Cricket
Sad to see bowlers today get tired after four overs:
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Kapil Dev, who was known to bowl a lot in the nets, has criticised the current generation of bowlers for complaining about workload and “getting tired after bowling only four overs”. “Cricket today is very basic. You either have to bat or bowl. In our time, we had to do…
Naseem Shah expelled from PSL for violating COVID-19 protocols
Fast bowler Naseem Shah has been expelled from next month’s Pakistan Super League in Abu Dhabi after breaching the tournament’s COVID-19 protocols. The 18-year-old Shah arrived at a team hotel in Lahore on Monday with an outdated negative test for COVID-19 and the Pakistan Cricket Board said the right-arm fast bowler “is now out of…
Shubman Gill’s stress fracture in shin could take minimum two
LONDON: India opener batsman Shubman Gill has sustained a serious shin injury which could keep him out of action for at least two months, a BCCI source told PTI on Thursday. It is all but certain that Gill is unlikely to feature in the upcoming five-Test series against England starting in Nottingham from August 4.…
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Cricket Streaming: When
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score Streaming: Having won the opening match by 33 runs, Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh are aiming at sealing the series with another win in the second ODI at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka. The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series got underway in Dhaka where the hosts won the toss and…
Match Fixing: ICC bans UAE players Hayat, Ahmed for accepting
DUBAI: The ICC on Thursday banned two UAE players Amir Hayat and Ashfaq Ahmed for eight years after they were found guilty of trying to fix T20 World Cup qualifying round matches in their country, colluding with an Indian bookie. While the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Tribunal had charged both the Pakistan-born cricketers back on September 13,…
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Highlights: Bangladesh register big
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Cricket Updates: Playing XIs: Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Perera(w/c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Ashen Bandara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Lakshan Sandakan, Dushmantha Chameera Bangladesh : Tamim Iqbal(c), Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy…
England will fancy their chances against India if the ball
LONDON: Former England captain Alastair Cook reckons India will be in trouble if the ball moves around in the upcoming five-match Test series in the UK, notwithstanding their formidable batting line-up. Cook pointed out India’s weakness against the moving ball. “India are a great side. England will always fancy their chances more if that ball…
KKR’s Tim Seifert in tears as he recalls Covid-19 ordeal
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert’s world stopped for a moment and his heart sank after testing positive for the dreaded Covid-19 during the now suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Seifert, who was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), could not leave India with other Kiwi cricketers after he returned a positive test just…
India vs England: India’s opening likely to be the weak
NEW DELHI: India’s opening batting lineup, thin on form and experience, includes an out-of-form Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, who hasn’t played a Test since two years, and Abhimanyu Easwaran, whose inclusion as a standby opener has already raised eyebrows. Either Agarwal or Rahul will get to open with Rohit Sharma after Shubman Gill’s availability for…
Be yourself: Advice Surya gave himself ahead of first knock
Flamboyant India and Mumbai Indians batman Suryakumar Yadav, who made his international debut against England after a lengthy wait on the sidelines, recalled being nervous on the momentous day but a simple advice to self calmed him down. “Be yourself,” he remembered telling himself on that day. Yadav made a brisk 57 in his second…