Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja (AP/PTI) On this day in 2020, December 27, Ajinkya Rahane played an innings that quietly altered the course of Indian Test cricket. It did not come wrapped in noise or bravado. It arrived in the aftermath of trauma. India had been bundled out for their lowest-ever total in the previous…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi & PM Narendra Modi (PTI) As the year drew to a close, Indian cricket found itself sharing space with an unfamiliar kind of headline. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, still three months short of his 15th birthday, was named a recipient of the Prime Minister’s National Award for Children, the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. It…
Cricketer Venkatesh Iyer (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Former India captain Anil Kumble has indicated that Venkatesh Iyer may not feature in Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s playing eleven at the start of the upcoming IPL season, with the defending champions keen to preserve stability in a settled side. RCB secured the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder for Rs seven crore…
Australia’s Steve Smith is bowled by England’s Josh Tongue during their Ashes cricket test match in Melbourne. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad was left unhappy with the pitch at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after the first day of the Boxing Day Test. Watching the match, Broad felt the surface was…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla congratulated young cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Friday after the 14-year-old received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu. The award is given to children who show exceptional talent and achievement, and Vaibhav’s recent rise in Indian cricket made him a clear choice….
Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (PTI Photo) Mumbai batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi was taken to hospital in Jaipur after suffering a serious head injury during the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttarakhand on Friday, triggering concern among players and fans alike. The 21-year-old was hurt while fielding at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium and had to…
Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Rohit Sharma’s brief stay at the crease ended in a golden duck, but Mumbai’s firepower ensured they defeated Uttarakhand by 51 runs in a Group C Vijay Hazare Trophy clash on Friday. Batting first, Mumbai posted a commanding 331 for seven, thanks to crucial contributions from Hardik Tamore, who remained…
Virat Kohli and Michael Bevan (Photo: PTI/Screengrab) Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli once again showed why he is regarded as one of the greatest batters of all time. On Friday, the former India captain played a brilliant knock of 77 runs for Delhi against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Bengaluru.While the innings…
Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Vijay Hazare Trophy (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Star batters Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant struck composed half-centuries before Gujarat unravelled under pressure, allowing Delhi to sneak home by seven runs in their Elite Group D Vijay Hazare Trophy clash on Friday. Kohli was named player of the match after…
Khaled Mahmud, head coach of Noakhali Express, walks out of team’s training session (Screengrab) Khaled Mahmud, former Bangladesh captain and head coach of Noakhali Express, created a stir on Thursday when he walked out of his team’s training session at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is…
