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New Delhi, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) As India gears up for a high-voltage Asia Cup final against Pakistan, former leg-spinner Amit Mishra has lavished praise on young opener Abhishek Sharma's stupendous form in the competition, adding that his consistent improvement in every match has been a standout aspect for him. With 309 runs in six matches coming at an average of 51.5 and strike-rate of 204.63, Abhishek is the leading run-scorer in Asia Cup and has scored fifties in all three of India's Supe ...Read More >
Lucknow: Lucknow's Vipraj Nigam has been named in the India 'A' squad for the three one-day matches against Australia 'A,' to be held in Kanpur from Sept 30.A right-arm leg-spinner and a handy batter, Vipraj has been making rapid strides after excelling in the UPT20 league over the last three seasons. His consistent performances earned him an IPL contract with Delhi Capitals last season, and now he has been rewarded with a call-up for the series against Australia 'A.' Speaking to TOI, Vipraj, wh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are gearing up for a high-voltage showdown in the Asia Cup 2025 group stage at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. This clash is already a headline event, but an intriguing subplot has added extra spice: the face-off between India's batting star Shubman Gill and Pakistan's spinner Abrar Ahmed.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The last time these two sides met was at the same venue earlier this year during the I ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 13 (PTI) Yash Rathod scored his highest first-class score of 194 as Central Zone constructed a massive first-innings lead of 362 against South Zone to gain complete control of the Duleep Trophy final here on Saturday. Central started the third day at a strong 384 for five, with Rathod on 137, and they made 511 before getting bowled out an hour into the post-lunch session. South reached 129 for two in their second innings, still trailing by 233 runs. Ravichandran Smaran (37) and ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Skipper Rajat Patidar and Yash Rathod exploited the lack of spin bowling options in South Zone ranks to craft easy-on-the-eye hundreds, taking Central Zone to a commanding 384 for five on Day 2 of the Duleep Trophy final here on Friday. Central now enjoys a strong innings lead of 235 runs after Patidar (101, 115 balls) and Rathod (137 batting, 188b) scored their 15th and 7th first-class centuries respectively. Saransh Jain (47 batting) was giving company to Rathod at stumps. Before ...Read More >
PURI: Over two million devotees thronged Puri to witness the Suna Besha of the Trinity atop their respective chariots on Sunday. The process for Suna Besha ritual began at 4 pm. Under tight security, the Mekapa servitors retrieved three sets of ornaments from a temporary strong room relocated from the Bahar Ratna Bhandar, and handed those over to the dressers on the chariots, which were placed under a five-tier security cordon. The Trinity was adorned with a stunning array of ornaments, includ ...Read More >
With the Delhi Premier League (DPL) adding two new franchises for its second season, the Sunday auction saw excitement accompanied by fierce bidding wars. Here's the lowdown on the key developments from the event. Speedster Simarjeet Singh, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the current season's IPL, emerged as the highest purchase of the auction. Central Delhi Kings purchased him for ₹39 lakh, making him the costliest player of this season. Rising leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi, who made an ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Delhi Premier League (DPL) season two made headlines as Outer Delhi Warriors announced the official lineups of Indian spinner Suyash Sharma and Delhi cricket's big name Harsh Tyagi, who also participated for East Delhi Riderz last season, is joining the squad. While Priyansh Arya had also been previously announced as a marquee player, the Outer Delhi Warriors lineup turned heads with the franchise's top buy of 25-year-old Harsh Tyagi at a bid of Rs 19 lakhs and ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Outer Delhi Warriors headlined the Delhi Premier League (DPL) Season 2 Auction with the signing of spinner Suyash Sharma and Delhi cricket's big name Harsh Tyagi, who represented East Delhi Riderz last season, here on Sunday. While Priyansh Arya had also been previously announced as a marquee player, the Outer Delhi Warriors lineup turned heads with the franchise's top buy of the 25-year-old Harsh Tyagi at a bid of Rs 19 lakh. Priyansh Arya, the T20 formidabl ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A low-pressure area forming over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal is expected to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall across parts of Odisha through July 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Saturday. An upper air cyclonic circulation currently persists over southwest Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, extending up to 7.6 km above mean sea level and tilting southwestward with height, the IMD said. Under its ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed has signed a deal with Essex to play County Championship and One-Day Cup games until the end of the 2025 season. Ahmed, 27, has been in England since the end of May as a member of the India A squad facing England Lions in red-ball games. He dismissed James Rew, George Hill, Chris Woakes, and Jordan Cox, his teammate at Essex, in the first game at Northampton. Ahmed has played eleven ODIs and eighteen T20Is for India since ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after Piyush Chawla announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, former India left-handed batter Yuvraj Singh lauded the leg-spinner for having a playing career where he stood out with his ability to perform in situations when it mattered the most. On Friday, Chawla ended a 20-year professional cricket career, which included him playing for India in three Tests, 25 ODIs, and seven T20Is, yielding 43 wickets. He was also a member of the 2007 T20 Wo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Indian junior women's hockey team is set to play five away matches against Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands from June 8 to 17, as part of its preparations for this year's FIH Junior Women's World Cup in Santiago, Chile. The Indian team recently had a promising outing at the Four Nations Tournament in Rosario, Argentina, from where it headed straight to Belgium. India will begin the tour with three matches against Belgium at the Hockey Center of Excellence, Wilr ...Read More >
Former India opener Aakash Chopra on Saturday (June 7) picked his preferred playing 11 from the best uncapped players in IPL 2025. Because the season saw abundant young stars stepping up for almost every team, he had to leave out some key names, like champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)'s Suyash Sharma and Chennai Super Kings (CSK)'s Ayush Mhatre. Chopra included several players from the runners-up, Punjab Kings, who built their team on youth. It started with openers Prabhsimran Singh an ...Read More >
Lucknow: Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was part of India's two World Cup-winning campaigns, on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career spanning more than two decades.The Aligarh-born UP player was a member of India's T20 and ODI World Cup-winning squads in 2007 and 2011 under the captainship of MS Dhoni. He represented India in three Tests, 25 ODIs, and seven T20Is, taking 43 wickets across the three formats of the game. The 36-year-old Chawla is also the joint ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was part of India's two World Cup-winning campaigns, on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career spanning more than two decades to undertake a "new journey" that he did not specify. The 36-year-old made the announcement via an Instagram post. "After more than two decades on the field, the time has come to bid adieu to the beautiful game," Chawla wrote. "Though I step away from the crease, cricket will always liv ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was a member of Indian team winning 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 36-year-old announced his decision to retire from cricket through his Instagram account. "After more than two decades on the field, the time has come to bid adieu to the beautiful game. From representing India at the highest level to being part of the victorious 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 OD ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who was part of India's two World Cup-winning campaigns, on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career spanning more than two decades to undertake a "new journey" that he did not specify. The 36-year-old made the announcement via an Instagram post. "After more than two decades on the field, the time has come to bid adieu to the beautiful game," Chawla wrote. "Though I step away from the crease, cricket wil ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 3 (UNI) Former India captain and legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble offered a dual-toned message ahead of the IPL 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings, backing RCB when speaking to Kannada media, while maintaining a more neutral stance in his English-language interaction with reporters. In a heartfelt message to Kannada channels, Kumble said, "Let me say this, please, I've been part of both teams. I was with RCB, and I was with Punjab too. So, one ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 3 (VOICE) With IPL 2025 a couple of months away, India pacer Kuldeep Sen said he had this gut feeling of being acquired by his current team Punjab Kings in last year's mega auction even before it began. What makes Sen's reunion with Punjab Kings even more interesting is that back in 2018, he attended his first-ever IPL trial for this team. "I was training in Bangalore and was sitting with my friends. I had this gut feeling, even before the auction started, that I would be acquire ...Read More >
