Sharjah, Dec 4 (IANS) India’s 13-year-old sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, lit up the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, as he smashed an unbeaten 76 off 46 balls to lead India to a resounding ten-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Match 12 of the Under-19 Asia Cup 2024.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid, while sharing his thoughts on Rishabh Pant’s match-winning 89 not out against Australia at the Gabba during the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, has said that the wicketkeeper batter has "taken to Test cricket like a duck to water" and called his performance in the red-ball format "sensational."
Brisbane, Dec 4 (IANS) Ahead of India playing its first ODI against Australia at the Allan Border Field on Thursday, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said the team’s aim on this tour is to go out there and try their combinations, especially with the World Cup happening next year.
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Afghanistan's rags-to-riches cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who at one time played a U19 match against India with a borrowed bat, is looking forward excitedly to playing in the Indian Premier League (2025) as a player bought in the auction for Rs 2 crore. But more than the big price tag, Gurbaz is happy as he will once again be playing on his favourite pitches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Australian young gun Sam Konstas has expressed his readiness to embrace the challenge of playing Test cricket this summer, stating that he is in the right mental state to make his debut for Australia.
Sydney, Dec 3 (IANS) Australian legend Don Bradman’s 'Baggy Green' Test cap from the 1947-48 series against India was sold for an astounding $390,000, (Rs 2.14 crore) which rose to $479,700 (Rs 2.63 crore) after auction fees.
Christchurch, Dec 3 (IANS) England and New Zealand have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Test in Christchurch. Both teams have been fined 15 per cent of their match fees and penalised three World Test Championship (WTC) competition points, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
Dubai, Dec 3 (IANS) England's Sophie Ecclestone remained the top-ranked T20I bowler, but her lead has been significantly reduced following the team’s 3-0 series sweep over South Africa in the latest ICC Women’s Player Rankings.
Kingston (Jamaica), Dec 3 (IANS) Bangladesh pacer Nahid Rana said that he focused on not giving any room to the West Indian batters on the third day of the second Test to bowl out the hosts for 146 on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi, Dec 2 (IANS) Deccan Gladiators outplayed Morrisville Samp Army in all departments of the game to win an entertaining final by eight wickets and emerged as champions of the Abu Dhabi T10 for the third time here on Monday.
