Trumpelmann, Wiese shine as Namibia win in Super Over
Bridgetown (Barbados): Namibia’s Ruben Trumpelmann became the first player to take wickets in the first two deliveries of a T20 international as his team beat Oman via the Super Over in a thrilling T20 World Cup match here. David Wiese and skipper Gerhard Erasmus smashed 21 runs for Namibia in the one-over eliminator with Oman […]
GR8 Sports India Pvt. Ltd. Kashmir Willow bats used in third consecutive T20 World Cup
Srinagar: Cricket bats made by GR8 Sports India Pvt. Ltd., using Kashmir Willow, have been featured in their third consecutive T20 World Cup. Two international players from Oman, Mehran Khan and Bilal Khan, used these bats in their match against Namibia. Fawzul Kabiir, Managing Director of GR8 Sports, highlighted the presence of around 400 bat […]
USA thump Canada by seven wickets, begin tryst with top-flight cricket in style
Dallas: Tournament co-hosts USA announced their arrival in top-flight cricket in spectacular fashion as Aaron Jones led a seven-wicket pasting of Canada with a 40-ball 94 in the opening match of the T20 World Cup here. Batting first, Canada posted 194 for five, but USA turned what could have been a tricky chase into a […]
Over 40 pc ads in Cricket World Cup 2023 promoted smokeless tobacco brands: Study
New Delhi: Nearly half of the advertisements telecast during the last 17 matches of the Cricket World Cup 2023 were surrogate promotion of smokeless tobacco brands, according to a study that has called for a complete ban on promoting tobacco products in all sports. According to the study conducted by a group of experts from […]
From slums of Kampala to T20 World Cup: Story of Uganda’s inspirational rising stars
New Delhi: An estimated 60 per cent of Ugandan capital Kampala’s population lives in slums and fast bowler Juma Miyagi is a cult figure in these impoverished areas. These usually football-loving people would be keenly following him and the Ugandan cricket team’s debut at the ICC T20 World Cup, trying to live a sporting dream […]
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 […]
