A match between India and the Netherlands would not be considered box-office material, but a certain Virat Kohli has ensured that the eyes of the cricketing world would be fixed on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. After his monumental match-winning innings against Pakistan, every move of the charismatic master batsman will be followed by … Read more
Mohammed Irfan Jr. was a bit disappointed after India’s two-hour net session at the Sydney Cricket Ground. “Virat Kohli chaale gayein? Rohit bhai ke saath selfie le liya, Kohli ka ek mil jaata,” the six feet six inch right arm pacer’s sadness was palpable while speaking to PTI. The Pakistan-born pacer, who has made Sydney … Read more
West Indies’ legendary all-rounder Kieron Pollard is surprised and disappointed with the team’s early exit from the T20 World Cup and said all the stakeholders must share the blame. Two-time champions West Indies failed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 showpiece in Australia after suffering defeats to Scotland and Ireland in … Read more
Middlesbrough have appointed ex-Manchester United caretaker Michael Carrick as their new manager, the second-tier Championship club said on Monday as the former midfielder landed his first role as a permanent boss. Carrick left United in December last year having taken temporary charge following the sacking of Norwegian manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The 41-year-old former England … Read more
Sussex have retained the services of India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara for the 2023 season, the County side announced on Monday. Pujara, who joined Sussex last year, made an enormous impact by scoring over 1000 County Championship runs, including a record breaking three double centuries and finished the season with an average of 109.4. The … Read more
Pakistan captain Babar Azam gave a motivational speech to his teammates after the Men in Green lost to India by 4 wickets in their Super 12 encounter in Melbourne on Sunday. “Brothers, it was a good match. We put in the effort, like always. We made some mistakes but from those mistakes, we have to … Read more
If the bigger boundaries at most grounds have lifted the spirits of bowlers converging on Australia for the T20 World Cup, they do well to temper their optimism with a flood of runs predicted by some from the tournament’s Super 12 stage. Cricket’s shortest format is unapologetically batter-biased and bowlers, often cast as cannon-fodder, derive … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta defended his decision not to rest winger Bukayo Saka in a 1-0 Europa League win over PSV Eindhoven on Thursday, saying the world’s top players are expected to perform at their best while playing once every three days. Another big win at Emirates Stadium! pic.twitter.com/n092AEzgQr — Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 20, 2022 … Read more
Former India batter Sandeep Patil on Thursday lost the presidential election of Mumbai Cricket Association to Amol Kale. Kale, who had the backing of BJP MLA and new BCCI treasurer Ashish Shelar, defeated Patil by 25 votes. Kale got 183 votes as compared to Patil’s 158. Kale was vice-president in the previous regime. The 66-year-old … Read more
Former champion Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday. Srikanth lost to the seventh seeded opponent 13-21 15-21 in a match that lasted 35 minutes. Srikanth, the 2021 World Championships silver medallist, had won … Read more
