Cricket
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,”…
Veteran BCCI scorers request Ganguly to provide them with ‘retirement
They recorded thousands of runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli along with hundreds of wickets taken by Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble only to find that their own “balance sheet” makes for a dismal reading after decades of yeoman service to Indian cricket. These are BCCI accredited retired scorers. Around 17 of them…
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…
Indian cricket teams, both men and women, land in England
The Indian men’s cricket team arrived here on Thursday for the upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the subsequent Test series versus hosts England. The men’s team was accompanied by the women’s side which is touring England for three ODIs and as many T20s besides the one-off Test, starting in Bristol on…
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…
‘India thought we had not scored enough’: Lockie Ferguson on
Saying the 2019 World Cup semifinal against India was one of the ‘craziest’ games he has played, New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson said the understanding between both teams before the second day seemed to be that India had the upper hand. New Zealand beat India by 18 runs in a low-scoring encounter in the ODI World…
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…
Ravi Shastri’s support motivated Siraj to stay back in Australia
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has revealed that words of encouragement from head coach Ravi Shastri during the team’s tour of Australia made him change his mind about returning home after his father’s death. “Tu Test match khel, dekh tereko 5 wickets milega. Tere Daddy ka dua tera saath hoga’ (You play the Test match. You…
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…
Devon Conway breaks 125-year-old record on way to double century
New Zealand debutant and opening batsman Devon Conway smashed multiple records — some dating back to the 1800s — on way to his double century during the first innings of the 1st Test vs England. He is only the 7th batsman to score a double century on Test debut. The South African-born 29-year-old carried on…