To deal with dew, India practice with wet balls. When the nights get cold, jumpers and double layered warmers are pulled out. In Wellington though, they face a less conventional problem – winds strong enough to rattle hotel windows, with the potential to unsettle batters and bowlers alike. So, for the cricketers set to join … Read more
Like any upcoming cricketer on the circuit, Mumbai opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi was going through a period where he had begun doubting himself. He made his debut three seasons ago, but had struggled to get a longer run. He had been performing decently for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL, but back in the Mumbai … Read more
Barcelona cruised early on in the season, winning with ease both in the Champions League and the Spanish league. But when it faced its biggest tests yet, having to play against European champion Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and old rival Real Madrid in La Liga, the Catalan club faltered. A 4-2 loss at … Read more
Eight months away from the Indian women’s cricket team could have dented Vaishnavi Sharma’s confidence, but the young left-arm spinner chose to turn the setback into an opportunity to sharpen her skills. On her return to the ODI side, the 20-year-old from Gwalior made a telling statement, claiming four wickets against Zimbabwe to underline her … Read more
is expected to feature in India A’s third unofficial Test against New Zealand A, with star keeper-batter Rishabh Pant also in contention for the playing XI for the match starting November 7 in Lincoln, according to reports. Both key players are currently training at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. Pant arrived at … Read more
Hyderabad: Pune will host the 41st Youth National Basketball Championship at Chondhe Patil Sports Complex and Vidya Valley School from October 27. A total of 28 boys’ teams and 26 girls’ teams will participate in the championship, with 96 league matches and 48 knockout matches scheduled over eight days. Defending champions Tamil Nadu in the … Read more
England have been handed a potential blow ahead of their Nations Championship Tests with Fin Smith facing further assessment on a calf injury. by head coach Steve Borthwick on Sunday, but will not train this week and instead begin his rehabilitation in camp having featured in Northampton’s defeat to Leicester on Saturday. Borthwick is expected … Read more
The wider cricket world knows Angkrish Raghuvanshi as a Kolkata Knight Riders regular. In his last IPL outing, millions saw him match Finn Allen stroke-for-stroke with a blazing 44-ball 82 against a Gujarat Titans bowling attack comprising Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj and Rashid Khan. On Monday, at the calmer ambience of a Ranji Trophy tie … Read more
Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh said on Monday that the team is working to improve its defence. He also said that India is not thinking about being the favourites to win the Asian Champions Trophy. India will try to win the title for the sixth time. India will play its first match against Bangladesh at … Read more
Liam Dawson insisted he is not drawing any conclusions from usurping Adil Rashid as England’s frontline spinner in Pakistan. For more than a decade, Rashid has been one of the first names on England’s team-sheet in the white-ball formats and he needs 26 more dismissals to become their all-time leading one-day wicket-taker. After missing September’s … Read more