India were one of the favourites to win the 2019 World Cup till a 15-minute spell from the New Zealand fast bowlers in Manchester changed everything and the world came crashing down for the Men in Blue in the semi-final stages of the showpiece event. Things could have easily gone downhill from there had it […]
He was Kolkatas favourite son on the cricket pitch before Prince of Calcutta Sourav Ganguly arrived on the scene. But former India skipper Mohammad Azharuddin said it felt special to be back at the historic ground for Indias maiden Day-Night Test match against Bangladesh. “It feels good to be back at the Eden which is […]
India are set to play their maiden Day-Night Test at the historic Eden Gardens starting Friday and one man who played a crucial rule in convincing skipper Virat Kohli to agree to play a pink ball Test against Bangladesh is none other than current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly. […]
A day after skipper Virat Kohli rated his fast bowlers as the best in the world, Indian pacers led by Mohammed Shami grabbed a team hattrick just after tea when Ishant Sharma dismissed Liton Das, on Day 1 of the first Test on Thursday. Mohammed Shami grabbed two wickets off the last two balls before […]
India fast bowler Deepak Chahar, who returned a world record haul of six for seven against Bangladesh on Sunday, has moved up 88 slots to 42nd position in the latest ICC T20I rankings for players, but the bowlers’ list continues to be led by slow bowlers. The top five and eight of the top nine […]
Fun-loving veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has compared Jasprit Bumrah with late Bollywood actor Dev Anand after the ace pacer posted a picture of him in casual-formals earlier in the week. Recovering at a steady pace from his injury, Bumrah brought to the fore his stylish self by “playing it cool” with a picture of […]
Wishes poured in from the cricket fraternity as India skipper Virat Kohli turned 31 on Tuesday. Kohli is not part of Indias T20I squad for the three-match rubber against Bangladesh and is currently enjoying a vacation with wife Anushka Sharma in Bhutan. Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the 31-year-old saying: “Wishing you a very happy […]
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and her husband Virat Kohli, who are in Bhutan, for the India skipper’s 31st birthday on Tuesday, stopped for tea in a small village after a 8.5 km uphill trek. Anushka took to her Instagram, where she shared a string of photographs from a hut of Bhutanese locals. In one photograph […]
One of Bollywood’s biggest stars has thrown her support behind players competing in next year’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, during a visit to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) this morning. As organisers count down the days to potentially break an attendance record at a women’s sporting fixture, Kareena Kapoor, the Indian actress and presenter, […]
In the last two-three years, one of main talking points in Indian cricket has been the performance of the pacers. And what has come as the icing on the cake is that they are now leading the show even on home soil. India, famous for producing world-class batters over the years, now boasts of having […]