[ad_1] NEW DELHI: England Test captain Ben Stokes owned the record of hitting most sixes in the history of Test cricket during the third day of the first Test against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.Stokes played a quick-fire knock of 31 and in the process he went past …
Read More »Didn’t expect Aussies to collapse in one session: Rohit Sharma | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former Australia players and media might have slammed the Nagpur rank turner even before the first Test but their inability to tackle spin leaves serious questions about their preparation for the India tour. India captain Rohit Sharma also expressed his surprise over the way star-studded Australia crumbled …
Read More »Virat Kohli: ‘Always a exciting series to be a part of’, tweets Virat Kohli ahead of first Australia Test | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The wait is now set to get over to renew the Border-Gavaskar Trophy rivalry with India locking horns against Australia in the opening Test of the four-match series on Thursday in Nagpur.The series holds the key for premier Indian batter Virat Kohli, who would look to end …
Read More »‘Rank turner could backfire’: Experts bat for sporting tracks in Border-Gavaskar Trophy | Cricket News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Former selectors and experts feel that the Indian team management should ask for sporting tracks against Australia in the upcoming four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which is scheduled to start from February 9 in Nagpur. They believed that current India batters are not equipped to handle quality spinners on …
Read More »‘Probably will nag me for rest of my life’: Glenn Maxwell on missing India Tests | Cricket News
[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said missing the upcoming tour of India due to a freak injury will “nag me for the rest of my life”.Maxwell had sustained a broken tibula in his left leg in November last year during a friend’s birthday party, the incident sidelining him …
Read More »KL Rahul, Athiya Shetty get married | Off the field News
[ad_1] MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty and Indian cricketer KL Rahul on Monday tied the knot in an intimate ceremony.The duo got married in presence of close family members and friends, at Athiya’s actor father Suniel Shetty‘s farmhouse in Khandala, which is about 82 kms from Mumbai. The newly married …
Read More »‘I’m going nowhere’, Steve Smith dampens down retirement talk | Cricket News
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australia batsman Steve Smith dampened down talk of his retirement on Friday after suggesting it was by no means certain that he would be still playing Test cricket next season.The 33-year-old former captain scored his 30th Test hundred on the second day of the third Test against South …
Read More »Aussie quick Josh Hazlewood trying to come to terms with selection pressures | Cricket News
[ad_1] SYDNEY: Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has conceded he is trying to come to terms with the selection pressures in the fast-bowling department, given that some top-quality quicks are in contention for Test slots at all times.The 31-year-old Hazlewood suffered a side strain during the first Test against the …
Read More »ICC CEO pitches for more Test-playing nations to tour Pakistan | Cricket News
[ad_1] KARACHI: International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Geoff Allardice is keen to see more Test cricket being played in Pakistan following the successful completion of the three-match series against the Ben Stokes-led England.The three matches, played in Rawalpindi, Multan and Karachi, saw spectators give a huge thumbs up to Test …
Read More »David Warner has no plans to retire from Test cricket, says his agent | Cricket News
[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Australian batting stalwart David Warner has no plans to retire from Test cricket, his agent has said following calls from some former players that the cricketer review his stance.Warner was out for duck and scored three runs in the first Test against South Africa at Brisbane, which the …
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