Miles away from Durham where the Virat Kohli-led Test team is camped, Shikhar Dhawan on Sunday will walk out for the Colombo ODI. This will be the first time in 23 years that India will be fielding two teams simultaneously in international cricket.
Sneh Rana, during the one-off Test against England, became the first Indian woman and fourth in the history of the sport to register a half-century and prise out a four-wicket haul on Test debut.
By calling the WTC final “just another game of cricket,” Kohli, who is yet to win an ICC title as skipper, was only trying to play down the hype of the duel, while at the same time attempting to re-assert the legacy of his team.
Screenshots containing a chain of racist and sexist tweets posted by Ollie Robinson on Twitter nine years ago began doing the rounds on several social media platforms, triggering an uproar.
According to Veda’s childhood coach Irfan Sait, Vatsala’s demise, coming closely on the heels of her mother Cheluvamaba Devi’s death had “completely broken” the 28-year-old.
Some time back, Jadeja would struggle to clear long-on against pacers. He was fine hitting spinners but not against pacers, who stopped his attacking instincts by bowling short of a length. What changed?
Despite the gulf in experience, Babar Azam is cut from the same cloth as Virat Kohli — adhering to the conventional modes of batsmanship rather than the slam-dunk style made popular by the advent of T20 format.
What was Russell’s ploy against Mumbai Indians? Why are batsmen struggling to play Russell? How have people reacted to this latest piece of innovation from Russell?
Sanju Samson is blessed with fast hands, sinewy forearms and excellent hand-eye coordination. That apart, it's also the result of the hard work during the lockdown last year.
Sanju Samson brought up his ton in just 54 deliveries, carving out a four, six and a four off consecutive deliveries from Australian pacer Jhye Richardson
Three-time champions CSK witnessed a poor start to its IPL 2021 campaign, losing by seven wickets to Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
An intimidating line-up that has Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult at its core, the champion side reaped the benefits of having the right man for the right job.