Kolkata, March 2 India opener Sanju Samson shut down his phone and social media accounts to ensure that he did not lose self-belief during a lean patch that ended with a match-winning knock in the do-or-die T20 World Cup game against the West Indies here. Samson smashed a 50-ball 97, dotted with 12 fours and […]
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Hubballi, February 28 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah watched from the stands at the KSCA Cricket Ground here as Jammu and Kashmir etched their name in the history books by clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title on Saturday. Abdullah was present on the fifth and final day of the summit clash against Karnataka as J&K lifted […]
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The North News By G Unnikrishnan Hubballi, February 28 Jammu and Kashmir scripted an extraordinary tale of resilience in Indian domestic cricket to claim their maiden Ranji Trophy title by out-batting traditional heavyweights Karnataka here on Saturday, capping a glorious season that saw them tackle favourites and fellow upstarts with equal tact and confidence.The bald […]
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By Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, February 28 Their batting has finally burst into life, but cracks remain in India’s bowling armour as they take on an explosive West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal of the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday.West Indies’ defeat to South Africa and India’s emphatic win over Zimbabwe have turned this Group […]
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New Delhi, February 28 Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen will spearhead the 20-member Indian contingent at the Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia from March 28-April 11. The 20-member squad was finalised after an intensive month-long evaluation process, with players inducted into the ongoing national camp in Patiala following the National […]
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Colombo, February 28 England rode on Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed’s pyrotechnics to fight back from the brink and register a stunning four-wicket win over New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Super Eights match here on Friday.The result kept Pakistan’s hopes of a semifinal berth alive. In Pallekele on Saturday, Pakistan will need to […]
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Hobart, February 27 India women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Friday conceded that poor batting in the first two ODIs against Australia led to consecutive defeats in their first 50-over assignment since becoming world champions last November. India made a bright start to pip Australia 2-1 in the T20Is but lost the first two ODIs […]
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Pallekele, February 27 Pakistan will need a commanding win over already-eliminated Sri Lanka and a favour from England to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup when they play their final Super 8 match here on Saturday. Co-hosts Sri Lanka have already crashed out of the semifinal race after Super 8 defeats […]
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Chennai, February 27 Abhishek Sharma rediscovered his form with a blazing fifty, Hardik Pandya bludgeoned a half-century, and Tilak Varma allayed strike-rate worries in India’s massive 72-run victory over Zimbabwe, keeping them alive in the race to the T20 World Cup semifinals here on Thursday. Along with that ticking of several boxes in their must-win […]
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Chennai, February 27India pacer Arshdeep Singh said he is still learning the nuances of his craft, like adaptability and staying ahead of batters, from his senior partners Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.Arshdeep took three wickets, conceding a mere 24 runs, to keep the shackles on Zimbabwe batters in the T20 World Cup Super Eights match […]
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