The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed former New Zealand pacer Tim Southee as Specialist Skills Consultant for England’s men’s team across all formats until the conclusion of the Test series against India. The 36-year-old Southee, who is New Zealand’s highest wicket-taker in international cricket, will begin his role with the Test squad…
Retired Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has named Jasprit Bumrah as his preferred choice to lead India in Test cricket, while acknowledging that Shubman Gill is emerging as the most popular candidate. Speaking on his YouTube channel Ash Ki Baat, Ashwin also highlighted the leadership vacuum in the Indian side and called for a more structured…
**EDS, YEARENDERS 2024: PARIS OLYMPICS** **EDS: COMBO PHOTO** Paris: In this combo photo, (L-R) Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem and India’s Neeraj Chopra celebrate after their respective second attempts during the men’s javelin throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France. Nadeem won the gold medal and Chopra won the silver medal in the event….
The IPL returns for its final stretch ahead of the playoffs, with RCB taking on KKR on May 17th (Image via X/@IPL ) Nine days after the game between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was called off midway due to cross border tensions between India and Pakistan, the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League…
The Ahmedabad arena can seat a total of 1,32,000 people and will most likely be the venue of the 2025 IPL final (Image via X/@mufaddal_vohra) When IPL 2025 resumes for its final stretch of league stage games and playoffs fixtures, beyond the permutations and possibilities of which teams will make the final 4, the overshadowing…
Prithvi Shaw (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: India batter Prithvi Shaw has sparked fresh speculation about his cricketing future after sharing a cryptic message on Instagram just days before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 resumes. The 24-year-old, who last played competitive cricket in December 2024 during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, posted an…
NEW DELHI: England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings took a cheeky dig at Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam by highlighting their contrasting records in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025. Billings shared an Instagram story showcasing a post that compared his record for the fastest fifty in the tournament to Babar’s unwanted feat of the slowest.Billings,…
Carlo Ancelotti (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Over a century ago, an Englishman sailed across the ocean with a few footballs, and the world wasn’t the same anymore. Today, an Italian is tasked to do something similar — reinvent Brazil‘s winning curveWhen you are in trouble, hire a suit. And when Brazilian football is desperate,…
L-R: Jos Buttler, Josh Hazlewood, Ryan Rickelton and Marco Jansen WTC Final, Eng-WI series leave franchises in a spot of bother with several foreign players in dilemma over return for IPL’s resumptionThe latest Cricket South Africa (CSA) directive of recalling its IPL-bound players by May 26 has come as a body blow for the franchises,…
NEW DELHI: Modern-day batting legend Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket has sparked an outpouring of admiration from across the cricketing world, with former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain leading the chorus of praise. After a 14-year journey that reshaped Indian cricket’s approach to the red-ball game, Kohli announced his retirement on Instagram,…
