[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Star India opener Smriti Mandhana is likely to miss team’s opening fixture at the Women’s T20 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. Mandhana, who suffered a finger injury during a warm-up game against Australia on Monday is yet to fully recover. The 26-year-old had subsequently missed …
Read More »Joginder Sharma, India’s hero of 2007 T20 World Cup triumph, announces retirement | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Joginder Sharma, the seam bowler who held his nerves while delivering the final over of India’s triumph over Pakistan in the summit clash of the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007, announced his retirement from cricket on Friday.“My journey from 2002-2017 has been the most wonderful years …
Read More »U-19 team’s victory provides inspiration to senior players for T20 World Cup: Harmanpreet Kaur | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Hailing Team India’s victory at the just-concluded U-19 T20 World Cup, Indian senior women’s team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur feels motivated and says it provides inspiration to the senior players for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup starting on February 10 in South Africa.Last edition’s runners-up, India …
Read More »Not content with U-19 T20 World Cup triumph, Shafali Verma sets sights on senior T20 World Cup | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Having led India to title triumph in the U-19 T20 World Cup in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma now wants to win the T20 World Cup title with the senior team too.The Women’s T20 World Cup gets underway from February 10 in South Africa and Shafali, 19 …
Read More »Titas Sadhu: Sprinter, swimmer and now a World Cup winning pacer | Cricket News
[ad_1] KOLKATA: Cricket happened by fluke for the country’s latest pace sensation Titas Sadhu, who dished out match-winning figures of 4-0-6-2 as India shot out England for 68 on way to lifting the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup trophy on Sunday.Following in the footsteps of her father — a …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: We want to make sure we peak at the right time ahead of the ODI World Cup; Ben Stokes is the best all-rounder in the world: Joe Root | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: England‘s dominant run in limited overs cricket in recent years is no secret. They are the defending ODI World champions as well as the defending World champions in the T20I format, after winning the last edition in Australia to become just the second team after the West …
Read More »Ravichandran Ashwin wants ODI World Cup matches to start at 11:30am for reducing dew factor | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin wants 2023 ODI World Cup matches, which will be played in India in October and November, to begin from 11.30am, a timing which is earlier than the usual 1:30pm start of day-night 50-over games in India.Ashwin cited the example of India’s first …
Read More »Next year’s T20 World Cup could be David Warner’s last international assignment | Cricket News
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian batting stalwart David Warner has indicated he wants the 2024 T20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies to be his international swansong, saying winning the title would be an icing on the cake.“(This will) most likely be my last year of my international …
Read More »Shahnawaz Dahani shares heartwarming meeting with Rahul Dravid | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: It is needless to say that Rahul Dravid is one of the most loved cricketers around and on the occasion of his 50th birthday on Wednesday, the Indian coach found another admirer in young Pakistan pacer Shahnawaz Dahani.Dahani took to Twitter to extend his birthday greetings to …
Read More »Casinos, fake prophet marred Sri Lanka’s World Cup, report finds | Cricket News
[ad_1] COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s inglorious exit from the T20 World Cup in Australia was accompanied by players partying at casinos, corruption and the influence of a fake prophet, an inquiry showed on Thursday.Batsman Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested hours after Sri Lanka’s tournament prematurely ended and has been charged with four …
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