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 […]
T20I : Moeen Ali hits England’s fastest 50 in just 16 balls
Moeen Ali scored England’s fastest half-century in T20Is and Jonny Bairstow’sgolden summer continued with a brutal 90 in a 41-run victory over South Africa on Wednesday in the first match of their three-game series. England posted a massive234/6 in their 20 overs, helped by the small boundaries at the County Ground, as Moeentook 16 balls […]
ICC boss Greg Barclay game for new term
International Cricket Council (ICC) chairperson Greg Barclay has kept his options open, saying he wouldn’t mind a second term in the hot seat if the board decides to re-elect him. “Yes, absolutely right. My term ends in November and I am eligible for a further two-year term… I am available for the term if the […]
Series won, buoyant India to go for sweep
Since the end of this year’s IPL, India’s focus in their white-ball games had been more on analysing how much stronger their reserve bench has become. Since the home T20Is versus South Africa till the ongoing ODIs in the Caribbean, the team management shouldn’t be too worried when it comes to firming up the team […]
SL v PAK, 2nd Test, Day 1: Honours even as Sri Lankan batters fail to convert starts
Half-centuries by Oshada Fernando and Dinesh Chandimal powered Sri Lanka 315 for 6 on the first day of the second Test at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday. Opener Oshada Fernando continued his good form with the bat and along with captain Dimuth Karunaratne ensured that Sri Lanka were off to a comfortable start. The […]
Dhawan, Gill inspire India to three-run win in high-scoring first ODI vs West Indies
Shikhar Dhawan, India’s ODI captain, and young opener Shubman Gill put on a century partnership as the tourists piled up a massive 308/7 in 50 overs before winning the nerve-wracking first game of the three-match series by three runs at Queen’s Park Oval on Saturday (IST). While Dhawan fell three runs short of the century, […]
Shaheen out of second Sri Lanka Test with knee injury
GALLE: Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, the team said Thursday. Shaheen, a left-arm quick, played a key part in the tourists’ opening win on Wednesday in Galle as he took four wickets in the first innings. Shaheen, key for […]
Cleaver unbeaten fifty, Bracewell hat-trick drive NZ to series-sealing win over Ireland
Dane Cleaver hit his maiden T20I fifty, an unbeaten 78 off 55 deliveries, while Michael Bracewell took a hat-trick and Ish Sodhi ran through the middle-order to give New Zealand a series-sealing victory over Ireland by 88 runs. After Cleaver’s efforts took New Zealand to 178/4, Sodhi ran through the Irish middle-order with 3-21 and […]
China to host Asian Games in 2023 after Covid postponement
KUWAIT CITY: China will host the 2022 Asian Games in 2023, organisers said on Tuesday, after postponing the event in Hangzhou because of Covid-19. The Games will now be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8 2023, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said. The event was originally scheduled to be held in […]
West Indies top-order batter Lendl Simmons announces retirement from international cricket
West Indies top-order batter and veteran limited-overs specialist Lendl Simmons on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect, with his sports agency ‘124notout’ posting a lengthy message on social media. The talented batter finished his career with a total of 3,763 runs for West Indies from 144 matches over […]
