Surat, Oct 2 (IANS) Martin Guptill’s unbeaten knock of 126 not out helped Southern Superstars to register their fifth win in Legends League Cricket 2024, defeating Konark Suryas Odisha by 8 wickets with 24 balls to spare at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Ahead of the 2024 Haryana Elections which are set to take place on October 5, former India batter Virender Sehwag has pledged full support to former Haryana Cricket Association (HCA) and BCCI administrator Anirudh Chaudhry, who is from the Tosham assembly constituency. Sehwag, who himself hails from Najafgarh in Haryana, believes Anirudh Chaudhry has been a loyal servant to Indian cricket and will be equally sincere if he wins the seat.
Lucknow, Oct 2 (IANS) A brilliant unbeaten double century by Sarfaraz Khan, the first by a Mumbai batter in the tournament, and half-century by middle-order batter Tanush Kotian (64) helped Ranji Trophy winner Mumbai reach a mammoth 536/9 against Rest of India on Day 2 of the Irani Cup match here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has reclaimed his number one ranking in the Test bowlers’ rankings, while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and talismanic batter Virat Kohli have made big gains in the batters’ rankings.
Dubai, Oct 1 (IANS) Fine middle-order batting by Jemimah Rodrigues (30), Richa Ghosh (36) and Deepti Sharma (35 not out) and all-round good bowling helped India Women beat South Africa Women by 28 runs in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the ICC Academy here on Tuesday. With the middle-order holding the fort, India Women posted a modest 144/7 in 20 overs before coming back to restrict South Africa to 116/6 to win the match by 28 runs.
Lucknow, Oct 1 (IANS) The Irani Cup 2024 kicked off dramatically at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday with Rest of India’s Mukesh Kumar wreaking havoc against Ranji champions Mumbai. However, veteran Indian batter Ajinkya Rahane's unbeaten 86 helped Mumbai recover from an early collapse and with the help of Shreyas Iyer (57) and Sarfaraz Khan (54 not out) took the former champions to 237/4 at the stumps on Day 1.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday informed that state associations will be able to access the Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) and the costs of it will be borne by the board. In a letter addressed to the president and honorary secretary of BCCI member associations, Shah highlighted the features of the AMS that allow players to monitor their workload and other performance-related data in real time via the app.
Kanpur, Oct 1 (IANS) Indian cricket’s next generation of batting talent is quietly making waves, and star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has high hopes for two of the country’s brightest young stars — Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. Both players impressed during India’s recent 2-0 Test sweep against Bangladesh, with Jaiswal finishing as the top run-scorer of the series, accumulating 189 runs at an average of 47.25, while Gill closely followed with 164 runs at an impressive average of 54.66, including a century in the first Test.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Former England batter Ian Bell believes that the Indian team is on the cusp of something very exciting as they have great bench strength across formats. He added that India's dominance in international cricket is a threat to teams like Australia and England. India have recently won the T20 World Cup 2024 after reaching the finals of the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup last year. India also won the gold medal in the Asian Games in Hangzhou with the second-string team.
Kanpur, Oct 1 (IANS) The issue of having multiple Test match venues in India has once again come under the spotlight after Day 3 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur was delayed due to poor drainage at the Green Park stadium. As the debate over the suitability of India’s numerous Test centres intensifies, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared his perspective on the matter, offering both the pros and cons of the current system.
