Sunil Gavaskar (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has criticised South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad’s ‘grovel’ comment during the second Test match between India and South Africa.South Africa won the Test series 2-0 against India. During the second Test in Guwahati, despite having a substantial first-innings lead of 288…
Manchester United players (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP) Joshua Zirkzee scored his first Premier League goal in nearly a year, while Mason Mount secured the winning goal as Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday.Ruben Amorim’s team initially fell behind when Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a first-half penalty at Selhurst Park. However, Zirkzee and Mount’s second-half…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (screengrabs) Former India skipper Rohit Sharma’s fluent half-century came to an abrupt end on Sunday after a brief mid-pitch consultation with Virat Kohli led to the opener deciding against reviewing an LBW decision, a call that left fans buzzing across social media during the first ODI against South Africa.The moment…
India’s Rohit Sharma (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Rohit Sharma produced another chapter of his remarkable white-ball career as he became the leading six-hitter in ODI history during the first match against South Africa in Ranchi. The former India captain hammered his 352nd six, pulling Marco Jansen into the stands with his trademark short-arm power, surpassing Shahid…
India vs South Africa Live Score: ‘Ro-Ko’ power returns: India bank on their biggest weapons after Test humiliation It’s all hotting up in cool Ranchi. The 0-2 Test series loss to South Africa already seems a distant memory as the mind-space of Indian cricket fans is set to be taken over by their beloved ‘Ro-Ko’…
Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) With the Test series now behind them, India turn their attention to the ODIs as they seek redemption following a 0-2 defeat to South Africa. The opening match of the three-game series takes place on Sunday, and the spotlight firmly returns to two giants of…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) holds the trophy as Inter Miami players celebrate winning an MLS Eastern Conference final (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano showered praise on Lionel Messi, calling him “extraordinary”, after the Argentine icon guided the club into their maiden MLS Cup final with a commanding 5-1 victory…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Ranchi: It’s all hotting up in cool Ranchi. The 0-2 Test series loss to South Africa already seems a distant memory as the mind-space of Indian cricket fans is set to be taken over by their beloved ‘Ro-Ko’ pairing. The clamour for tickets in MS…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play their first home game since February when they step up vs South Africa in the first ODI. (AP) When competitive appearances become few and far between, every outing becomes an event. The airport arrivals. Hotel departures. Out-and-about visuals. The doomscrolling on social media gets a different vibe with…
Barcelona’s Dani Olmo, back, celebrates after scoring (AP Photo/Joan Monfort) Barcelona secured a 3-1 victory against Alaves in La Liga, with Dani Olmo scoring twice to temporarily place the team at the top of the standings.The match began with a surprising development as Pablo Ibanez gave Alaves an early lead in the first minute. Barcelona…
Pakistan’s players (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Pakistan secured victory in the Twenty20 tri-series final by defeating Sri Lanka with a six-wicket margin on Saturday.Sri Lanka’s batting lineup collapsed dramatically, losing their final eight wickets for just 16 runs and getting bowled out for 114 in 19.1 overs.Pakistan successfully chased down the target, reaching 118-4 with eight…
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) Indian defending champions Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles final at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament. They secured a straight-game victory over Malaysian pair Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting on Saturday.This was only their second tournament since Gayatri’s return…
KL Rahul will lead Team India in the absence of regular skipper Shubman Gill for this 3-game home series. (Image via X/@BCCI) KL Rahul admitted on Saturday that India’s long-standing strength against spin has eroded sharply — and he doesn’t know why. Speaking on the eve of the first ODI against South Africa in Ranchi,…
Mark Wood celebrates with teammates (Getty Images) England’s Mark Wood will miss the second Ashes Test in Brisbane due to concerns about his left knee, significantly impacting the team’s chances of equalising the series. Wood, aged 35, had just made his Test cricket comeback in Perth following a nine-month recovery from surgery. He bowled only…
Rishabh Pant’s Team India fell by a record margin in the 2nd Test in Guwahati. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Ravichandran Ashwin didn’t hold back on his YouTube channel after India’s 2-0 Test series defeat against South Africa, using a pointed breakdown of Rishabh Pant’s dismissal in Guwahati in the first innings to question the stand-in captain’s…
Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni (Insta) In the lead-up to India’s ODI series against South Africa, a fresh wave of excitement hit social media. Recently, a set of images featuring Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni went viral, showing Kohli sitting on Dhoni’s iconic Yamaha RX 100, a selfie of the two legends, and the duo…
Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant (X) India’s dramatic 408-run batting collapse against South Africa has reopened debates around technique, pitches and white-ball overload. But Kapil Dev believes the conversation should begin somewhere simpler. He wants to know whether India’s top batters are playing enough domestic cricket to cope with spin and…
Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) New Delhi : With India’s One-Day International season nearing its end, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is planning to set up a meeting between selectors and the team management after the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa in order to firm up a plan on Rohit Sharma…
India Test cricket. Image: File If the famous heist at the Gabba in Jan 2021 had been definitive indication of India’s strong player pool, the meek defeats at home over the last year to New Zealand and South Africa have been the exact opposite — an indication that the feeder line for unearthing new players…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Excitement is rising ahead of the opening ODI of the three-match India–South Africa series, which begins in Ranchi on Sunday. The reason is clear — two modern-day greats, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, are set to return to action. Fans have already begun gathering in large…
