Rishabh Pant

Asia Cup: Will Kohli Seal T20 World Cup Berth?

As the Asia Cup 2022, which will be played in the T20 format, gets underway on August 27, all the teams participating in it will use it as a platform to prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Indian team at present has a solid bench-strength and is spoilt for choices with a host […]

Star Power: Pant Named Uttarakhand Brand Ambassador

DEHRADUN: Years after he left Uttarakhand to make his mark as a cricketer, India’s star wicket-keeper batsman, Rishabh Pant, was named the brand ambassador for the state. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami felicitated him at a programme organised at Uttarakhand Sadan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, CM Dhami said, “The […]

4th T20I: India Decimate WI To Take Unassailable 3-1 Lead

NEW DELHI: Indian team put up a clinical performance in the 4th T20I at Florida to thrash West Indies by 59 runs and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. This is India’s 5th consecutive bilateral T20I series victory against West Indies. Before the T20Is, India had won the ODI series 3-0. The […]

3rd T20I: Smashing ‘Surya’ Gives India 2-1 Series Lead

BENGALURU: Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday smacked West Indies bowlers with impunity as India defeated the hosts by 7 wickets in the 3rd T20I at St Kitts to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Chasing 165, Surya lent India a rollicking start as he sliced and whipped the left-arm medium-pacer Obed McCoy, the hero […]

‘Burnt Toast To Bee Attack’: Outlandish Reasons To Halt Cricket Matches

BENGALURU: On Monday, the second T20I between West Indies and India was delayed by almost three hours because the luggage of the teams had not arrived. In 1994, a similar incident happened when the West Indies were in India for a tri-series. The ODI between both the teams at Vizag started late because the playing […]

1st T20I: Karthik’s Cameo Fires India To 68-Run Win

BENGALURU: Riding on captain Rohit Sharma’s half-century and Dinesh Karthik’s blazing cameo, India thrashed West Indies by 68 runs on Friday in the 1st T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After Nicholas Pooran won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first, Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav cracked 44 runs for […]

Hardik’s Resurgence To Pant’s Baptism, 3 Positives For India From Eng Series

In the recently-concluded ODI series, India edged England 2-1 in their backyard. Let’s look at three positives India have drawn from the series: 1) Resurgence of Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder: 2022 has been a rite of passage for Hardik. Earlier in the year, he put up a dazzling all-round show in the Indian Premier League […]

The 3rd ODI: Pandya, Pant Steer India To Series Win Against England

BENGALURU: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya stepped up and put up a spectacular all-round show to steer India to a five-wicket victory in the 3rd ODI at Old Trafford. With this victory, the visitors have also won the three-match series 2-1. The exuberant all-rounder grabbed four wickets to restrict England to 259 and then walloped 71 […]

‘Giant’ Pant Emerges Out Of Sydney Harbour In World T20 Promo Video

BENGALURU: The World T20 is scheduled to take place later this year in Australia and the preparations for the mega event are in full swing. On Sunday, the official handle of the World T20 unveiled the first promotional video in which a giant avatar of Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant is emerging out of Sydney Harbour. […]

Bhuvi, Jadeja Shine As India Take Unassailable 2-0 Lead

BENGALURU: Bhuvneshwar Kumar once again came to the fore and swung India to a 49-run win over England in the 2nd T20I at Edgbaston on Saturday. The ace swing-bowler prised out England skipper Jos Buttler and Jason Roy in his first spell to derail their 171-run chase. On the whole, he snaffled three wickets for […]