Haryana vs. Karnataka, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, Semi Final 1, Schedule, Live Streaming, Date, Pitch Report, Weather: Karnataka and Haryana will lock horns in the first semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Both teams have had a nearly flawless campaign so far this edition. While Haryana finished second in Group A with six wins in seven matches, Karnataka topped Group C with 24 points in 7 matches to qualify for the knockouts. Haryana fended off a strong Bengal side in the pre-quarterfinal ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 18 (VOICE) After India's Ravichandran Ashwin bid farewell to international cricket on Wednesday, former England cricketer and coach James Foster lauded the Chennai-born spinner, terming him as "one of the best spinners of the game". Ashwin, 38, announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect after India's third Test against Australia, a game he was not selected for, ended in a draw at the Gabba, Brisbane.Ashwin ended his 14-year international career with ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 18: Captain Rohit Sharma praised India's premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's decision to retire from international cricket, saying "some decisions are very personal" and the entire team has complete backing of Ashwin's thought process. The 38-year-old broke the news of his retirement after India's fourth Test against Australia in Brisbane ended in a draw. He ended his career with 537 wickets at an average of 24 in 106 Tests and became India's second-leading wicket-taker af ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 18: Talismanic India batter Virat Kohli paid a heartwarming tribute to retiring off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, saying his skill and match-winning contributions to Indian cricket are second to none. Shortly after the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test in Brisbane ended in a draw at the Gabba on Wednesday, Ashwin announced in the post-match press conference his decision to retire from international cricket with immediate effect, ending a 14-year-long career of him playing for Ind ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (VOICE) Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said the only way a struggling Rohit Sharma can assert himself in the upcoming Brisbane Test is by throwing the first punch towards Australia as an opener. Rohit could only make nine runs in two innings as a number six batter in India's ten-wicket defeat to Australia at the Adelaide Oval, as the hosts' squared the five-match series 1-1. Those two scores meant Rohit is now averaging just 11.83 in his last six Tests. "That's where he ...Read More >
Karnataka vs Baroda: Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) latest signing, Shreyas Gopal, showcased his bowling prowess by taking a sensational hat-trick for Karnataka against Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) on Tuesday in Indore. The leg-spinning all-rounder delivered a match-turning spell, helping Karnataka secure a crucial victory. Defending a target of 170, Shreyas dismantled Baroda's batting lineup with precision. He struck first by dismissing opener Shashwat Rawat and followed it up with ...Read More >
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Nov 28 (AP) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final One-Day International against Zimbabwe on Wednesday. Pakistan bounced back from a shocking loss in the rain-affected first match with a 10-wicket win in the second game after a maiden ODI century from Saim Ayub. Also Read | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Live Score Updates of 3rd ODI 2024: Check Playing XIs As PAK Choose To Bat. The tourists retained the same winning combination with Faisal Akram, Abrar Ahm ...Read More >
The IPL changes the fortunes of young cricketers like no other sporting event. Every year, the IPL auction brings a windfall to behold, changing lives and making budding cricketers overnight millionaires. The IPL auction 2025 was no different. The two-day mega auction at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia saw records being shattered, history being rewritten, and franchises spending money in a never-before-seen manner. Indian players were the biggest earners as 10 franchises spent ₹383.4 crore on 120 Indian ...Read More >
One of the reasons why bowlers are rarely considered captains is because they are more susceptible to injuries than batters, argues Vishal Menon. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah rocked the Australian batters in the opening Test at the Optus stadium in Perth. Photograph: BCCI Jasprit Bumrah, the once-in-a-generation fast bowler, who led India to a magnificent victory in the Perth Test, has no qualms about picking himself as the 'greatest Indian captain'. 'My favourite captain is me. I'm the greatest cap ...Read More >
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), Nov 26 (AP) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat in the second One-Day International against Pakistan on Tuesday. Pakistan made two changes after Zimbabwe recorded a stunning 80-run win on the DLS method in the rain-affected first match to lead the three-game series 1-0 on Monday. Also Read | What Will Happen to Unsold Players at IPL 2025 Auction? Can Prithvi Shaw, Kane Williamson, David Warner and Others Still Play in Indian Premier League Season 18?. Middle-or ...Read More >
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