New Delhi: Virat Kohli would be the perfect answer for India’s No.4 conundrum at the World Cup as he can put the innings together and play any kind of role in the middle order, feels South Africa great AB de Villiers. India have struggled to find a suitable No.4 ever since Yuvraj Singh retired from cricket….
Baku (Azerbaijan): Teen chess sensation R Praggnanandhaa’s mother, R Nagalakshmi said on Friday she was elated to see her son seal a berth in the Candidates Tournament, adding the 18-year-old has a “long way to go” in the sport. The Candidates is the final contest to determine the challenger who will take on the incumbent world…
Budapest: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra needed just one big throw to qualify for the World Championships men’s javelin throw final as well 2024 Paris Games by notching up his fourth career-best performance of 88.77m here on Friday. The 2024 Paris Olympics qualifying mark is 85.50m. The qualifying window began on July 1. The 25-year-old Chopra’s qualifying…
Chennai: For someone, who took to chess just because his parents wanted him and his sister to wean away from watching television, R Praggnanandhaa has charted his own path to glory and is closer to greatness than ever. The 18-year old wonderboy has long been seen as a possible successor to the five-time world champion Viswanathan…
Dubai: India batter Shubman Gill on Wednesday moved up one spot to reach the fourth position in ICC rankings for batters in ODI cricket, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah and spinner Ravi Bishnoi also made gains in the shortest format. In the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC after the first ODI between Pakistan and…
Copenhagen: India’s Lakshya Sen advanced to the third round of World Championships with a straight-game demolition of Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin in men’s singles here on Tuesday. Sen, bronze medallist at the 2021 edition, prevailed 21-11 21-12 over the world number 51 Korean. The 11th seeded Indian is likely to face third seeded Kunlavut Vitidsarn from…
Dublin: Young batter Tilak Varma on Tuesday said he is confident of carrying his List A cricket form into one-day internationals, after receiving a maiden call-up in the Indian squad for the Asia Cup. The left-handed Varma, who made his international debut for India in T20Is earlier this month on the West Indies tour, is the…
New Delhi: K L Rahul, albeit with a rider, and Shreyas Iyer were on Monday named in India’s squad for the Asia Cup beginning August 31 while highly-rated young batter Tilak Varma earned a maiden call-up to the one-day format. There were question marks over the fitness of Rahul and Iyer, who are making a comeback…
Srinagar: Seeking to boost the morale of budding female cricketers, the Indian Army on Saturday started a women’s cricket league here in which 12 teams from across the valley are participating. Colonel Manoj Dobriyal, who is overseeing the league, said the women’s league is being conducted under the Army’s Sadhbavana Project and it has attracted good…
Dublin: Almost 11 months after he hobbled off the field, Jasprit Bumrah will be cynosure of all eyes when he leads India against Ireland as the fast bowler’s fitness and rhythm will be tested in the three-match T20 International series, starting Friday. The team is packed with India’s Gen-Next IPL performers like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh…
