Bavuma out with illness; Markram to captain SA in ODI opener vs Afghanistan

IANS | September 17, 2024 10:53 PM

Sharjah, Sep 17 (IANS) South Africa will begin their historic ODI series against Afghanistan without their captain, Temba Bavuma, who has been sidelined by illness. The first match of the series is set to take place in Sharjah on Wednesday, marking the first time these two sides will face off in a bilateral One-day International series outside of ICC tournaments.

I believe IPL retention needs to be far higher, says Ambati Rayudu

IANS | September 17, 2024 9:52 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) As the Indian Premier League (IPL) prepares for its next mega auction in 2025, former India cricketer Ambati Rayudu expressed a significant increase in player retention. Rayudu's call comes in response to the ongoing debate about the number of players each franchise should be allowed to retain.

Legends League Cricket begins with Harbhajan's Manipal Tigers meeting Konark Suryas Odisha

IANS | September 17, 2024 9:14 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Legends League Cricket is back with another edition of the tournament starting with an explosive match between Harbhajan Singh’s Manipal Tigers and Konark Suryas Odisha captained by Irfan Pathan on Friday.

Virat Kohli will score a lot of runs in upcoming WTC cycle: Suresh Raina

IANS | September 17, 2024 7:57 PM

New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) As the Indian men's team gears up for a crucial season ahead in the World Test Championship (WTC), former cricketer Suresh Raina has made a bold prediction about Virat Kohli’s performance. Kohli is set to return to red-ball cricket after a nine-month hiatus and Raina believes that the star batter will amass a significant number of runs in the 10 Test matches that India will play in the next few months.

IND vs BAN: This is the most rounded team that's produced from Bangladesh, says head coach

IANS | September 17, 2024 6:28 PM

Chennai, Sep 17 (IANS) Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes that his team will take a lot of belief from their first-ever 2-0 Test series win against Pakistan to challenge India on its home turf in the two-match series.

Idea behind competitive fielding drill was to get everyone together as a team, says T Dilip

IANS | September 16, 2024 9:08 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) T. Dilip, India’s fielding coach, talked about an idea of a competitive fielding drill he brought for the side’s practice session on Monday ahead of the Test series opener against Bangladesh in Chennai, saying the thought behind this exercise was to get the whole team involved in it.

ODIs against Australia good chance for Brook to gain international leadership experience: Topley

Niharika Raina | September 16, 2024 8:25 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) England’s upcoming five-match ODI series against Australia will see a new leader for the hosts in young batter Harry Brook. He gets the top job after regular skipper Jos Buttler was ruled out due to a calf injury he sustained in July. Brook had captained England in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup and recently led Northern Superchargers in The Hundred this year, where the team won five out of six matches under him.

Super Kings Academy set to launch 16th center in Delhi NCR

IANS | September 16, 2024 7:23 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Chennai Super Kings Academy is set to launch its first centre outside Tamil Nadu. The centre will come up in Gurugram, Delhi NCR. This move brings the total number of Super Kings Academy centres to 16, including three international locations.

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: India beat Korea 4-1 to set up final with China

IANS | September 16, 2024 6:05 PM

Moqi (China), September 16 (IANS) India registered an emphatic 4-1 win over Korea in the semi-final of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 at the scenic Moqi Hockey Training Base on Monday. Defending champions India will take on hosts China in the summit clash on Tuesday.

His passion and spirit are unmatched: Sarfaraz Khan on Virat Kohli

IANS | September 16, 2024 5:31 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan is excited to share the dressing room with India legend Virat Kohli and said 'his passion and spirit are unmatched'.

Cricket

Bavuma out with illness; Markram to captain SA in ODI opener vs Afghanistan

I believe IPL retention needs to be far higher, says Ambati Rayudu

Legends League Cricket begins with Harbhajan's Manipal Tigers meeting Konark Suryas Odisha

Virat Kohli will score a lot of runs in upcoming WTC cycle: Suresh Raina

IND vs BAN: This is the most rounded team that's produced from Bangladesh, says head coach

Idea behind competitive fielding drill was to get everyone together as a team, says T Dilip

ODIs against Australia good chance for Brook to gain international leadership experience: Topley

Super Kings Academy set to launch 16th center in Delhi NCR

Asian Hockey Champions Trophy: India beat Korea 4-1 to set up final with China

His passion and spirit are unmatched: Sarfaraz Khan on Virat Kohli

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