T20 World Cup set to be moved out of India,

NEW DELHI: The marquee T20 World Cup in October-November is set to be shifted to the UAE and Oman with the BCCI having internally intimated the ICC to go ahead with its preparation due to a tricky COVID-19 situation in India. While the UAE was always the first back-up option, Oman’s capital Muscat has been…

Zverev Reaches Roland Garros Semifinals

Sascha Zverev defeats Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 to reach Roland Garros semis Alexander “Sascha” Zverev, the 2020 US Open finalist, reached a career-high ranking of #3 in the fall of 2017. The twenty-four-year-old German, and 6th seed, was hoping the third time was the charm having reached the quarters twice before (2018, 2019) but never further.…

UK Tour: Indian team finds 'perfect setup for training' at

SOUTHAMPTON (UK): Ahead of the inaugural World Test Championship(WTC) Final, the Indian cricket team has found a perfect setup for training at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. “Perfect setup for training #TeamIndia,” BCCI tweeted while sharing an aesthetic picture of sunny Ageas Bowl which will host the marquee event. Perfect setup for training #TeamIndia https://t.co/Oub0R1DieZ—…

WTC final is 'big deal', both India and New Zealand

MUMBAI: Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has said that the World Test Championship (WTC) final is a ‘big deal’ and both India and New Zealand will be up for such a big occasion. India and New Zealand will be locking horns in the finals of WTC at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, beginning June 18. “It…

WTC title would be 'big' for Virat Kohli, feels Parthiv

NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel believes winning the World Test Championship title would be ‘big’ for Virat Kohli, who has been eluded of ICC trophy till now. Speaking on Star Sports show Game Plan, Parthiv Patel gave his views on on what the World Test Championship title would mean for Virat Kohli. “This…

We remain convinced that ECB is institutionally racist, have not

LONDON: Former English umpire John Holder has hit out at England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over the latter’s statement that he and his colleague Ismail Dawood have withdrawn their claim of institutional racism. Holder accused the ECB of being “disingenuous” and “misleading” following their racial discrimination claim. The duo had announced their intention to…

Pujara is 'up and running' as Indians allowed individual physical

SOUTHAMPTON: Indian cricketers trained in a staggered manner on the third day of their quarantine here after being allowed to run in the gymnasium and the main playing field at different time slots. Senior batsman Cheteshwar Pujara uploaded a video of his running on his Instagram stories, indicating that the England and Wales Cricket Board…

Swiatek Rolls Into Roland Garros Quarterfinals

Iga Swiatek conquers Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-4 to reach 2nd consecutive French Open quarters Like her incredible run to the title last fall in Paris, Iga Swiatek had not dropped a set thru three rounds. The twenty-year-old reigning French Open champion has achieved a career-high ranking of #9 and is brimming with confidence having recently won…

Ban period over, waiting to hear from BCCI: Ankeet Chavan

MUMBAI: Mumbai cricketer Ankeet Chavan, who, along with his then Rajasthan Royals S Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila was banned for life by the Board in 2013 for his alleged involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, has claimed that BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has reduced his life ban to seven years, which means he’s eligible to…

Chappell cites Joel Garner while telling Manjrekar that Ashwin is

NEW DELHI: Australian great Ian Chappell has described senior India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as one of the best Test bowlers playing the game right now. But when former India player Sanjay Manjrekar expressed his “problems” with Ashwin being seen as an all-time great by citing his overseas record and the recent successes of Ravindra Jadeja…