New Delhi: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant must remain injury-free and in top form if India are to achieve a historic hat-trick of series wins Down Under, said former Australia captain Ian Chappell. One of the most respected voices in world cricket, Chappell feels that five Test matches, including three against…
New Delhi: Amid the lingering crisis in Manipur, Congress MP A Bimol Akoijam raises pointed questions over the Centre’s “inaction”, suggesting that such a situation would not have been left unaddressed if it happened in states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In an interview with PTI Videos, Akoijam vehemently criticised the Centre’s handling of…
Chennai: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed a memorable all-round outing with a six-wicket haul as a dominant India crushed Bangladesh by 280 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series here on Sunday. Set an improbable target of 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234…
Chennai: Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill cleansed months of hurt, anxiety and disappointments of varying nature with emotional hundreds on the third day to place India in a prime position to win the first Test against Bangladesh here Saturday. Gill (119 not out) and Pant (109 led the hosts’ run glut with an alliance of…
Chennai: Jasprit Bumrah’s artistry seemed incomprehensible for an out of sorts Bangladesh batting line-up as India took complete control of the opening Test with an overall lead of 308 runs at end of second day’s play. Bumraj (4/50) once again worked his magic in company of Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep (2/19) and Ravindra Jadeja as…
Chennai: Akash Deep inflicted twin blows off successive deliveries as Bangladesh were left reeling at 26/3 in reply to India’s 376 at lunch on day two of the first Test here on Friday. Jasprit Bumrah (1/10) cleaned up left-handed opener Shadman Islam (2) in the opening over, before Akash Deep dismissed Zakir Hasan (3) and…
Chennai: Ravichandran Ashwin produced an incredible innings to bring up his century at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday on the opening day of the Test against Bangladesh. The all-rounder came up with a brilliant counter-attacking inning to take India to a score of 339/6 at stumps on Day 1 of the Test…
London: Glasgow has received backing from the Scottish government to host a “scaled-down” version of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, a “delighted” Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) said on Tuesday. The 2026 Games were originally slated for multiple cities across Victoria but the Australian state made a shock announcement in July last year that it has…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the Indian Men’s Hockey Team for winning the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2024 and said their remarkable performance made the nation proud. A determined India claimed their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy title with a fighting 1-0 victory over hosts China on Tuesday, completing a display…
Hulunbuir: Defending champions India came out on top in a hard-fought 1-0 win against China to claim their fifth Hero Asian Champions Trophy hockey title It was difficult for the Paris Olympic bronze medallist and favourites to break the Chinese defence in the first three quarters. Eventually, defender Jugraj Singh broke the deadlock as he…
