Cricket
Yashpal Sharma, forgotten architect of 1983 World Cup win, passes
A trendsetter for his teammates, Yashpal Sharma stood out for his guts and humilityNEW DELHI: On Tuesday morning, India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team lost its first member when Yashpal Sharma passed away following a cardiac arrest at 7.40 am. Only 66 years old, Yashpal had just returned from a morning walk. When Kirti Azad broke…
Both India, Sri Lanka will start white-ball series evenly: Dasun
Newly-appointed Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka on Saturday said it will be an even contest between his struggling side and overwhelming favourite India as the visiting team is full of newcomers. India have come here with a squad comprising six uncapped players. “Both teams will start evenly because they (India) have got new players coming…
James Vince hits maiden ODI ton as England sweep Pakistan
BIRMINGHAM: James Vince hit a maiden one-day international century and Lewis Gregory made 77 as a new-look England beat Pakistan by three wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday to complete a remarkable 3-0 series clean sweep. SCORECARDSet a challenging 332 to win 50-over world champions England, without most of their first-choice players because of a pre-series…
India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Live Streaming: When and
While Virat Kohli’s men are keen to set their dismal Test record in England straight, the team led by Dhawan and coached by Dravid — the man responsible for creating the pool, will never accept that this is a “second string” outfit taking on islanders, who are going through their lowest ebb. In the series…
Yashpal Sharma’s 89 vs West Indies set the ball rolling:
CHENNAI: When Krishnamachari Srikkanth first checked his Whatsapp on Tuesday morning, he felt devastated by the news of the sudden demise of his dear friend Yashpal Sharma. “We have a Whatsapp group called ‘Forever Champions’ which includes the members of the 1983 World Cup team. The first message was that of Yashpal’s passing away. I…
Ben Stokes hoping operated finger won’t cause him problems against
England’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes is hoping that his operated left index finger would not cause him problems during the marquee Test series against India, after playing through “ridiculous pain” in the recent ODIs against Pakistan. He has revealed that the pain forced him to take pain-killing steroid injection. Stokes is due to play for…
My idea as a leader is to keep everyone together,
COLOMBO: Handed captaincy for the Sri Lanka tour, Shikhar Dhawan’s idea of leadership is all about keeping the flock together and in a good state of mind. The left-handed opener was given the reins of the team after Virat Kohli and other key players were sent to England for the WTC Final against New Zealand…
Ian Chappell backs Pat Cummins over Steve Smith for Australia
Former skipper Ian Chappell has backed premier fast bowler Pat Cummins over batting maestro Steve Smith for Australian captaincy after incumbent Tim Paine retires. Chappell’s views are in contrast to Paine, who recently said he will have no qualms about former skipper Smith returning to the job whenever he chooses to retire. “I think it’s…
ICC changes points system for second edition of World Test
DUBAI: The ICC on Wednesday officially confirmed that teams will be awarded standardised 12 points for a win, four for a draw and six for a tie during the second World Test Championship cycle which kicks off with the five-match series between India and England in August. The ICC further said that percentage of points…
BCCI appoints Shiv Sunder Das as batting coach of India
Gutsy former India opener Shiv Sunder Das has been appointed the batting coach of the Indian women’s team for the tour of England and he is looking forward to use his coaching stint at NCA to guide the youngsters during the trip. Das, who has played 23 Tests between 2000-02, has a decent average of…