Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Indian cricket fans celebrate India’s historic win over Australia at the Gabba on Tuesday. Team India beat Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test of the series to win the series 2-1. 21-year-old Shubman Gill and a gritty Cheteshwar Pujara stitched a slow yet steady 114-run partnership […]
The board has only a two-month window to host its four-day competition as it wants to start the IPL in April. With more than two lakh Covid-19 cases still active in the country, the BCCI will have to chalk out plans to stage the tournament safely. The Ranji Trophy, India’s premier First-Class tournament, which couldn’t […]
Debjit saves the day for Kolkata side with a brilliant show A 10-man SC East Bengal (SCEB) frustrated Chennaiyin FC (CFC), holding it to a goalless draw at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Monday. Despite enjoying a numerical advantage for close to an hour, Chennaiyin failed to get the winner and blew up […]
‘Is he serious? It’s a selfish political move to gain popularity.’ Nick Kyrgios joined former Davis Cup player Sam Groth in criticising Novak Djokovic after the Serbian world number one reportedly wrote to Australian Open organisers asking them to ease quarantine restrictions for players. Passengers who arrived on three charter flights have been placed into […]
Mohammed Siraj likely never expected to bowl in any of India’s four Tests against Australia. After all, the frontline Indian bowlers were Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. Shami was ruled out with a fractured elbow after the first Test at Adelaide, and Siraj found himself included in the Indian team for the […]
Mohammed Siraj snared five wickets as Australia was dismissed for 294 late on day four. India paceman Mohammed Siraj was urged by his captain Virat Kohli and his mother to stay in Australia and push for selection in the Test team rather than head home to grieve with his family following the death of his […]
England secured a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Test on Monday but there will be only muted celebrations at the tourists' hotel as life in a bio-secure bubble continues to take a heavy toll, said Jonny Bairstow. England secured a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Test on Monday but […]
England won the first Test against Sri Lanka by seven wickets, at Galle International Stadium, on Monday as Jonny Bairstow and debutant Dan Lawrence knocked off the 36 runs required on the last day. Bairstow was 35 not out and Lawrence unbeaten on 21 in a 62-run partnership as England reached 76 for three in […]
One of his favourite things to do is to explore the cities he’s travelled to. But till January 29, his room is as much of Australia as he will get to see. On Sunday morning in his hotel room in Melbourne, Rohan Bopanna received two messages. He was waiting for the first, which confirmed he […]
Shardul Thakur's friends say the fast bowler from Palghar is not one to back down when faced with a challenge. Sometime last month, Shardul Thakur dialled a friend. The call, the friend remembers, was a cry of frustration. Thakur was coping with being benched for a month, with the tough quarantine life chaining him to […]