Chris Gayle doing garba on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket© Twitter Virender Sehwag and Universe Boss Chris Gayle among the other Adani Sportline-owned Gujarat Giants players celebrated Navratri in Jodhpur on the sidelines of Legends League Cricket on Saturday. As India celebrates one of country’s biggest festivals, the cricketers exhibited stunning moves as they grooved
Month: October 2022
Sarfaraz Khan scored a century for Rest Of India in Irani Cup© Twitter Sarfaraz Khan carried on with his rich vein of form into the ongoing Irani Cup as he smashed a ton on Day 1 while playing for Rest of India. Coming into bat with his side in a tricky spot at 18/3, the
Former Australia star Shane Watson is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to ever play the game and in a career spanning, 207 international games, Watson took 291 wickets and he also scored 10,950 runs. The 41-year-old is currently in India to play the Legends League Cricket tournament, and on the sidelines of the
India Legends defeated Sri Lanka Legends in the Road Safety World Series final to clinch their second consecutive trophy at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Saturday. Even in the previous season of the retired cricketers’ tournament, India Legends had beaten Sri Lanka Legends. Electing to bat first, the Sachin Tendulkar-led
The running out of Charlie Dean by Deepti Sharma at the non-striker’s end during the Lord’s ODI last week is still being talked about, and fans and pundits are still debating whether this particular mode of dismissal is in ‘spirit of cricket’. Ravichandran Ashwin, who had also run-out Jos Buttler during the 2019 Indian Premier
Suryakumar Yadav’s special message for Sarfaraz Khan.© Twitter Sarfaraz Khan is one of the most talented budding cricketers coming through the cricket circles of Mumbai. The right-handed batter has time and time again shown that he has a calm head on his shoulders and his talent was once again on display on the first day
Pakistan will take on England in the series-decider final T20I of the ongoing seven-match series at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday, October 2. The exciting series is currently tied up at 3-3, with both Pakistan and England winning three matches each. The tourists, who recently won the sixth T20I to level the series, will
India vs South Africa: Both teams to square off in 2nd T20I on Sunday© AFP Rohit Sharma-led Team India would look to carry forward their winning momentum and gain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against South Africa when both teams square off in the second T20I on Sunday at the Barsapara Cricket
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram came down hard on the batters of Babar Azam-led side after the hosts stumbled to an eight-wicket loss in the sixth T20I against England on Friday. In a chat with Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf, Akram questioned the versatility of Pakistan batters, saying one should forget about playing 360 degrees,
Sachin Tendulkar is castled in the Road Safety World Series Final.© Twitter Legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar failed to weave his magic with the bat in the final match of the Road Safety World Series on Saturday. Coming in to open the batting with Naman Ojha for India Legends in Raipur, Tendulkar fell for a first-ball
Pakistan vs England: File photo of Moeen Ali and Babar Azam© AFP The thrilling seven-match T20I series between Pakistan and England will come to a conclusion on Sunday as both teams will square off in the decider at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The series is currently tied at 3-3 and there is everything to play
The Indian team is set to depart for Australia on October 6, two days after the conclusion of the T20I series against South Africa, for a preparatory camp ahead of the T20 World Cup. This also means the selectors are likely to announce a second-string squad, led by Shikhar Dhawan in all likelihood, for the
Rain had caused India’s last match at Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium to be abandoned.© BCCI India are scheduled to take on South Africa at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati later on Sunday in the second T20I of the three-match series, but rain may hamper proceedings in Assam. According to Accuweather, Guwahati is likely to experience some
Ricardo Powell did almost everything but could not finish the game and that in the end unfortunately cost Manipal Tigers dear as they were knocked out of the ongoing Legends League Cricket (LLC) at the Barkatullah Khan Stadium on Saturday. The last league game of the season, between the Tigers and India Capitals, turned out
Shaun Tait attended a press conference after Pakistan’s defeat to England in the 6th T20I.© Twitter England defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the sixth T20I on Friday to level the 7-match series 3-3. The Mooen Ali-led side made a mockery of the 170-run target set by Pakistan at the Gadaffi Stadium, Lahore as they
