Cricket

Birmingham, Aug 6 (BPNS)  India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur acknowledged that she would be closely watching the second semifinal of 2022 Commonwealth Games between Australia and New Zealand to set their plans for the gold medal match to be held on Sunday. On Saturday, India shrugged off their jinx of losing to tougher teams and falling […]

Dubai, July 27 (BPNS)  The 2022 edition of the Asia Cup was on Wednesday officially shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE. However, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will remain the hosts of the marquee multi-nation tournament, which will be played in middle-east Asia between August 27 and September 11. The decision to move the tournament […]

New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) “They need to play to left arm (pace bowling) a little bit better. History tells you that Shaheen Shah Afridi blew them away one evening in Dubai, Mohammad Amir blew them away one afternoon at the Oval in a final, and Reece Topley has blown them away here (at Old Trafford),” […]

New Delhi, July 16 (BPNS)  On Thursday, shortly after talismanic India batter Virat Kohli was dismissed for 16 in the second ODI against England at Lord’s, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam put out a tweet with a picture of him and Kohli from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup last year, with the caption reading as […]

Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (BPNS) One of the classy opening batter of Kerala and former captain of the state Ranji trophy team, O.K. Ramdas (74) passed away here on Wednesday due to a heart attack. He was admitted to Sree Chithira Institute of Medical Sciences here. Two weeks before he suffered a stroke and was recovering […]

London, July 12 (BPNS)  Jasprit Bumrah’s career-best show with the ball (6/19) followed by a solid unbeaten opening stand between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan led India to a crushing 10-wicket win over England in the first ODI and take 1-0 lead in the three-match series at The Kennington Oval, here on Tuesday. Bumrah’s sensational […]

London, July 13 (BPNS)  After stitching a match-winning opening stand in the first ODI against England, India captain Rohit Sharma said that he and Shikhar Dhawan have played a lot of cricket together and understand each other very well. Jasprit Bumrah’s career-best show with the ball (6/19) followed by a solid unbeaten opening stand between […]

Birmingham, July 4 (BPNS)  Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow slammed unbeaten fifties to lead England’s mammoth chase of 378 against India on day four of rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston on Monday. At stumps, the hosts were 259/3 in 57 overs, needing just 119 on a sold-out final day to level the five-match series being […]

Roseau (Dominica), July 4 (BPNS)  West Indies fans enjoyed a commanding performance from their team in the second T20 International, as they brushed aside Bangladesh by 35 runs at Windsor Park to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series on Monday (IST). With international cricket returning to the island for the first time since […]