Cricket

BENGALURU: On Saturday, Cheteshwar Pujara cracked the fourth consecutive century in four matches in the ongoing County season in England. Batting against a fine Middlesex attack, Pujara completed the century in just 133 balls and was unbeaten at 125 at stumps. His innings is embellished by 16 boundaries and two sixes, including a scorching upper-cut […]

Umran Malik, who hails from Jammu, has emerged as the sensation of the Indian Premier League 2022. Playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Malik has snapped up 15 wickets so far in just nine matches, including a five-wicket haul against Gujarat Titans. But statistics in his case are just a footnote. What has caught the fancy of […]

  BENGALURU: In match 36 of the ongoing Indian Premier League, Virat Kohli, playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, geared up to face this first ball against Sunrisers Hyderabad’s left-arm seamer Marco Jansen. The length was full and the ball was angling away from Kohli who tentatively pushed at it. The thick outside edge from the […]

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni left everyone with a lump in their throat when he announced his retirement from international cricket in 2020 with a moving video. The song from the 1976 movie ‘Kabhi Kabhi’ – ‘Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon’ – was playing in the background of the video. This wasn’t the […]

BENGALURU: Mahendra Singh Dhoni handed over the captaincy of IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday. He will continue to represent CSK as a player under Jadeja’s leadership. His decision comes two days ahead of the start of the IPL 2022 season. He has already retired from international cricket. “MS Dhoni […]

BENGALURU: India have now won 15 consecutive Test series at home. No other team ever has won more than 10 consecutive Test series at home. Ravi Ashwin, with 442 Test wickets, has now become the eighth highest wicket-taker in Tests. During the series, he surpassed Kapil Dev (434) and Dale Steyn (439). R Ashwin has now […]

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: On the back of Ravindra’s Jadeja’s terrific all-round performance, India are in a commanding position against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Mohali. At stumps on Day 2, Sri Lanka were reeling at 108-4 after India declared their first innings for 574-8. Here are the highlights from the second day of the first […]