Boult released from NZ contract to spend more time at home
WELLINGTON: World class fast bowler Trent Boult was released from his central contract with New Zealand Cricket (NZC) at his own request on Wednesday so he can spend less time travelling and more time at home with his family. The 33-year-old, who has played 70 tests and 137 limited overs internationals since 2011, will continue […]
Kieron Pollard becomes first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches
Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard became the first cricketer to play 600 T20 matches on Monday. The hard-hitting batter achieved this landmark during his side’s London Spirit’s match against Manchester Originals during ongoing The Hundred tournament at Lord’s. Pollard made sure to make the occasion memorable. He smashed an unbeaten 34 runs off just […]
The silver linings of Shreyas and Hetmyer
When you’re short of runs in cricket, you try and play out a few deliveries and get your eye in. West Indies’ batter Shimron Hetmyer, for one, doesn’t believe in that theory. The left-handed batter rather believes in taking a shortcut in order to find his batting rhythm as he invariably plays a big shot […]
India beat Bangladesh 5-2 to emerge SAFF U20 Champions
Striker Gurkirat Singh scored four goals including a hat-trick, while Himanshu Jangra scored the one more as India U20 steered Bangladesh U20 5-2 in the last to arise champions in the SAFF U20 Championship after extra time at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Friday. The two teams were locked 1-1 at the interval, and 2-2 […]
CWG 2022: Sudhir wins gold in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting
India’s Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. Sudhir, an Asian Para Games bronze medallist, lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing it to 212kg in his second effort to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record. The 27-year-old Sudhir, who has […]
Hardik thanks Rohit, Dravid for ‘flexibility and freedom’
Hardik Pandya has credited captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid for creating an environment which has allowed players to perform with increased freedom and security without “looking over their shoulders”. Pandya, the vice-captain for the West Indies T20I series, didn’t say it in as many words but those in the know of things […]
Asia Cup: India versus Pakistan on August 28
India and Pakistan will clash in an Asia Cup Sunday blockbuster in Dubai on August 28, the organisers said on Tuesday. Bilateral cricket remains suspended between the neighbours who play each other only in multi-team tournaments. Sri Lanka take on Afghanistan in the tournament opener in Dubai on August 27, which will be followed by […]
Lionel Messi, Neymar score as PSG trounce Nantes
Lionel Messi opened the scoring and Neymar scored twice as French champions Paris Saint-Germain beat French Cup winners Nantes 4-0 to win the Champions Trophy. Messi, the record seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, netted midway through the first half. Taking a deflected pass from Neymar, he went past goalkeeper Alban Lafont before scoring with a fine […]
From De Kock to Hendricks, and back around cricket’s galaxy
This time last week Quinton de Kock could do no wrong. Seven days on he doesn’t seem to be able to do much right. A week ago Reeza Hendricks was a fringe player in white-ball internationals. Now he seems a fixture in the T20I side. Welcome, pilgrim, to the South Africa chapters of the cricket […]
Don’t agree we played conservative cricket: Rohit Sharma
Captain Rohit Sharma has rebutted claims that the team played conservative cricket which led to their lack of success in T20 World Cups after their triumph in the inaugural edition in 2007. “We haven’t got the results in the World Cups but that doesn’t mean we were playing bad cricket for so many years,” Rohit […]
