West Indies vs South Africa: West Indies hand Test debut
GROS ISLET (Saint Lucia): West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and chose to bat first against South Africa on the opening day of the first match of a two-Test series in St Lucia on Thursday. West Indies gave a debut to 19-year-old fast bowler Jayden Seales, who has played just one first-class match…
Preview: Roland Garros Women’s Final
Roland Garros has produced its share of surprise results and finals throughout the decades, and the women’s final set for this Saturday is apt to go down as one of the more surprising match-ups in a championship. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Barbora Krejcikova have both enjoyed Cinderella runs to reach this stage, but only one of…
After old tweets fiasco, Ollie Robinson takes a short break
LONDON (UK): English county Sussex on Thursday confirmed that pacer Ollie Robinson will not be a part of the team squad for the opening two Vitality Blast fixtures against Gloucestershire and Hampshire Hawks. “After a difficult week, Ollie has decided to take a short break from the game to spend time with his young family,”…
Mohammed Siraj has shown remarkable improvement, should play WTC final:
NEW DELHI: Pacer Mohammed Siraj’s “remarkable improvement” should be rewarded with a place in the playing XI in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand, reckons former India spinner Harbhajan Singh. Harbhajan also says young opener Shubman Gill must get back to his groove after a cheap run against England and in the IPL…
Greg Chappell taught India how to chase and win in
NEW DELHI: When Greg Chappell was India coach he taught the team how to win one-day internationals while chasing targets, former India all-rounder Suresh Raina has said. “I think somewhere along the line, despite all the controversies around his coaching career, he taught India how to win and the importance of winning,” Suresh Raina has…
Ashwin clears air, says he would never ask ICC to
NEW DELHI: Seasoned off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday clarified that he would never say that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should look to relax the 15-degree rule to help bowl the ‘doosra’. Ashwin’s clarification came as some media reports cited the off-spinner’s YouTube channel and quoted him as wanting the apex cricket body to relax…
Shikhar Dhawan to lead India on Sri Lanka tour, six
NEW DELHI: Opener Shikhar Dhawan was on Thursday named as captain of the Indian team that will travel to Sri Lanka for a limited-overs tour next month as the BCCI announced a 20-man squad, packed with youngsters, including six uncapped players. With the country’s top cricketers already in England for the World Test Championship final…
2nd Test: Burns, Lawrence keep England afloat against New Zealand
BIRMINGHAM (England): England batsmen Rory Burns and Dan Lawrence scored battling half-centuries as the hosts recovered from a mid-innings wobble to reach 258-7 against New Zealand on the opening day of the second and final Test on Thursday. Burns fought hard even as wickets fell around him and looked set to reach his fourth Test…
England vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Day
England vs New Zealand Live Cricket Score, 1st Test, Day 5Check live cricket score, ball-by-ball commentary and live scorecard of 1st Test match between England and New Zealand on Times of IndiaTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 07, 2021, 00:21:24 ISTFacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Source
Not sure India will be able to dominate like West
NEW DELHI: Current Indian team’s back-to-back Test series wins in Australia led to its comparison with world-conquering West Indian and Australian teams of the past, even though Virat Kohli’s men are yet to prove themselves consistently dominant on foreign soil. Apart from the fact that they are yet to win a Test series in South…