Dhoni always gives guidance to youngsters: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): On the occasion of World Social Media Day, India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar on Wednesday recalled one of his social media posts, where he had posted an image with former skipper MS Dhoni. Bhuvneshwar had posted an image with Dhoni on August 16, 2020, just one day after the former India skipper announced…

England's Joe Root still has Twenty20 World Cup vision |

LONDON: Joe Root still has ambitions to break into England’s powerful batting line-up for the Twenty20 World Cup, with the Test captain insisting the controversial rest-and-rotation policy was “being put behind us”. Root last played a Twenty20 international in 2019 and, in his absence, England have climbed to the top of the T20 world rankings.…

England vs India: England tour all but over for injured

NEW DELHI: Team India’s young Test opener Shubman Gill is in danger of missing out on the England Test series with an injury. The 21-year-old has sustained an injury to either his calf or hamstring during the World Test Championship final against New Zealand recently, TOI has learnt. Gill will stay back in England to…

Australia aim for bumper crowds at Ashes Tests

SYDNEY: Cricket Australia is planning on big crowds for the Ashes series against England later this year, with venues being sold to full capacity despite ongoing concerns about Covid-19. Chief executive Nick Hockley said tickets would go on sale Monday with all stadiums sold to their limit except the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground which will…

Captaincy ambitions of seniors fuelled revolt against me in 2009:

KARACHI: Former Pakistan skipper Younis Khan has claimed that the 2009 players revolt against him had its roots in captaincy ambitions of seniors like Shahid Afridi. Younis claimed that the revolt was not carried out because the players were unhappy with his captaincy style or strong attitude. “If the players had problems with me they…

Shapovalov Ends Murray's Run At Wimbledon

Shapovalov ends Murray’s run 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to reach round of 16 at Wimbledon Andy Murray, the two-time Wimbledon champion (2013 & 2016) continues to impress and inspire. The 34-year-old Brit is playing at the All England Club for the first time in four years following multiple hip surgeries, the most recent in January of 2019.…

India Women vs England Women, 2nd ODI: Sophia Dunkley's match-winning

Buoyed by a superb knock under pressure by Sophia Dunkley (73 not out, 81b, 5×4, 1×6 ) and her match-winning 92-run unbeaten partnership in 112 balls for the sixth wicket with Katherine Brunt (33 not out, 46b, 3×4), England managed to hold their nerves in a tense chase under lights to beat India by five…

Wimbledon: Korda Advances Past Evans

In his Wimbledon debut, American Sebastian Korda glides across the grass of Centre Court to a four-set victory over British No. 1 and twenty-second seeded Daniel Evans 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Like his father Petr Korda (who won the Australian Open and was world No. 2), Sebi is smooth—easy power, soft hands at the net,…

I worked on how to vary pace after South Africa

TAUNTON: Senior India spinner Poonam Yadav, who endured a dry spell in the previous series against South Africa, says she has learnt to vary her pace that helped her snare two wickets in the second ODI against England. England beat India by five wickets in the second women’s ODI to take a 2-0 series-clinching lead…

Kerber Battles Into The Second Week At Wimbledon

Kerber defeats Sasnovich 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 to reach Wimbledon round of 16 Angelique Kerber from Germany, is a three-time grand slam champion, her last on the grass at the All England Club in 2018. The thirty-three-year-old former #1 is the only former champion remaining in the draw. Currently ranked #28 and seeded twenty-five, the lefty from…