New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Vinesh Phogat’s heroic redemption story which saw her qualify for the gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics turned its head fast as the 29-year-old was disqualified.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Paul Adams and Imraan Khan have been appointed as the High-Performance Bowling and Batting Leads by Cricket South Africa (CSA), with their tenures set to begin from September 1.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Cricket Sri Lanka has raised concerns over the safety of its Test team ahead of the three-match series against England, starting on August 21 in Manchester, due to anti-immigrant riots that have erupted in various cities of the United Kingdom.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The participation of Bangladesh’s premier left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, starting on August 21 in Rawalpindi, is still uncertain.
Colombo, Aug 8 (IANS) After India’s ODI series ended in a 2-0 defeat to Sri Lanka, captain Rohit Sharma stated he never had intentions to throw his wicket away in the Power-play overs, saying his plan was to score as many runs as possible.
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Legendary Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting has paid a heartfelt tribute to former England batter and coach Graham Thorpe, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 55 due to a long-standing illness.
Colombo, Aug 8 (IANS) India captain Rohit Sharma admitted that his batters didn’t play many sweeps, reverse sweeps, and paddle sweeps, as well as not showing much footwork in tackling spinners, which led to their first men’s ODI series defeat to Sri Lanka in 27 years.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) All-rounder Abhinav Manohar credited Ashish Nehra, the former Indian left-arm fast bowler and current head coach of Gujarat Titans, for cultivating a team environment that contributed to his players' achievements in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Colombo, Aug 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka did not start the three-match ODI series against India as favourites, especially after losing the T20I series to the same opposition 3-0. But riding on the back of a fine performance by their spinners, as well as crucial runs from lower-order and some top-order batters, Sri Lanka pulled off a 2-0 ODI series win.
Colombo, Aug 7 (IANS) After a 110-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the third ODI and losing the series 2-0, India captain Rohit Sharma brushed aside suggestions that the visitors were complacent in their approach. After the first ODI was tied, India were outplayed by Sri Lanka in the next two matches to lose a bilateral series to the island nation for the first time since August 1997.
