Title No 3: Kolkata’s Knights are IPL’s ‘Super Kings’
By: Kushan Sarkar/PTI Chennai: Mitchell Starc was magical. Andre Russell was mesmerising. Gautam Gambhir remained stoic. Shah Rukh Khan hid his emotions behind a mask. Those contrasting pictures vividly conveyed Kolkata Knight Riders’ annihilation of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lopsided final to bag their third Indian Premier League title here on Sunday. In a season […]
How I should be rated as captain is up to you people: Shreyas Iyer amid hype about Gambhir
Chennai: Shreyas Iyer-led teams have reached IPL final two times in the last four years. But the Kolkata Knight Riders skipper has little qualms about not being celebrated enough as a leader and ceding spotlight to their mentor Gautam Gambhir. Iyer had led Delhi Capitals to the IPL title clash in 2020 before guiding KKR […]
Shaheen Afridi was never offered vice-captaincy role: PCB
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday said the national selectors never offered vice-captaincy role to Shaheen Shah Afridi in the run-up to the next month’s T20 World Cup in the Americas. Several reports claimed that Afridi was given a chance to be the deputy of Babar Azam when the Pakistan squad for the […]
JKSC conducts series of sports activities
SRINAGAR: Continuing its endeavour to organize sports activities to emphasize the importance of sports, the departmental cricket tournament by J&K Sports Council (JKSC) keeps on drawing crowds each passing game. Amid an ongoing cricket tournament, two matches were played between the Secretary Eleven Vs Exen Eleven and Labour Department Vs. Secretariat Titans. The first match […]
India, the biggest promotor of T20 cricket, is determined to end a World Cup title drought
New Delhi: In the ever-growing Twenty20 cricket landscape, India boasts the richest and most-watched league in the world. Yet, all that investment and attention hasn’t translated into international success for India’s national team. Rohit Sharma’s India squad travels to the T20 World Cup in the United States and Caribbean, hunting a second title to end […]
30-yr-old triple amputee from Goa climbs Mt Everest Base Camp; credits it to his mental strength
Panaji: Tinkesh Kaushik, a 30-year-old man from Goa, has become the world’s first triple amputee to reach the Mount Everest Base Camp located 17,598 feet above sea level, a private disability rights body has claimed. Kaushik, who completed the challenging Everest Base Camp journey on May 11, said despite his physical disabilities, he managed to […]
Sachin Khilari defends gold at World Para Athletics, India surpasses best-ever tally
Kobe (Japan): India’s Sachin Sarjerao Khilari defended his gold medal in the men’s shot put F46 category with an Asian record at the World Para Athletics Championship as the country surpassed its best-ever haul in the global competition here on Wednesday. India, now have 11 medals, five of them gold. They bettered their previous best […]
Dwayne Bravo appointed Afghanistan bowling consultant for T20 World Cup
Kabul: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday appointed former West Indies pacer Dwayne Bravo as the bowling consultant of the national team for the T20 World Cup beginning June 1. Bravo, a two-time T20 World Cup winner, is set to join the team during the preparation camp ahead of the marquee event in the […]
Sports Council organises T-20 cricket tournament for employees
Hockey workshop for toddlers witnesses extraordinary turnout SRINAGAR: To infuse energy, by way of breaking the mundane, the J&K Sports Council is organising the T-20 Cricket Tournament in Srinagar’s TRC Cricket Ground exclusively for the government employees of the J&K in which thirteen departments are taking part in the first phase. Considered to be one […]
BCCI lays foundation stone for indoor cricket academies in six North-Eastern states
NEW DELHI: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Monday laid the foundation stone for indoor cricket training academies in six North-Eastern states, with the sole emphasis on helping budding cricketers from the region. The indoor cricket academies will serve players from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim and will be based in Shillong, […]
