Bengaluru: Captain Harmanpreet Singh on Friday said that facing the formidable Australian team on their home turf will help the Indian men’s hockey team identify key areas for improvement ahead of this month’s Asia Cup, which also serves as a World Cup qualifier. The Indian team departed in the early hours for Australia, where they…
London: The Ashes is still over three months away, but pace legend Glenn McGrath is out with his much-awaited prediction for the upcoming edition — a 5-0 sweep for Australia. The feisty showdown is slated to begin in Perth on November 21, and McGrath believes England will find it “pretty tough” to battle past the likes…
New Delhi: Nearly three years after he stepped down as BCCI chief, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is set to re-enter administration as he will, in all likelihood, file nomination for the president’s post in the upcoming Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections. The 52-year-old Ganguly was the CAB president till 2019, having started his…
Rotterdam (Netherlands): India, led by Vikramaditya Chaufla, clinched the Racketlon World Championship Challengers Cup after registering a thrilling victory over Denmark in a dramatic final here. The road to the title was far from smooth. India battled past USA in the quarter-finals before pulling off a tense win against Germany in the semifinals. Each tie…
London: After the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series against India ended in a 2-2 draw, England head coach Brendon McCullum called it the best five-match Test series he has ever been involved in and seen in his cricketing journey. “That is the best five-match Test series I have ever been a part of and witnessed. It just…
London: Persistent and determined India prevailed in a thrilling fifth Test match of the series against England to draw level 2-2 at the Oval on Monday (August 4) to walk out of the assignment with 28 points in the World Test Championship (WTC). India needed four wickets and England, 35 runs. With a pure batter…
London: India registered a sensational comeback to script a fairytale win by six runs against England at the Oval as they defeated the Three Lions by 6 runs. India denied England what looked like an easy win after Harry Brook and Joe Root had chucked out more than half of 374 with their 195-run stand…
London: Prasidh Krishna can bowl “magic balls” and the pacer needs to be given an extended run to serve India for a long time, said bowling coach Morne Morkel here on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after rain forced the series decider to day five with England needing 35 runs and four wickets in hand, Morkel…
London: England star batter Joe Root shattered a historic record in Test cricket as he slammed yet another masterful hundred in the fifth Test against India at the Oval. Root slammed his third century of the five-match series against the Indian team and went past three legends with his third ton. Root has shattered the…
London: The fifth Test between India and England sits on a knife-edge with the hosts 35 runs away and the visitors four wickets away from a historic win at the Oval. The Oval Test has been an absolute treat to watch out with India making a remarkable comeback late on the fourth day. India looked…
