EXCLUSIVE: Mohammed Siraj would have made a difference for India
NEW DELHI: It was the year 2004 when a 23-year-old Nathan Hauritz, an off-spinner from Wondai, Queensland, was handed his Test debut cap. It was a Test against India, the fourth and last Test of a four-match series, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Hauritz, who was playing under Ricky Ponting’s leadership, impressed everyone by…
Barty Defeats Kerber To Reach Her First Wimbledon Final
Barty knocks out Kerber 6-3, 7-6 to reach first Wimbledon final Ashleigh Barty, from Queensland, Australia, had not performed like the world #1 at the previous two slams, losing in the quarters down under and the second round in Paris. The 2019 French Open champion was seeking her first Wimbledon final, having never reached the quarters…
Tim Paine urges Steve Smith not to rush injury return
SYDNEY: Australia Test captain Tim Paine on Monday urged Steve Smith not to rush his comeback from injury to ensure he is fit for the Ashes, even it means missing the Twenty20 World Cup. Smith is a crucial cog in Australia’s drive to retain the urn after their gripping 2019 series in England, where he…
Not having Jasprit Bumrah at his best a big factor
NEW DELHI: “Coach we did it. Thanks for your support” – those were Devon Conway’s first words to his coach at Wellington Cricket, Glenn Pocknall, over the phone after New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) title. The Kane Williamson-led side defeated India by eight wickets at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Pocknall…
India, Australia, 15 others express interest to host ICC white-ball
DUBAI: India, Australia and England are among 17 member nations to have expressed interest in hosting International Cricket Council’s (ICC) white-ball events during the next eight-year tournament cycle from 2024-2031, the game’s global governing body said on Monday. As per an earlier PTI report, the BCCI last month decided to bid for three global events…
Shantha Rangaswamy writes to BCCI, suggests domestic pink-ball event before
NEW DELHI: BCCI Apex Council member Shantha Rangaswamy has written to her colleagues, including the office-bearers, suggesting the “dire” need to organise a domestic pink ball competition before the historic women’s day-night Test in Australia from September 30. In her suggestions for giving a boost to women’s cricket, former India captain Shantha stressed on the…
Tim Paine says missing out on WTC final ‘bitter pill
SYDNEY: Missing out on the World Test Championship final was a “bitter pill to swallow”, said a frustrated Australia red-ball skipper Tim Paine, who enjoined the match referees to be more consistent while imposing points penalty for slow over rates. New Zealand were crowned Test champions after notching up an eight-victory over India in Southampton…
Is selection committee against sending Prithvi and Padikkal to UK?
NEW DELHI: The Indian team management in England wants young openers Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal to join the side but questions are being raised about whether chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma is on the same page as the think-tank. There are big questions in the corridors of Indian cricket as to how Bengal opener…
Healing process of shoulder is done, will be there in
MUMBAI: Shreyas Iyer reckons he will be fit to return for the second part of the Indian Premier League but the India batsman is not sure about getting his captaincy back, saying that decision lies in the hands of Delhi Capitals owners. The 26-year-old was ruled out of the IPL following a left shoulder injury…
Hurkacz Comes Back To Reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals
Hurkacz defeats Medvedev 2-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach Wimbledon quarterfinals Daniil Medvedev, the twenty-five-year-old from Russia has achieved a career-high ranking of #2 and reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time. The two-time grand slam finalist won his first grass court title last week in Mallorca, his second title of…