New York: Skipper Rohit Sharma’s freak upper arm injury came as a dampener but India’s four-pronged pace attack was too deadly for an out-of-depth Ireland during a walk-in-the park eight-wicket victory in their opening game of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. The ‘Men in Blue’ will indeed have some sleepless nights going into…
New York: Rahul Dravid on Monday confirmed that the T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as head coach of the Indian cricket team. Dravid’s announcement was anticipated as he was not expected to reapply for the high-profile job after the BCCI invited the applications last month. Speaking to reporters ahead of India’s World…
Chennai: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket after two decades of playing for the country. While his retirement was on cards after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s ouster from the IPL Eliminator, Karthik chose his 39th birthday to make his decision official. “Having given plenty of thought…
New York: India skipper Rohit Sharma is on the cusp of achieving a world record in cricket. The senior opening batter is just 6 sixes away from becoming the first batter in the history of the game to complete 600 maximums across all three formats of the game. Rohit Sharma is currently the highest six-hitter in…
New York: There will be the usual favourites, the mavericks, the chokers and also the unpredictable minnows — the script is familiar for a World Cup but the scale would be unprecedented when the T20 showpiece, featuring a record 20 teams, spearheads cricket’s audacious charge into the American market starting here on Saturday. While India…
Chennai: The pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell caused devastation with a magical performance as Kolkata Knight Riders dismantled Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a lopsided final to clinch their third IPL trophy here on Sunday. In a season of start-to-finish domination, KKR’s bowling unit was inch perfect on a helpful pitch…
Antwerp (Belgium): The Indian women’s hockey team on Saturday lost to Belgium 1-2 — its back-to-back defeat to the home side — as its European leg of the FIH Pro League further slipped into chaos. The Indian women’s team, under new coach Harendra Singh and captain Salima Tete, were beaten 0-2 by Belgium on Thursday…
Kuala Lumpur: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu on Saturday earned a shot at the USD 420,000 Malaysia Masters crown after entering the women’s singles finals with a come-from-behind win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan here. Fifth seed Sindhu, who has not won a title in two years, rallied to prevail 13-21 21-16 21-12 against world…
Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins said on Friday that it was a gratifying experience to see the team turn around its fate and reach the IPL final after a disastrous 2023 season. SRH had finished at the last spot in 2023 but Cummins, who was roped in for a whopping Rs 20.50 crore, scripted…
Bhubaneshwar: Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac expects fans from all over the country to throng the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the country’s World Cup qualification match against Kuwait on June 6, which will also be the last international match for talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri. The match against Kuwait will mark the…
