VISAKHAPATNAM: First, the bad news. The myth of Bazball grew limbs and became an outsized monster on the back of some thrilling fourth-innings chases. The Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum regime saw their team chase down scores in excess of 250 four consecutive times. In 150 years of Tests, it had never been done before they placed … Read more
The Rohit Sharma-led Team India had a brilliant day out in the middle on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test. On the back of Gill’s gritty hundred, the hosts posted 399 runs target for England to go 2-0 up in the series with India needing nine wickets. On the other hand, the Sri Lanka … Read more
Karnataka beat Railways in a thrilling one-wicket game at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat in the 2024 season of the Ranji Trophy. Railways were cleaned up by 155 in the first innings with Koushik V and Hardik Raj taking three wickets apiece. But Karnataka’s hopes of building a big lead were thwarted as Akash … Read more
Ravichandran Ashwin struck to get rid of the dangerous Ollie Pope, thanks to skipper Rohit Sharma. The hosts got the second breakthrough of the day with the Hitman taking a screamer of a catch at the slips on Day 4 of IND vs ENG 2nd Test. Skipper Sharma, who was at the slips, made a … Read more
It is most likely that you would assume an Indian sporting fixture that regularly attracts more than a lakh could only be a game of cricket. Certainly not in Kolkata, where on Saturday, hundreds of thousands thronged the city`s Salt Lake Stadium for the latest instalment of the `Boro Derby`, as East Bengal locked horns … Read more
James Anderson allayed concerns after prolific batter Joe Root was forced to leave the field following a blow on his right little finger. Root sustained the injury during the 18th over of India’s second innings when he tried to catch an edge from Shubman Gill in the slips. “He’s just been looking after it basically. … Read more
While his innings was cut short by legendary Ravichandran Ashwin, England’s Joe Root managed a remarkable feat on Day 2 of the second Test against India – crossing 1000 Test runs in India. Despite the dismissal, this achievement cements his place among batting greats who have conquered Indian pitches. Joe Root knock was characteristically flamboyant, … Read more
SAFF U19 Women’s Championship 2024 latest round-robin match saw India lose 0-1 to hosts Bangaldesh in the stoppage time at BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday (February 4). Sagorika scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of the stoppage time. With the victory, Bangladesh U19 have ensured their entry into the final of the … Read more
When you have set a target of 399 with Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel in your ranks and that too in India – surely this is as safe as houses. But against an England side with no fear of losing? It adds to the worry for any team. Surely these conditions are different … Read more