Dubai: Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties, while the bowlers under Sree Charani produced an equally intense effort as India crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs to clinch a record-extending eighth women’s Asia Cup title here on Sunday. Openers Shafali (68) and Mandhana (59) produced a symphony of power and grace during…
New Delhi: India began their Afghanistan series with a comfortable seven-wicket win, chasing down 157 with six wickets and 36 balls to spare. Afghanistan struggled to find momentum with the bat apart from a crucial partnership between Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi. Jasprit Bumrah gave India the perfect start by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Saturday said it has made a strategic legal move to press its long-standing claim for Full Membership of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), even as the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) continues to oppose the expansion of organised cricket across Telangana. In a strongly worded…
New Delhi: India will begin its three-match T20I series against Afghanistan on September 13 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The hosts will look to start the series on a winning note, with several key players returning to the squad. Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy are among those back in…
New Delhi: Team India is set to begin a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, September 13. While the majority of the squad as well as the support staff have already assembled in the national Capital and started training, India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel is not…
Dubai: Seasoned India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has brushed aside concerns surrounding the team’s sub-par fielding in an otherwise fine Asia Cup campaign so far, saying dropped catches are a part of the game and the side remains focused on strong all-round showing as it gears up for the final. India have won all their matches…
A Former Cricketer One has to ask this question after hearing the claims made by a parent about the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s latest U-19 women’s selection exercise, as published in these columns. If the sequence of events described by the parent is accurate, Hyderabad cricket may have discovered not merely a former international cricketer and…
Chennai: Tilak Varma did it in the first innings, and it cost Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his wicket shortly after as the teenager missed out on a half-century. The 15-year-old did not forget. He returned the favour during South Zone’s batting innings on Day 4 of the Duleep Trophy final, which concluded on Thursday at the MA…
Mumbai: Rohit Sharma has offered his clearest indication yet on his uncertain ODI future, but stopped short of confirming whether he intends to play at the 2027 ODI World Cup. Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, the former India captain suggested there was little point in making a decision about an event that…
A Genuine Parent For those of us who have watched our daughters pursue cricket in Hyderabad and Telangana, the recent developments in women’s cricket at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) offer something that has been missing for quite some time—hope. Is women’s cricket finally getting back on track? The answer, perhaps, is yes, but with…
