Cricket

Edgbaston: Jasprit Bumrah is set to lead India in Edgbaston, in what will be the first time he will lead the national side in any format. Bumrah is also set to make history as the first pacer to captain India in Tests since the legendary…

Dublin: Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson's scintillating batting helped India clinch 2-0 whitewash against Ireland in T20I series after registering four runs victory in the second match at The Village here on Tuesday. Opting to bat first,…

London: India opener Mayank Agarwal has been called up for the rescheduled Test against England in Edgasbaton, scheduled to start on July 1. He will join rest of the Indian squad on Monday. "As per the latest travel advisory, Agarwal will…

MP batsmen post 3 centuries in first innings to amass 536 in first innings

London: Former Pakistan cricket captain Zaheer Abbas has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) here in the private hospital as his health worsened. He was admitted to the hospital three days ago after which he was put on oxygen…

Bengaluru: Head Coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday said it is too early to judge Rishabh Pant's captaincy and praised him for giving India a chance to win the 5-match T20I series against South Africa after being down 0-2. "To bring a team back…

The fifth and final match on Sunday at Bengaluru decides the series winners

Visakhapatnam: All-round performance by India saw them defeating South Africa by 48 runs in third T20I to keep their hopes alive in the 5-match T20I series at YSR Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. In a must-win match,…

Cuttack: Heinrich Klassen's 46-ball 81 helped South Africa register an emphatic win over India in the second T20I at Barabati Stadium here on Sunday. South Africa lead India 2-0 in a five match T20I series. Klaasen tore apart India's…

Trent Bridge: Ollie Pope and Alex Lees on Saturday gave England a steady start, taking them to 90/1 at the end of Day 2 of the second Test here, after New Zealand posted 553, riding high on Daryl Mitchell's fantastic 190. England bowlers…

New Delhi: David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen's unbeaten half-centuries powered South Africa to seven wickets win against India as they recorded the highest successful chase ever in the first T20I at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi…

New Delhi: Reacting on missing out an opportunity to lead India on home soil due to injury, KL Rahul said it is "hard to accept". He also expressed his good wishes for Rishabh Pant, who will captain the side for the first time. Rahul was…

Series starts on June 09 in Kolkata

Mumbai: Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) is trying to convince Deepak Hooda to come back and represent Baroda again in the forthcoming domestic season. Hooda moved to Rajasthan last season after his spat with the Baroda skipper Krunal…

Mumbai: Rishabh Pant would like to forget this game. First, he dropped the skier’s sitter off Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling to give Dewald Brevis a reprieve on 25. Shardul Thakur spared his captain’s blushes by removing the batsman a couple of…

LONDON: England's bowling stalwart James Anderson has declared himself fit for selection as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) looks set to announce the squad for the three-Test series against New Zealand, beginning at Lord's on June…

CHITTAGONG: Sri Lanka's cricketers are hoping to distract their fans from political turmoil back home when they take on Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting this weekend. The first Test of the series, which is part of the ICC World…

Kolkata: Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh applauded Dinesh Karthik and spoke about his performance in the ongoing IPL. He highlighted the fact that he is one of the best finishers this season and also hinted that he would select…

Gujarat Titans’ 144/4 wasn’t a match-winning total. Far from it. But the pitch wasn’t ideal for stroke-play and grafting was the order of the day. Once in a while, such low-scoring games are enjoyable amid an overdose of batting bludgeoning…

Last year, days after he was named in the Indian team, a very excited reporter from his hometown had asked Avesh Khan a question that had a rich sprinkling of charmingly rich Indori Hindi. Throwing in a couple of onomatopeic local slangs…