Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah is set to make his long-awaited return to India’s ODI side after being named in the 15-member squad for the three-match series against England beginning on July 14. The pace spearhead, who was rested for the recently concluded series against Afghanistan as part of…
BAN vs AUS 3rd T20I Live: With Australia having already wrapped up the series 2-0, the third and final T20I at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram offers Bangladesh one last opportunity to salvage some pride and avoid a clean sweep on home soil. Big Picture Australia have responded strongly after…
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur is set to create a milestone on Sunday when she takes the field against South Africa in Manchester, becoming the first player — male or female — to appear in 200 T20 Internationals.The landmark comes during the Women’s T20 World Cup and marks a journey that has stretched across 17 years,…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal continued his impressive start to ODI cricket with a match-winning century against Afghanistan in Chennai on Saturday, achieving a milestone faster than Indian stars Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.The left-handed opener scored an unbeaten 110 as India thrashed Afghanistan by nine wickets in the third ODI to…
Beth Mooney (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP) Australia continued their dominant run at the Women’s T20 World Cup with a crushing 98-run win over the Netherlands on Saturday. The defending champions posted 219/6, equalling the highest total in the tournament’s history and crossing the 200-run mark in a Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time.Beth…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Chennai: With Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring his second century in the last three ODIs, the pressure is mounting on the selectors to decide the future of veteran Rohit Sharma. Although the 39-year-old survived a jittery start in the third ODI, he went on to score an eye-catching 79 and put…
Rahmanullah Gurbaz kicks ball to boundary (Screengrabs) Cricket briefly gave way to football at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday as Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz produced an unusual moment that left fans amused and concerned in equal measure during the third ODI against India.The incident occurred on the third ball of the third over when…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fans watching the third ODI between India and Afghanistan in Chennai were left surprised when India’s innings began with the score already reading 5/0 before a ball had been bowled.The unusual start was the result of a five-run penalty awarded to India during Afghanistan’s innings after…
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Image credit: Afghanistan Cricket Board) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi finally got his long-awaited first ODI hundred, producing a fighting knock of 102 against India in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.The century was a landmark one for Shahidi not just because it was…
Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma scripted a rare piece of ODI history as India made a dream start against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.After Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat,…