Last Dance: Final chance for Kohli, Rohit to give India a World Cup after 13 years
Bengaluru: It’s tough to find two cricketers who are so different from each other yet so closely intertwined by the same thread of fate as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rohit’s initiation into top-flight cricket came at the idyllic Belfast in 2007 and Kohli’s a year later at the more conventional Dambulla. Another intriguing chapter […]
Sachin Tendulkar likely to be present in New York for T20 World Cup game between India and Pakistan
New Delhi: The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will have a very special person supporting them as the legendary Sachin Tendulkar is expected to be present during their marquee T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in New York on June 9. According to a source close to ICC, 51-year-old Tendulkar, who is associated with […]
Unsung heroes: BCCI announces cash rewards for IPL’s groundsmen and curators
New Delhi: Describing them as “unsung heroes”, BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Monday announced that groundsmen and curators of all the 10 regular IPL venues will be given Rs 25 lakh each as a token of appreciation for providing “brilliant pitches” during the league. The IPL concluded in Chennai on Sunday with Kolkata Knight Riders […]
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 […]