News Sports Cricket Tiwary hails DRS introduction in Ranji Trophy final “It’s good news that it’s (DRS) being implemented in the final. I feel it should be there in all matches that are being telecast live,” Tiwary said on Tuesday. Manoj Tiwary of Bengal. (Source: Express Archive) Listen to this article Your browser does not … Read more
India has been accused of “straight-up pitch doctoring” as Australia eyes a major selection gamble in the form of uncapped off-spinner Todd Murphy. And fellow Victorian Peter Handscomb is reportedly close to returning to the Test side after a four-year absence, with SCG starters Ashton Agar and Matt Renshaw facing the axe. In total three … Read more
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria says Pakistan didn’t look as dangerous as their arch-rival India in the ODIs and urged skipper Babar Azam to start scoring runs for the team’s cause. “If you see this Indian team, they are full of match winners. But on the Pakistan side, we heavily depend on Babar Azam in … Read more
On Friday, January 20, you could walk into a small mobile shop in Pandri, Raipur to buy a charger and get asked, “Match dekhne aaye hai kya?” (Came to see the match?). As Chattisgarh Cricket Association Secretary, Mukul Tiwari tells The Indian Express, “Fever hai total cricket ka.” “We put the tickets out on January … Read more
Wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik admitted that the team management found it difficult to fit in Rishab Pant in the middle order during the T20 World Cup and said opening is the ideal slot for the explosive southpaw. “We know one think for sure, Rishabh Pant’s ability to play shots. And when the field is up, he … Read more
Ireland grabbed the headline of the 2022 T20 World Cup so far with their nine-wicket against West Indies, pushing the most successful team in the competition’s history out of the Super 12 contention. Winning the toss, West Indies opted to bat first in Hobart. Simi Singh and Barry McCarthy put the Irish in advantage, removing … Read more
Results on the first two days of the T20 World Cup have proved the virtue of giving an opportunity to a larger number of teams on the big stage, rather than confining the big events to the traditional big guns. Namibia beating Sri Lanka and Scotland upstaging West Indies would have thrilled the cricket romantics … Read more
India won’t be playing Pakistan in any bilateral series in the 2023-2027 cycle. In the Future Tours Programme (FTP) sent to all state associations, the board has kept the columns for games against Pakistan ‘blank’. Besides, multi-nation tournaments, the Indian men’s team will play 38 Tests (20 home and 18 away), 42 ODIs (21 each … Read more
Head coach Rahul Dravid has indicated that Mohammad Shami could replace the injured Jasprit Bumrah in the India squad for the T20 World Cup if the former is able to regain full fitness weeks after contracting COVID-19. Shami, who was among the reserve pacers for the ICC event alongside Deepak Chahar, was forced to miss … Read more
Riding on her stupendous show against England, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Tuesday jumped four spots to reach the fifth spot in the ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings. She leads a bunch of India players who have made rapid gains in the rankings after the team’s 3-0 sweep over England. Kaur smashed a match-winning 143 … Read more
