New Delhi: Starting from the Sri Lanka Test series that begins later this week, the Indian cricket team will be back in action after a brief break. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will host India for a three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on September 13, 15 and 17, according to a report….
Belfast: Afghanistan secured a direct qualification for the 2027 ODI World Cup after beating Ireland by three wickets in the third ODI here on Monday. After producing a fine bowling performance to bowl Ireland out for a mere 206 in 46.3 overs, Afghanistan slipped from 97 for two to 176 for seven at one stage…
New Delhi: India secured 17 medals, including four gold at the U-23 Commonwealth Fencing Championship, dominating both the men’s and women’s individual events currently underway in Lagos, Nigeria. Team India captured four gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals after the opening day of the event which began on Sunday and will run till August…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain for objecting to a distorted map of India at a restaurant in Glasgow during his light-hearted interaction with the CWG medal-winners here. The PM cracked jokes and heard from the medallists about their experiences building up to the Games and during their…
Eugene (USA): National senior record holder high jumper Pooja Singh failed to live up to the expectations, finishing seventh in the final, as India ended their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals here. The 19-year-old Pooja could only clear 1.84m, way below her national senior record height of 1.93m. She failed to sail…
There is an old saying that the pot should not call the kettle black. The latest outburst by a club secretary against a report published in these columns is a textbook example of that adage. One is genuinely left wondering whether to laugh at the allegations or take them seriously. The person making sweeping accusations…
New Delhi: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan expressed confidence in legendary cricketers and his former teammates Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and backed them for the 2027 ODI World Cup, saying they will add value to the Indian squad and help them win the tournament. Now exclusively ODI players, Rohit and Kohli enjoyed a productive…
Kolkata: When archer Sahil Jadhav picked up former Australian cricketer Shane Watson’s self-help book ‘The Winner’s Mindset’, all he wanted was for it to be engaging enough to reduce the time he spent scrolling on his phone. A month into the book that promises to bring the “best version of you to every game and…
Who really rewired the 50-over game Vinay Rao In 1977, a media mogul who had never played first-class cricket sat down with a stopwatch and a problem. Kerry Packer wanted the broadcast rights to Australian cricket, the board wouldn’t sell, and so he decided to simply build a rival version of the sport instead. He…
Dubai: India will face arch-rivals Pakistan in the marquee clash of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup on September 5 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Asian Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The eight-team tournament will begin on August 28, with Hong Kong taking on Thailand in the opening Group A fixture, and will run…
