Bengaluru: For the second time in two weeks Karnataka find themselves on a sticky wicket against an opposition they should have ideally had on the mat. At the Lalbhai Contractor stadium in Surat on Saturday, skipper Nikin Jose would have felt the pressure of the stand-in gig as Karnataka ended up trailing the Railways by … Read more
New Delhi: Hailing KL Rahul as ‘worth in platinum’, legendary Indian cricketer Farokh Engineer opined the national team should give KS Bharat a longer rope as the specialist wicketkeeper in Tests. The 85-year-old also urged the Andhra Pradesh lad to work on his technique. Rahul, who is currently nursing a quadriceps injury, kept wickets in … Read more
Ex-India cricketer Gautam Gambhir is not in favour of over-hyping Yashasvi Jaiswal’s double ton in the second Test against England as he feels the natural game of youngsters like him is adversely affected. “I want to congratulate the youngster [Jaiswal] but, I want to tell everyone that let the young man play. We have seen … Read more
Pormer Pakistan captain Misbah ul Haq feels that due to uncertainty in the PCB and its short-sightedness, foreigners and even local coaches don’t want to work with the country’s cricket board. Misbah, who has worked as head coach and also chief selector of the Pakistan team between 2019 and 2021, lamented that in Pakistan cricket … Read more
Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan underlined his growing status as a productive top-order batter with a hundred against England Lions, as India A reached a position of strength on the third day of their third unofficial Test here on Saturday. Sudharsan made 117 off 240 balls as India A made 409 in their second innings for an … Read more
After a near-total domination of Day Two, Mumbai have Bengal staring at a follow-on and worse in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B tie at the Eden Gardens. Mumbai dismissed the hosts for a mere 199 before stumps were drawn on Saturday. Anustup Majumdar stood tall amidst the ruins with an unbeaten 108, his 16th … Read more
Stand-in South African captain Neil Brand said on Saturday the two-Test series against New Zealand has handed his group of unheralded players a ‘massive opportunity’ to become first-choice internationals. Brand is among eight uncapped players in an overhauled 15-man tour squad preparing for the first Test starting in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. Nearly all of … Read more
Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews put on a record 232-run fourth-wicket partnership on Saturday to leave Sri Lanka in firm control on day two of their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Colombo. Sri Lanka were leading by 212 runs with four wickets in hand at stumps, with Mathews sent back on the final ball for … Read more
New Delhi: Former wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer sounded ‘unsure’ about Rishabh Pant’s future behind the wickets once the latter returns to competitive cricket post injury but stated the southpaw has got potential to become a specialist batter. Pant, is currently in sidelines for more than a year after surviving a horrific car accident on December 30, … Read more