[ad_1] Often during the 50-over World Cup, Suryakumar Yadav seemed in two minds about what he needed to do. The longer period to bat at his disposal may just have given him too many options with regard to how he had to play – like a miniature artiste puzzled when given a bigger canvas to … Read more
[ad_1] India’s best shuttlers of the 2023 season – HS Prannoy in men’s singles and Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in men’s doubles – produced commanding performances on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals at the China Masters Super 750 in Shenzhen. Prannoy got the better of rising young Dane shuttler Magnus Johannesen, breezing through to a controlled … Read more
[ad_1] With the deadline for retentions in the Indian Premier League fast approaching, Avesh Khan has been traded to Rajasthan Royals from Lucknow Super Giants while Devdutt Padikkal made a move the other way around. The swap in the trade window was confirmed by both franchises on Wednesday. Avesh has so far played 47 IPL … Read more
[ad_1] India’s only loss in the Cricket World Cup 2023 came in the final of the showpiece event. Apart from that defeat, Rohit Sharma’s men looked a touch above the rest of the sides throughout the league stage and in the semifinal against New Zealand. Australia, on the other hand, lost their first two games … Read more
[ad_1] Players and fans should be excused if they find it difficult to get excited about a five-match T20I series three days after the World Cup final. But such are the vagaries of the international cricket calendar that the two countries that contested the Grand Final of the 50-over format will face off in the … Read more
[ad_1] The 92,453-strong crowd had begun to file out of the massive stands. The predominant colour of the day, blue, gradually faded out, baring the empty fluorescent orange seats. A brooding silence descended on the largest cricket stadium in the world. The only sound was that of breaking hearts and the applause from Australia’s dug-out … Read more
[ad_1] Seven years ago, when a young Pranauv Ram decided to shift base to Hyderabad to train at the Gopichand Academy from his native town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, his family had to make a decision. With his father Nagalingam running his brick construction business in Madurai, Ram’s mother Prabhavati decided to shift along … Read more
[ad_1] Travis Head joined an elite group of cricketers when he won the Player of the Match award in both the semifinal and final, only the fourth cricketer ever in the history of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup to do so. Head hit a 120-ball 137 in the second innings to take the match … Read more
[ad_1] India’s wait for an ICC trophy continued on Sunday as they fell to Australia by 6 wickets in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi stadium with opener Travis Head scoring a blistering century to guide the Aussies to their 6th title. Chasing 240, Australia openers went hell for leather getting 15 off … Read more
[ad_1] “I don’t have an answer for it. How can I say that now? All I can hope is that the team is in a good space. To play 11 ODIs in one-and-a-half months is not easy. It’s a long World Cup,” Rohit Sharma had told this newspaper before the tournament. Now that the 11th … Read more