Your legacy as captain will stand for benchmarks you set: Ashwin on Kohli
NEW DELHI: “Your legacy as a captain will stand for the kind of benchmarks you have set,” spinner R. Ashwin summarised Virat Kohli’s spectacular Test captaincy stint, as other members of the Indian cricket team also hailed the integrity and the vision of the talismanic leader. Kohli, who took over from MS Dhoni midway through […]
Kohli steps down as India Test captain
Cape Town: Virat Kohli on Saturday dropped a bombshell by quitting Test captaincy, a day after India suffered an unexpected series-defeat against a second-string South Africa. Kohli signed off as India’s most successful captain 40 wins in 68 Tests after being given the reins of the side back in 2014 when M S Dhoni stepped […]
South Africa beat India by seven wickets to win test series 2-1
CAPE TOWN: South Africa beat India by seven wickets to win the third Test and secure the series 2-1. Resuming the day 101 for two, South Africa go the job done in 63.3 overs with major contributions coming from Keegan Petersen (82), Rassie van der Dussen (41 not out) and Temba Bavuma (32 not out). […]
Sindhu enters semifinals of India Open
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles semifinals after defeating fellow Indian Ashmita Chaliha in straight games at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton tournament here on Friday. Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, took 36 minutes to get the better of 21-year-old Chaliha 21-7 21-18 and set up […]
Travis Head’s century lifts Australia
The Ashes, 5th Test Day-01
Hobart: Travis Head spoiled a promising start for England in the Ashes on Friday with his second century of the series as Australia recovered from 12-3 to reach 241-6 at stumps on a rain-hit first day of the fifth test. Head, who scored 152 in the opening test at Brisbane, counterpunched England’s early success with […]
WGAJK postpones all scheduled events for January
Srinagar, January 13: Winter Games Association of Jammu and Kashmir (WGAJK) postponed all events which were scheduled to be held this month at Gulmarg in association with J&K Sports Council. In statement issued here, president WGAJK Abbas Wani said that keeping in view the Covid guidelines, we are postponing all the competitions of Alpine, snowboard […]
Pant makes 100, India set South Africa 212-run target to win 3rd Test
CAPE TOWN: Rishabh Pant scored a combative unbeaten 100 to help India set a 212-run target for South Africa in the series-deciding third Test, here on Thursday. India’s second innings folded on 198 as pacers Marco Jansen (4/36) Kagiso Rabada (3/53) and Lungi Ngidi (3/21) shared all wickets between them. The umpires called for tea […]
Joe Root considering entering IPL auction
London: England’s Test captain Joe Root has revealed that he is considering entering the upcoming IPL auction, four years after going unsold in the auction for the lucrative T20 league. Considered one of the modern greats of the game, Root is yet to play in the IPL after going unsold in the 2018 auction. The […]
Director Tourism for strict observance of Covid protocol during winter games
GULMARG: Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo, visited the ski resort of Gulmarg where he held a series of meetings with stakeholders and officials. He impressed upon them to strictly follow the Covid mitigation protocol as devised by the Government from time to time. Chairing a meeting on regulating winter sports activities at the […]
Ramiz Raja proposes 4-nation T20 series involving India, Pakistan
Karachi : Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja says he will propose to the ICC, an annual four-nation T20 International series involving his country, arch-rivals India, Australia and England, the revenue from which will be shared by all members of the world governing body. Raja said as per his proposal, the tournament will be hosted […]
