India’s Twenty20 series against South Africa ends 2-2 with final game washed out. Hosts bounced back from 2-0 down to level the series in Bangalore. Rain delays mean India’s players head straight to England for rescheduled fifth Test against England. Skipper Rishabh Pant on Sunday said India’s different approach to win matches has paid off … Read more
Rahul Dravid says Rishabh Pant’s form in Twenty20 series against South Africa is not concerning. The 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman was making his debut as India captain. He managed scores of just 29, 5, 6, 17 and 29 in the series. Coach Rahul Dravid said Rishabh Pant remained “integral” to India’s plans despite concerns about his batting … Read more
India’s KL Rahul ruled out of five-match Twenty20 series against South Africa. Opener picked as skipper after all-format skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took a break. Rishabh Pant named in his place for the series, which begins Thursday in New Delhi. India’s KL Rahul has been ruled out of the five-match Twenty20 international series … Read more
South Africa are bracing for a formidable bowling attack from India. Bumrah and Shami rested while Avesh Khan and Umran Malik make debuts. The series starts at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in a week. South Africa are bracing for a formidable bowling attack from an Indian side eager to prove themselves when their Twenty20 … Read more
The absence of partnerships caused Mumbai Indians (MI) to lose the match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 16 at the Brabourne Stadium, according to MI captain Rohit Sharma. The Mumbai-based squad finished with 181/9 after being forced to chase down 200 runs, resulting in an 18-run loss. It was also their sixth consecutive … Read more
Mumbai Indians (MI) started their Indian Premier League (IPL) season with straight three losses. Skipper Rohit Sharma said that from now onwards the players need to have “separation and hunger” to win. MI are currently in ninth place in the points table with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the top. Mumbai have been a slow … Read more
Pat Cummins said yesterday that he was “more surprised” of all for scoring the fastest fifty in IPL that helped Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) grab the remarkable victory over Mumbai Indians. The 28-year-old Australian Test skipper came in at seven to join Venkatesh Iyer. The pair smashed through the Indians while chasing the target of … Read more
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said that Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has all the qualities of being a successful leader. Pant has been appointed as the skipper of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals. Capitals will begin their IPL campaign against five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday (Mar 27). Ponting, head coach of … Read more
India will be heavy favorites to keep their pink-ball Test record intact at home, as new skipper Rohit Sharma targets a clean sweep of Sri Lanka in the second Test, which begins on Saturday. The hosts crushed Sri Lanka in Mohali in three days to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, and the … Read more
MOHALI: After the team’s stunning Test win against Sri Lanka on Sunday, Indian captain Rohit Sharma dubbed Ravindra Jadeja “one of the world’s top all-rounders.” In Mohali, India won the first of the two Tests by an innings and 222 runs in three days, marking Virat Kohli’s 100th five-day match and Rohit’s first as longer-format … Read more
LUCKNOW: During his 44-run knock against Sri Lanka on Thursday, India captain Rohit Sharma became the world’s greatest run-scorer in T20Is. After Sri Lanka decided to invite the hosts to bat first at the start of the three-match series in Lucknow, Rohit surpassed former India captain Virat Kohli (3,296) and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill (3,299). … Read more
Batsman Suryakumar Yadav and fast bowler Deepak Chahar were on Wednesday ruled out of India’s three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka because of injuries. India, led by new all-format skipper Rohit Sharma, will play the opening Twenty20 international in Lucknow on Thursday followed by two matches in Dharamsala. Yadav, who scored 107 runs to be … Read more
Batsmen Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer helped India beat West Indies by 17 runs in the third Twenty20 international on Sunday to sweep the series 3-0. Yadav, who smashed 65, and Venkatesh, who made an unbeaten 35, put on 91 runs for the fifth wicket to guide India to 184 for five after being invited … Read more
On Saturday, Rohit Sharma was chosen India’s Test captain, one of the most demanding jobs in sport, completing his takeover of the leadership across all cricket formats following Virat Kohli’s departure. Rohit, 34, will head the side in the forthcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which begins on March 4, according to the chairman of … Read more
