Team India suffered a 21-run defeat in the first T20 match of the three-match series against New Zealand on Friday. The side was restricted to 155/9 in the chase of 177 as it suffered a top-order collapse, with Ishan Kishan (4), Rahul Tripathi (0), and Shubman Gill (7) coming in quick succession. Suryakumar Yadav (47) … Read more
On a chilly winter evening in MS Dhoni’s den, with the great man watching from the stands in Ranchi, Hardik Pandya’s India finished second, New Zealand’s spin led by skipper Mitchell Santner (4-1-11-2) lagged behind the trio. The first of the three-match T20 series on Friday. Chasing 177 was always going to be a tough … Read more
Team India has suffered a blow ahead of the first T20 International against New Zealand as opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has reportedly been ruled out of the entire series. After thrashing the Black Caps in the One Day International (ODI), Team India is all set to take the field for the three-match series against New Zealand … Read more
For visiting teams, winning a Test series in India is incredibly difficult. Australia will be aware of this fact as they begin one of the toughest assignments in world cricket – a four-Test series starting February 9 in Nagpur. The last team to beat India in India was England in 2012 while the last Australian … Read more
Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Thursday won the ICC ODI Player of the Year award for the second time in a row. Babar scored 679 runs in nine matches at an average of 84.87 with three centuries. Apart from his personal consistency, Babar has also had a good year as captain. Although Pakistan may have … Read more
Khizar Dafedar took five for 74 as Mumbai thrashed Hyderabad by an innings and 155 runs in Group D of the Under-25 Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Dafdar was well supported by Himanshu Singh, who took four for 74 as Mumbai bundled out Hyderabad for 238 in the … Read more
Team India’s star bowler Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday climbed to the top spot in the ICC ODI rankings after consistent performances in the series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand this month. Siraj took nine wickets in three matches against Sri Lanka, and four in the series opener against the Kiwis. Siraj has 729 rating … Read more
Five hundred was not impossible. But there were definitely 400 to take. It was a 212-run opening blitz, the highest against New Zealand in ODIs, that lived up to the expectations. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill hit quick hundreds in the process as India collected 200 in just 24.1 overs but were still bowled out … Read more
With Hardik Pandya, India’s T20I team has entered its transitional phase, or has it? Regular skipper Rohit Sharma, senior pros Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have not been part of a single T20I series since India’s exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia last year. India’s head coach Rahul Dravid gave hints. It was … Read more
Two of India’s biggest corporates – Adani Group and Reliance Industries will be facing each other on the cricket field for the first time when their teams Gulf Giants and MI Emirates take on the DP World International League T20. Friday, 27 January 2023. Reliance Industries has a strong footprint in the world of franchise … Read more
