Cricket

NEW DELHI: On the back of captain Shikhar Dhawan’s sparkling 97, India edged West Indies by three runs in the first ODI at Port-of-Spain to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 309, the hosts lost the opener Shai Hope early but Kyle Mayers and Shamarah Brooks joined forces and put together a 117-run […]

The second-string Indian team is set to lock horns with West Indies in their backyard as the first ODI of the three-match series begins on Friday. The visitors have rested a string of their top players, including Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah, and their absence gives West Indies a chance to […]

Recently, England all-rounder Ben Stokes shocked the cricketing fraternity by announcing his retirement from ODI cricket stating that “three formats are just unsustainable” for him now. The swashbuckling cricketer was instrumental in England winning their maiden 50-over World Cup in 2019 as he belted an unbeaten 84 in the final against New Zealand. The New […]

England’s champion all-rounder Ben Stokes stunned the cricketing world on Monday when he announced his retirement from the ODIs. The 31-year-old has been the fulcrum of England’s team in all formats in the last 5 years. Stokes was instrumental in England edging New Zealand in the World Cup final in 2019 as he cracked an […]

Though India has had seven different captains across formats in 2022, their performance has not taken a beating. The necessity to appoint so many captains arose due to a couple of factors – injuries to deputed skippers before a few series and the policy of trying different combinations, especially in the T20I format ahead of […]