Andrew McDonald | Image: cricket australia Australia head coach Andrew McDonald on Tuesday defended the selection committee’s decision to drop Nathan McSweeney in middle of the series for Sam Konstas, saying the talented teenager will post a “new challenge” for India. McSweeney, a makeshift opener, was dropped because of a string of low scores in … Read more
India vs West Indies Women Cricket Live Score, 2nd ODI: India began their three-match ODI series against West Indies with a massive win. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side cruised to 211-run win with Renuka Thakur taking a five-wicket haul while opener Smriti Mandhana hitting 91. Batting first, India racked up 314/9 in their 50 overs. Mandhana … Read more
Last Updated:December 24, 2024, 11:20 IST Sam Konstas will become the youngest Test debutant for Australia since 18-year-old Pat Cummins broke into the squad in 2011. Sam Konstas (left) and Travis Head (AP Photo) Teen batter Sam Konstas is set to make a dream debut at the MCG during the Boxing Day Test against India … Read more
FREEZE FRAME: Jasprit Bumrah leads the appeal for the wicket of Steve Smith during the first Test in Perth. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Questions linger over the format’s feasibility but for now, the five-day game is enjoying a fine run in Australia. The MCG contest will only ramp up the expectationsMELBOURNE: The ‘G’ is … Read more
Ravichandran Ashwin proudly says he answered his calling from cricket after bringing the curtain down on his storied career with India. The 38-year-old off-spinner announced his retirement from international cricket after a glittering 14-yard career in which took 765 international wickets across all formats and became the seventh-highest Test wicket-taker of all time. Speaking exclusively … Read more
Last Updated:December 23, 2024, 13:49 IST India Women’s Under-19 captain Niki Prasad opens up on her cricket journey, learning the ropes of captaincy, competing against Samit – the son of legendary India batter Rahul Dravid – and more. India U19 women’s cricket team captain Niki Prasad. (Picture Credit: Instagram/@nikiprasad19) India women Under-19 captain Niki Prasad … Read more
India vs Australia (AP Photo) The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently level at 1-1. The third Test, a highly anticipated Boxing Day match, begins on December 26th. Both India and Australia are looking to gain an advantage before the final Test in Sydney.The Boxing Day Test is a pivotal match in the series. A win here … Read more
VADODARA: Enroute to her maiden fiver (five for 29 in 10 overs, including one maiden) against the West Indies to fashion India’s 211-run rout of the visitors in the opening Women’s ODI at the Kotambi Stadium here on Sunday night, pacer Renuka Singh Thakur gave the motley 1500-odd, but enthusiastic crowd plenty of moments of … Read more
Ford’s announcement to stop making cars in India makes you look back at its chequered history to see why it got the Indian market so wrong. Ironically, the American carmaker did everything by the book. It set up full scale manufacturing operations in India which included two vehicle production plants (440,000 units per annum capacity), … Read more
As someone who routinely donned disguises to avoid off-the-scale adulation, it’s no wonder the solitude of a week’s reset at the Vivamayr clinic appeals to Sachin Tendulkar. When you are the most famous sportsman India has produced, and still arguably the most well-known living Indian, me time is on ration, but it was here in … Read more