
Asia Cup 2022: A fan kisses Hardik Pandya’s image on TV after his match-winning six vs Pakistan.© Twitter Hardik Pandya was certainly at his best on Sunday as the all-rounder helped India edge past Pakistan in a tense Asia Cup encounter. While he returned figures of 3 for 25 in his four-over quota, Hardik scored
After their thrilling win over Pakistan in their campaign opener, Rohit Sharma-led India now take on Hong Kong in their second game of Asia Cup 2022. The Indian team will be looking to register a win and comfortably enter the Super 4s. They will aim to keep Hong Kong away from providing any scare like the
Hardik Pandya celebrates India’s win over Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday.© AFP Harbhajan Singh has seen many legendary Indian captains from close quarters. The list includes greats like Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and MS Dhoni. So, when he marks a player as having the potential to become the skipper of the
File photo of Colin De Grandhomme.© AFP New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced retirement from international cricket on Wednesday. The country’s apex cricket board shared the news on social media. The board added that the all-rounder came to the conclusion after discussing about it with New Zealand Cricket, which agreed to release him
Guyana Amazon Warriors have made it to the knockouts of all nine editions of the CPL so far but have never won the title. This season, they have a chance to break that jinx and clinch their first trophy, in front of their home crowd. The prospect of Guyana hosting the CPL final for the
Ravindra Jadeja was at his jovial best at Tuesday’s optional training session, ahead of India’s final group game against Hong Kong in Dubai. And when he rather unexpectedly came for the pre-match press conference, he was greeted with a huge cheer from the room. “Bakra mil gaya kya?,” (Have you guys found your sacrificial lamb)
File photo of Rashid Khan. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan became the second-highest wicket-taker in the T20I format on Tuesday. The star Afghan bowler accomplished this landmark during his side’s Group B tie against Bangladesh in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. In the 16th over of the Bangladesh innings, Rashid dismissed Mahmudullah after the batter was
A fine performance from the spinners and an impactful cameo from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan record a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Afghanistan’s star spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/16) and Rashid Khan (3/22) ran through a reckless Bangladesh batting line-up to restrict the opposition to 127.
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 39
- Next Page »