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New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell on Sunday said he was proud of his team’s bowlers for putting up a fight in their World Cup loss to an India side inspired by “world class” Virat Kohli. Mitchell’s 130 guided the Kiwis to 273 all out but the total proved insufficient as India chased it down with…
Karnataka face off Uttar Pradesh in a heavyweight clash in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023 on Wednesday. The match will be played at Abhimanyu Cricket Academy, Dehradun. While the two teams take each other on the playing field, the fantasy cricket managers have a chance to pick their favourite players and form their teams….
Abdullah Shafique finally ended Pakistan’s 1168-ball wait for a six during the powerplay overs as he slammed Naveen-ul-Haq for a maximum during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan in Chennai on Monday. Despite having several explosive batters in their ranks, Pakistan have found it difficult to hit sixes during the initial overs in…
Pistol shooter Sarabjot Singh is happy that he has finally won an individual medal in a major international competition after grappling with a shoulder injury for more than six months. The 22-year-old marksman clinched an individual bronze and with it a 2024 Paris Olympic quota place for India at the Asian Championships in Changwon, South…
Manav Thakkar wore down veteran Sharath Kamal in a gripping men’s singles final at the UTT National Ranking Championships on Tuesday. Diya Chitale defeated her RBI colleague and national champion Sreeja Akula 4-1 to win the women’s singles crown. Both the winners took home Rs 77,000 each for their efforts. Manav was sitting pretty with…
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev who played alongside spinner Bishan Singh Bedi, paid his homage to the cricketer who left for a heavenly abode at the age of 77, and said he was a great human being and his illustrious career was marked by “character.” Regarded as one of the greatest left-arm spinners in world…
South Africa opener Quinton de Kock completed his 12,000 international runs after his 174-run knock against in the 23rd ODI World Cup 2023 match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. The wicketkeeper-batsman became the only seventh South African player to score more than 12,000 international runs and now has 12,160 runs in 284 international…
File photo of Angelo Mathews.© Twitter Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad ahead of their match against England in Bengaluru on Thursday. Pathirana had sustained a shoulder injury during Sri Lanka’s match against Pakistan, and the 20-year-old did not play in the subsequent games…
Former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar, at the launch of the book ‘The Lords of Wankhede’ in Bengaluru on October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Dilip Vengsarkar had a big role in two of Indian cricket’s history-altering decisions. It was his input, along with a host of others’, that led to Sachin…
Venkatesh Prasad, R. Kaushik, Dilip Vengsarkar, WV Raman, VVS Laxman and TVS Tyres’ P. Madhavan at the launch of the book ‘The Lords of Wankhede’. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K India’s triumph at the 1983 World Cup after beating the mighty West Indies marked an epochal shift in the country’s cricketing landscape. It became…
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