Cricket

  R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah bowled with a searing bite to bowl Sri Lanka out for 208 in their second innings on Day 3 of the second Test at Bengaluru, as India sealed a 238-run win. On a treacherous pitch, only Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis showed a modicum of resistance […]

Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav opens up about his personal equation, fondness and the time he spent with legendary Shane Warne. Childhood hero: As a kid, I used to bowl fast but my coach told me that fast bowling isn’t my forte, and instead I must try to become a spinner. He said there is a world-class […]

BENGALURU: On an action-packed Day 1 of the second Test at Bengaluru, India reduced Sri Lanka to 86-6 at stumps after scoring 252 in their first innings. Jasprit Bumrah was the wrecker-in-chief as he snapped up three wickets. Earlier in the day, India opted to bat after winning the toss. However opener Mayank Agarwal was […]

Former Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha talks about different shades of Shane Warne exclusively for The New Indian: Shane Warne, the bowler: The first time I saw Warne bowl was in the 1996 World Cup in India. I was a kid back then and didn’t know much about him but he immediately caught my fancy. I must […]

MOHALI: After scoring an unbeaten 175, Ravindra Jadeja came good with the ball and propelled India a victory by an innings and 222 runs against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of the 1st Test at Mohali. The visitors, after following on, were skittled out for 178 in their second innings. Earlier in the day, the […]