Tag: Cricket

Mumbai: From cancelling a honeymoon to risking their jobs, a new study from digital travel platform Booking.com on Wednesday found that 42 per cent of Indian cricket fans would cancel their honeymoon if it clashed with their preferred team or athlete playing a big game. The study revealed that how optimistic Indian sports fans are, […]

Bhubaneswar: The online sale of tickets for the much-awaited one-day international (ODI) match between India and West Indies to be played at Barabati stadium in Cuttack on December 22, will commence from today. As per Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) sources, a total of 8,150 tickets will be sold online this time. The fans can book […]

New Delhi: India coach Ravi Shastri says none can “mess around with” Mahendra Singh Dhoni if he decides to be in contention for next year’s T20 World Cup but the enigmatic former captain would “never impose himself” on the team. In a soon-to-be-telecast interview on ‘India Today’ channel, Shastri was asked about the much-speculated future […]

Cuttack: With anticipation building up for the upcoming ODI between India and West Indies at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on December 22, the chief curator of the iconic ground, Pankaj Pattnaik has said that the match will witness even contest between the bat and ball. “The pitch prepared for the match will be a sporting […]

Cuttack: Ahead of the much-anticipated One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India & West Indies on December 22 at Barabati stadium in Cuttack, sale of tickets to affiliated units, clubs and schools began today at 9 AM at the conference hall of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). While sale of online tickets has already […]

Visakhapatnam: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir reckons young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant should be more consistent with the bat as the team management has shown a lot of faith in him in the recent past. On Sunday, Pant scored 71 runs off 69 balls and alongside Shreyas Iyer (70), shared a crucial partnership of 114 runs […]

Johannesburg: Former Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been appointed South Africa’s batting consultant for the entire duration of its home summer. Cricket South Africa made the announcement on Wednesday on its official Twitter handle. “Former Standard Bank Proteas all-rounder, Jacques Kallis has been named as the team’s batting consultant for the duration of the summer. […]

Visakhapatnam: Kuldeep Yadav on Wednesday took a hat-trick during the second ODI between India and the West Indies at the VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam, becoming the first Indian to take two hat-tricks in international cricket. Kuldeep’s hat-trick came in the 33rd over of the West Indies innings. The first man to fall was the in-form […]

Visakhapatnam: Hat-trick hero Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami backed the efforts of the Indian batsmen as the hosts beat West Indies by 107 runs in the second ODI that was played at the VDCA stadium in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. India have thus levelled the three-match series 1-1 and the decisive third ODI will be held […]

Cuttack: India have everything going their way as they head into the third and final ODI against the West Indies here on Sunday eyeing a 10th straight bilateral series win over the Caribbean side. The West Indies took the home side by surprise in the opening ODI in Chennai to go one-up in the three-match […]

New Delhi: It was a decade spent by cricket fans celebrating the enigma named Virat Kohli as the extraordinary Indian captain shattered all records and finished at the pinnacle of virtually every possible milestone in 50-over cricket. Kohli left his mark in every format be it Tests, ODIs or T20s over the past decade which has […]

Lahore: Days after he hogged the limelight for being ill-treated by few players during his playing days due to his Hindu religion, former Pakistan leg spinner Danish Kaneria has now alleged that the national cricket team welcomed those players in the side who “sold” their country. On Thursday, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar had alleged that […]

New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli has been picked as captain of the Test team of the decade, while former captain MS Dhoni has been named as skipper of both the ODI and T20I teams of the decade announced by ESPNcricinfo. Apart from Kohli, ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the only Indian to feature in […]

Mumbai: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday tweeted a video clip of a differently abled boy playing cricket with children his age, making his fans praising the youngster’s passion for the sport. Tendulkar tweeted the clip and wrote on @sachin_rt: “Start your 2020 with the inspirational video of this kid Madda Ram playing cricket with […]

Mumbai: Former India pacer Irfan Pathan on Sunday said he never lost his swing, contrary to the general perception at that time, and added blaming then-coach Greg Chappell for his downfall was a cover-up. Pathan, 35, announced his retirement here on Saturday, saying “most players start their India career at 27-28 but I ended up […]