Cricket

India will be looking to fine-tune their team selection and give youngsters a chance to showcase their wares against Zimbabwe

BENGALURU: On Tuesday, Suryakumar Yadav cracked a blistering 44-ball 76 in the 3rd T20I against West Indies to give India a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. In the absence of a regular opener, SKY – as he is fondly called – opened the innings with Rohit Sharma and enthralled one and all by his […]

BENGALURU: On Monday, the second T20I between West Indies and India was delayed by almost three hours because the luggage of the teams had not arrived. In 1994, a similar incident happened when the West Indies were in India for a tri-series. The ODI between both the teams at Vizag started late because the playing […]

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday took to Twitter to announce the schedule of Asia Cup 2022. The tournament will begin on August 27 with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan. The arch rivals India and Pakistan will lock horns on August 28, which will be […]

BENGALURU: On Wednesday, India routed West Indies by 119 runs (DLS Method) in the 3rd ODI at Port-of-Spain and completed the 3-0 clean-sweep against the hosts for the first time in their backyard. In a rain-curtailed match, India scored 225-3 in 36 overs and then skittled West Indies out for just 137. Indian captain Shikhar […]

BENGALURU: As Sri Lanka continues to reel under financial and civil unrest, the 15th edition of the Asia Cup could be moved out of the Island country. According to sources, the six-team tournament is expected to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The discussion between the board members of the Asian Cricket Council […]

BENGALURU: Riding on medium-pacer Reece Topley’s six-wicket haul, England thumped India by 100 runs in the second ODI at Lord’s to level the series 1-1. Chasing 247, the visitors were bowled out for 146 in 38.5 overs and slumped to a crushing defeat. The left-arm bowler trapped India’s captain Rohit Sharma in front of stumps […]

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]

Indian team consolidated their position on Day 3 of their warm-up match against Leicestershire on the back of splendiferous show by their batsmen. The visitors were 364-9 at stumps with a lead of 366 runs. Interestingly, Cheteshwar Pujara – who had taken the field for Leicestershire – also batted for India to get more practice […]

BENGALURU: In his first international match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar – then a young 22-year-old seamer – was up against the arch-rivals Pakistan at Bengaluru. The hosts were defending a moderate total of 133 in a T20I and needed early breakthroughs. ‘Bhuvi’ was assigned the task of bowling the first over against the left-hander Nasir Jamshed. What […]