NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma has revealed the unlikely comfort food he would turn to during sleepless nights in the middle of Test matches, recalling how the pressure of his favourite format often left him nervous and craving a late-night snack.Rohit, who played 67 Tests for India between 2013 and 2024, opened up…
Cheteshwar Pujara and Pat Cummins. ( AP Photo) Pat Cummins has faced some of India’s biggest cricketing names during his international career, but when asked to identify the toughest Indian opponent he has come up against, the Australia captain did not pick MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma.Instead, Cummins went back to the player…
Indian women’s cricket team and Mohsin Naqvi The Asia Cup trophies won by India’s men’s and women’s teams remain in Dubai, but BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has assured that both pieces of silverware will eventually make their way to the board’s headquarters in Mumbai.Saikia confirmed the development after the BCCI’s 95th Annual General Meeting in…
Adam Zampa joined Shane Warne as only the second Australian spinner to claim 200 ODI wickets, while Travis Head marked his return to form with a century as Australia beat Zimbabwe by 84 runs in the second ODI at Harare to seal the series 2-0.Zampa reached the milestone after taking 2/62 in nine overs, dismissing…
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra (AP photo) Rachin Ravindra’s availability for New Zealand’s upcoming five-match T20I series against India has been thrown into doubt after he dislocated his right shoulder during a promotional shoot in Auckland.The all-rounder suffered the injury on Wednesday (September 16) while attempting a diving catch during filming with Sky. Ravindra landed awkwardly…
England’s Brydon Carse, centre, is congratulated by teammates (AP Photo) Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire Police ended their investigation into an alleged assault in Derby city centre last month, bringing an end to the legal proceedings that had followed the England fast bowler.The incident had already affected Carse’s international career, with…
India’s players celebrate the wicket of Afghanistan’s Sediqullah Atal during the third and final T20I cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: As reports of a crisis over the accommodation arrangements start coming in from the Asian Games in Japan, it has emerged that the Indian cricket board (BCCI)…
Abhishek Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma believes the backing of captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Gautam Gambhir has played an important role in allowing him to play his natural game.Abhishek made the most of that freedom on Thursday, smashing a record 30-ball century against Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in…
India are the reigning Asia Cup champions in both men’s and women’s cricket. But the teams are yet to receive either the trophies or their medals, owing to the insistence of ACC chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also Pakistan’s interior minister, on presenting them, which is not acceptable to the Indian squads.Could a similar situation…
India register biggest T20I win by balls (PTI Photo) India Women rewrote their T20I record books with a crushing eight-wicket victory over Japan, completing a 58-run chase in just five overs to register their biggest win by balls remaining. The defending champions finished the quarter-final with 90 balls to spare, surpassing their previous mark of…