A board member informed AFP on Saturday that former India captain Virat Kohli and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be rested for the third Twenty20 international against the West Indies and the forthcoming series against Sri Lanka. On Friday, both Kohli and Pant hit half-centuries, ensuring India’s series-clinching victory. They will, however, be unavailable for the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday revised the schedule for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, bringing the Twenty20 internationals forward to precede the two Tests, the country’s cricket board said. The change in itinerary was reportedly at the visitors’ request to simplify their transfer from their current short-format series in Australia, which ends on Sunday. White-ball … Read more
India’s cricket experts called for changes in the team after South Africa’s one-day series whitewash following Virat Kohli’s exit as skipper. India lost their third and final ODI by four runs in Cape Town to end a disappointing tour that also saw the tourists lose the Test series 2-1. Quinton de Kock’s 124 set up … Read more
India cricket team head coach Rahul Dravid said that the ODI series against South Africa was an “eye-opener.” However, he expects that the team would improve ahead of the next year’s World Cup. “We’ve not played a lot of one-day cricket since the last World Cup,” said Dravid after South Africa completed a 3-0 series win in … Read more
LONDON: Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has replaced England captain Joe Root at the top of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Test batting rankings. The 27-year-old’s maiden Ashes century at Adelaide helped Australia go 2-0 up in the five-match series against England ahead of the third Test in Melbourne starting on Sunday, December 26. Read More: Marnus Labuschagne overtakes … Read more
NEW DELHI: India batsman Rohit Sharma has been ruled of the three Tests in South Africa due to a hamstring injury he suffered while training, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. Rohit, who has replaced Virat Kohli as the national limited-overs skipper, was earlier named vice-captain of the Test squad scheduled to begin the series on … Read more
India’s new captain Rohit Sharma hopes to win a world title for India, an achievement that eluded his sacked predecessor Virat Kohli. During Kohli’s five-year tenure India rose in ODI, T20 and Test rankings but missed out on securing a single international tournament. India last won the Champions Trophy in 2013, but failed to make … Read more
The Indian cricket board’s removal of Virat Kohli as ODI captain was inevitable when he refused to step down after a dismal T20 World Cup, local media said on Thursday. The star batsman had relinquished his leadership of a T20 side who were eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup — anathema to fans in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Buoyed by their T20 clean sweep, India will look to avenge their defeat in the World Test Championship final when they host a weary New Zealand in the first Test in Kanpur from Thursday. The Indians have been hurting since the eight-wicket hammering by Kane Williamson’s Black Caps at the inaugural World Test … Read more
DUBAI: Australia skipper Aaron Finch on Wednesday said dealing with Pakistan pace ace Shaheen Shah Afridi will be key to success in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final. The Aussies have depended on blazing starts by swashbuckling opener David Warner and Finch to get past opponents in the Super 12 stage. But Shaheen stands in Australia’s way with his ability … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma has been named the new captain of India’s T20 side, replacing Virat Kohli, the cricket board said Tuesday after the side were dumped out of the World Cup. The Board of Cricket Control of India tweeted that the 34-year-old opening batsman was “named the T20I Captain for India” as it announced the … Read more
DUBAI: Virat Kohli’s India started the Twenty20 World Cup as favourites but their semi-final hopes are hanging by a thread after two losses, the latest an eight-wicket defeat to New Zealand. AFP Sport looks at where it is all going wrong for India, who suffered a 10-wicket humiliation to arch-rivals Pakistan in their first match. … Read more
DUBAI: India captain Virat Kohli admitted his team was “not brave enough” after an eight-wicket rout by New Zealand left their Twenty20 World Cup hopes hanging by a thread on Sunday. Fast bowler Trent Boult and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shared five wickets to restrict India to 110 for seven after being invited to bat first in the … Read more
DUBAI: Trent Boult led an inspired bowling attack as New Zealand thrashed Twenty20 World Cup favourites India by eight wickets on Sunday to leave Virat Kohli’s men facing a desperate struggle to reach the semi-finals. Boult and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shared five wickets between them to restrict India to 110 for seven after being invited to bat first … Read more
