NEW DELHI: The monkey was off his back. Relief was writ large on Virat Kohli‘s face when he notched up his long-awaited century in the fourth and final Test against Australia. There was a sense of satisfaction in his mute celebration. The wait, since his last Test century in November 2019 was over 1200 days. […]
KOLKATA: It will be difficult for KL Rahul to avoid scathing criticism for his protracted poor run because of the enormous expectations attached with the job, especially when past cricketers have set high standards, says former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.Stripped of vice captaincy, Rahul hasn’t crossed 25-run mark in his last 10 Test knocks. An […]
NEW DELHI: Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Saturday fined 25 per cent of his match fee for applying the soothing cream without on-field umpires’ permission during the first Test against Australia in Nagpur. The all-rounder was found in breach of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct and has also been handed […]
NEW DELHI: The India-Australia rivalry is famous for it’s verbal duels, sledging and mind games but it is not just confined to the cricket field as the one incident was witnessed on air when commentators Dinesh Karthik and Mark Waugh got into a banter during the first day of the first Test in Nagpur.India got […]
NEW DELHI: India is set to host the ODI World Cup again later this year and the Indian team is of course a hot favourite for the title. India last won the ODI World Cup title in 2011 at home and since the 2013 Champions Trophy, have not tasted title success in ICC tournaments.This poor […]
NEW DELHI: Having registered a narrow 12-run win in the high-scoring first ODI, Team India produced an all-round effort to outplay New Zealand and clinched a lop-sided eight-wicket win in the second match of the series. With this crushing win, India sealed the three-match series with one match to go and went on to with […]
HYDERABAD: After scripting a fairy-tale-like series win in Pakistan recently, New Zealand seem to have carried the luck and pluck with them across the Wagah Border and almost pulled off an improbable victory in the first ODI of the three-match series against India. Chasing 350 for victory, the Kiwis fell 12 short as they scored […]
