There’s a high chance that I won’t make it: Bed-ridden Maxwell on India tour

[ad_1] Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell. File. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy Bed-ridden after a freak accident, star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels he is unlikely to recover in time for the Australian team’s tour of India next year and picking him could be a “big risk”. Opening up on how he broke his leg at […]

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I felt attack is best defence on this wicket: Hardik Pandya

[ad_1] India’s Hardik Pandya bats against New Zealand during their T20 cricket international in Napier, New Zealand, on November 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP India skipper Hardik Pandya said “attack was the best defence on this wicket” as his unbeaten 18-ball 30-run cameo helped India end the rain-hit final T20I against New Zealand in […]

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Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy | Yastika, Shafali make unbeaten 90s

[ad_1] Shafali Verma after her match-winning effort for India-B against India-A in the senior Women’s T20 Challenger in Raipur on November 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The score was small enough, but Shafali Verma made it look smaller. Her blistering 91 not out off 52 balls (11×4, 4×6) powered India-B to a nine-wicket […]

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Women’s cricket | Andhra batter Meghana making her return count in style

[ad_1] India’s S. Meghana during game three in the One-Day International series against New Zealand at the John Davies Oval on February 18, 2022, in Queenstown, New Zealand. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The wait had been long for S. Meghana. More than five years, actually. She was 20 when she made her India debut. […]

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Vijay Hazare Trophy | Andhra back in the mix after a comfortable outing against Kerala

[ad_1] Andhra speedster B. Ayyappa, who took three wickets and effected one run out against Kerala, in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Bengaluru on Thursday, November 17, 2022. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Andhra recorded a fine 76-run victory over Kerala to put itself back in contention for the knockout stages of the Vijay Hazare […]

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T20 World Cup fallout: BCCI sacks entire Chetan Sharma-led selection committee

[ad_1] Logo of the BCCI outside its headquarters in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AFP The BCCI on Friday sacked the four-member senior national selection committee led by Chetan Sharma after the Indian cricket team failed to reach the final of the T20 World Cup in Australia. During Chetan’s tenure, India had also failed to reach […]

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IPL 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders acquire Shardul Thakur from Delhi Capitals

[ad_1] Shardul Thakur finished the 2022 season of the IPL with 15 wickets in 14 matches and an economy rate of 9.79. With the bat, he scored 120 runs at a strike rate of around 138. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu photo library Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have acquired the services of Indian pacer Shardul […]

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Unity in diversity defined England’s successful march to the winner’s podium

[ad_1] Pulling together: England celebrates winning the T20 World Cup final. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A Sunday night of delight for England stretched interminably with most of its players living it up in the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s dressing room. Jos Buttler’s men had just claimed the ICC Twenty20 World Cup at Pakistan’s expense and […]

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Vijay Hazare Trophy | Tamil Nadu coasts to victory over Andhra Pradesh

[ad_1] Jagadeesan leads the way with a fine century, ably assisted by Sai Sudharsan for the winner while Abhishek Reddy and Bharat bat well for the loser Jagadeesan leads the way with a fine century, ably assisted by Sai Sudharsan for the winner while Abhishek Reddy and Bharat bat well for the loser N. Jagadeesan […]

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