NEW DELHI: Star Indian batter Shubman Gill had to blame his luck for getting out during the fifth and final T20I against West Indies as he didn’t opt for DRS and walked away after being given out lbw by the on-field umpire but the hawk-eye showed otherwise as the ball would have clearly missed the … Read more
It was 2011 when India last played a Test match in Dominica. At that time, playing under MS Dhoni’s captaincy were two players who will be there in Dominica again, but in “different capacities”, when India take on the hosts West Indies in the first Test of the series, starting July 12.Virat Kohli and current … Read more
By Balwinder Singh SandhuThere was a lot of fun that we had as a team during that campaign. With characters like Sandeep Patil and Kirti Azad, there was a lot of leg-pulling, fooling around, which meant that the team atmosphere was relaxed. I would give credit to our seniors in that team — Sunil (Gavaskar), … Read more
MUMBAI: Veteran Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have paid the price for calls for transition in India’s Test team following India’s 209-run defeat in the final of the World Test Championship at the Oval against Australia earlier this month.On Friday, the national selectors, while picking India’s Test and ODI squads for the upcoming … Read more
NEW DELHI: India produced an all-round performance to register a comfortable six-wicket victory over West Indies in their Group 2 match on Wednesday in Cape Town, their second consecutive win at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in their campaign opener. Wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh scored a match-winning 44 not out, off … Read more
If Team India win the third and final ODI vs New Zealand on Tuesday in Indore, they will record back to back ODI series clean sweeps at home. India had blanked Sri Lanka before the ongoing series against the Black Caps.Winning home bilateral ODI series has become more than just a habit for the Men … Read more
LONDON: England have appointed all-rounder Ben Stokes as their Test captain to succeed Joe Root in the job, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. “I am delighted that he has accepted, and he is ready for the added responsibility and the honour. He thoroughly deserves the opportunity,” managing director of England … Read more