Former Australia star Shane Watson is regarded as one of the best all-rounders to ever play the game and in a career spanning, 207 international games, Watson took 291 wickets and he also scored 10,950 runs. The 41-year-old is currently in India to play the Legends League Cricket, and on the sidelines of the ongoing
India and South Africa will be squaring off in the second T20I of the three-match series at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led side is 1-0 ahead in the series as it had won the first game by 8 wickets in Thiruvananthapuram. Hence, the second T20I is a must-win game for the
The “disrespect” that was directed at Jamaica Tallawahs spurred the team to go all the way and clinch the CPL title, their captain Rovman Powell has said. Not many gave Tallawahs a chance to qualify for the playoffs, let alone make the final, and despite losing key personnel at various stages, they rallied to beat
Roughly around this time last year, Dasun Shanaka was gallantly bigging up his side’s chances at the T20 World Cup – though, in reality, it was a sentiment borne more out of hope than any real confidence. “If our guys perform to their strengths I feel they can go a long way in this tournament,”
New Zealand Women 108 for 4 (Bates 54, A Kerr 21, Fraser 1-13) beat West Indies Women 107 for 5 (Knight 42, Jensen 3-24, Carson 2-12) by six wickets Hayley Jensen‘s three wicket-haul and Suzie Bates‘ half-century helped New Zealand beat West Indies by six wickets on the penultimate ball of a low-scoring second T20I at North
Big picture With two-thirds of this series still to be played, it’s fair to assume that this is the sentiment prevailing among most of India’s cricket-consuming public. You can’t blame them, because a: it’s Jasprit Bumrah, b: there’s a World Cup around the corner, and c: information about his injury has been scant and shrouded
Big picture Every time an even number of games have been played in this series, Pakistan and England have found themselves level. After six intoxicating and wildly entertaining games, neither side has been able to pull clear, and you suspect the final game have would been a decider no matter how many matches this series
An overcast sky ahead of India’s T20 fixture against South Africa at Guwahati on Sunday has made organisers and fans anxious, bringing back memories of the last international cricket match at the venue that had to be abandoned after heavy rain. Enthusiasm has been high among people in the run up to the match, with
Young Indian fast bowler Umran Malik exhibited a top-class bowling show in the opening match of the Irani Cup 2022 between Saurashtra and the Rest of India. Representing the Rest of India, which is captained by Hanuma Vihari, Umran dropped thunders in his 5.5 over spell, where he bagged three wickets while conceding 25 runs
Pooja Vastrakar scored 1 run off 2 balls against Sri Lanka women on Saturday.© Twitter Pooja Vastrakar had an unfortunate outing with the bat on Saturday as the player was adjudged run-out by the third umpire in what was a tight call. It happened on the penultimate ball of the Indian innings during their Asia
Medium pacer Mukesh Kumar rattled Saurashtra with some high quality swing bowling before Sarfaraz Khan continued his dream run with an attractive hundred to put Rest of India in the driver’s seat on the opening day of Irani Trophy match on Saturday. At stumps, Sarfaraz’s unbeaten 125 off 126 balls took Rest of India to
India Women 150 for 6 (Rodrigues 76, Harmanpreet 33, Ranasinghe 3-32) beat Sri Lanka Women 109 (Perera 30, Samarawickrama 26, Hemalatha 3-15, Vastrakar 2-12) by 41 runs It was a welcome return for Jemimah Rodrigues to the national side as her T20I career best 76, including a 92-run partnership with captain Harmanpreet Kaur, followed by
Forty-eight hours after the first reports of Jasprit Bumrah‘s back injury, there is still no clarity on the extent and seriousness of it with India coach Rahul Dravid saying they are waiting on expert opinion. Bumrah and India are racing against the clock with the T20 World Cup just around the corner. The team leaves
Prominent sports journalist Harsha Bhogle, on Friday, lambasted England media for their coverage regarding Deepti Sharma’s run-out of Charlie Dean during India Women’s third ODI against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground. The run-out, which helped India to whitewash England, has become the talking point, with the Indian all-rounder receiving massive criticism from England
Suryakumar Yadav‘s incredibly strong and powerful batting has made him one of the most feared T20 batters at the moment and South African all-rounder Wayne Parnell says the bowlers will have to stay strong and focussed while tackling him. Surya slammed a 33-ball 50 in India’s eight-wicket win over South Africa on a tricky track