Ahmedabad: Shedding tentativeness and showing more intent while trusting the line were David Miller’s mantra against the dangerous Varun Chakravarthy as South African batters successfully nullified India’s main weapon during their 76-run victory in a T20 World Cup Super Eights fixture. Chakravarthy, who has a tremendous record against South Africa before this particular game, went…
Ahmedabad: The one-dimensional “attack at all costs” template of the Indian batting unit was thoroughly exposed as the hosts failed their first big test against South Africa, comprehensively losing their opening Super Eights game by 76 runs in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. While four victories on the trot in the group stage…
New Delhi: Countless Indian-origin players are bringing pride to their respective countries and this is the hallmark of Indianness as wherever they go, Indians remain connected to their roots and contribute to the development of the place they live and work in, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. In his monthly “Mann Ki Baat”…
Colombo: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson on Friday dismissed claims that the demotion of batting stalwart Babar Azam and the omission of pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi for the Namibia match were knee-jerk reactions of the crushing defeat against India in the T20 World Cup, maintaining the decisions were purely tactical. India outclassed Pakistan by…
Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Australian captain Mitchell Marsh on Friday described the team’s group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup as a “missed opportunity” but still believed he had the squad to go all the way in the tournament. Australia, one of the giants of limited-overs cricket with six ODI and one T20 World Cup title…
Pallekeele (Sri Lanka): Wounded Australia concluded what has been a wretched campaign with a nine-wicket thrashing of Oman in their inconsequential final group league fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Friday. Entering the game with only pride at stake after their shocking group-stage exit following losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, seasoned leg-spinner…
Formal Complaint to Justice Rao: Immediate Review of U-23 Women’s Selection By Yet Another Aggrieved Girl’s Parent I write this not as a statistic, not as a disgruntled voice in the crowd, but as a mother watching her daughter’s dreams being quietly dismantled. I write with anguish, not anger. And I write with hope —…
Pallakele (Sri Lanka): Australia will look to end one of their most calamitous World Cup campaigns on a positive note when they meet minnows Oman in their inconsequential final outing of this year’s T20 showpiece here on Friday. Australia, the limited-overs titans with six ODI and one T20I World Cup titles, were eliminated in the…
By A Parent I write this not as a critic with an agenda, not as a rival parent nursing personal disappointment, but as someone who has invested years — emotionally, financially, and morally — in Hyderabad cricket. What we are witnessing today is not an isolated controversy. It is a deepening crisis of credibility that…
Ahmedabad: Varun Chakravarthy (3/14) returned with three wickets after Shivam Dube (66) shone in the first innings as India topped Group A with a 17-run victory over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. Bas de Leede top-scored with 33 as the Netherlands batters kept fighting till the end. Deciding to bat,…
