Cricket

BENGALURU: On Wednesday, India routed West Indies by 119 runs (DLS Method) in the 3rd ODI at Port-of-Spain and completed the 3-0 clean-sweep against the hosts for the first time in their backyard. In a rain-curtailed match, India scored 225-3 in 36 overs and then skittled West Indies out for just 137. Indian captain Shikhar […]

BENGALURU: As Sri Lanka continues to reel under financial and civil unrest, the 15th edition of the Asia Cup could be moved out of the Island country. According to sources, the six-team tournament is expected to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The discussion between the board members of the Asian Cricket Council […]

BENGALURU: Riding on medium-pacer Reece Topley’s six-wicket haul, England thumped India by 100 runs in the second ODI at Lord’s to level the series 1-1. Chasing 247, the visitors were bowled out for 146 in 38.5 overs and slumped to a crushing defeat. The left-arm bowler trapped India’s captain Rohit Sharma in front of stumps […]

BENGALURU: 2000 was arguably the toughest year for Indian cricket. The team and the public were reeling under the shock of the match-fixing saga which enveloped many prominent names such as Mohd. Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Nayan Mongia. All three of them were convicted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and banned by the […]

Indian team consolidated their position on Day 3 of their warm-up match against Leicestershire on the back of splendiferous show by their batsmen. The visitors were 364-9 at stumps with a lead of 366 runs. Interestingly, Cheteshwar Pujara – who had taken the field for Leicestershire – also batted for India to get more practice […]

BENGALURU: In his first international match, Bhuvneshwar Kumar – then a young 22-year-old seamer – was up against the arch-rivals Pakistan at Bengaluru. The hosts were defending a moderate total of 133 in a T20I and needed early breakthroughs. ‘Bhuvi’ was assigned the task of bowling the first over against the left-hander Nasir Jamshed. What […]

BENGALURU: The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a hike in the monthly pensions of former cricketers (both men and women) and umpires with effect from June 1, 2022. According to the policy, all first-class cricketers who have played 25 to 49 matches till the 2003-04 season used to get […]

BENGALURU: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev on Monday took a swipe at senior Indian batsmen such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul for their approach in the T20I format. India failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the last World T20, played in 2021, and crashed out in the group stage. The failure […]

BENGALURU: The former England captain Joe Root once again rose to the occasion on Sunday and scored an unbeaten 115 to guide his team to a five-wicket win against New Zealand at Lord’s. Chasing 277, the visitors were in a pickle at 69-4 but Root, as he has often done, towed the team out of […]

BENGALURU: Former Australia cricketer and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds on Saturday night died in a car crash at the age of 46. The flamboyant all-rounder appeared in 198 ODIs and 26 Tests for Australia between 1998 and 2009. An audacious batsman, utility bowler and an electric fielder, Symonds was one of the most […]