Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake was all praise for Team India and captain Virat Kohli despite the team suffering a massive 227-run loss against England in the first Test in Chennai. In a video message uploaded on his social media handles, Blake lauded Kohli for not finding any excuses for the defeat and accepting his team’s […]
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav believes it will not be easy for the likes of Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes to perform in the upcoming four-Test series between India and England which gets underway from Friday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. England are coming on the back of a thumping 2-0 Test series win […]
The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa on Thursday secured their berth into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles event at the Toyota Thailand Open after getting past Germany’s Mark Lamsfuss and Isabel Herttrich in their second round contest. Satwiksairaj and Ashwini defeated their German opponents 22-20, 14-21, 21-16 in a match that […]
India left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has suffered an injury to his left thumb and has been taken for scans, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) confirmed on Saturday. “Ravindra Jadeja suffered a blow to his left thumb while batting. He has been taken for scans,” said a statement from the BCCI. Jadeja was hit on his […]
Australia’s Steve Smith on Friday became the batsman to score the maximum number of hundreds against India in Test cricket. Smith achieved the feat on the second day of the ongoing third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He played a brilliant knock of 131 before getting run out. The right-handed […]
By Qaiser Mohammad Ali The only way out for the Indian cricketers to overcome the crushing defeat to Australia in the first Test is to “fight it out” and do “something magnificent” in the remaining three matches that would change negative thinking, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has said in an exclusive interview. Failure of top-order […]
Australian batsmen are being encouraged to go after the Indian spinners with whatever shots they feel comfortable with, including sweeps and reverse sweeps in the remaining two Test matches of the ongoing four-match series. The Aussies have struggled to get going against the Indian spin attack in the first two Tests, especially against Ravichandran Ashwin […]
Right-handed batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests of the ongoing four-match series against Australia and will fly home after he sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. A statement from the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday said, “KL Rahul sprained his […]
Australia are likely to go in with just the one spinner in the third Test match that begins on January 7 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins said on Wednesday. With the SCG helping spin bowlers more than any other Australian surface, visiting teams are often tempted to go in with […]
India pace bowler Umesh Yadav, who limped off the field on the third day of the ongoing second Test, has been taken for scans after complaining of pain in his calf. A statement from the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said, “Umesh Yadav complained of pain in his calf while bowling his 4th over and was […]