Late blows boost New Zealand’s victory hopes in Karachi
Karachi: New Zealand set Pakistan a tricky target of 319 and then landed two late blows to boost their hopes of a series-clinching victory in the second test on Thursday. In his first series as test captain, Tim Southee declared New Zealand’s second innings on 277-5 with three overs left on the penultimate day of […]
‘My main agenda is to bowl in powerplay, take early wickets’: Shivam Mavi
Wankhede: Fresh from a hugely successful India debut, pacer Shivam Mavi has made his intention clear of becoming the country’s strike bowler, saying he wants to take early wickets in powerplays by targetting the stumps. Playing in his maiden T20I at the Wankhede against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, the 24-year-old Mavi took two wickets in […]
Kiwi spinners strike after Saud hundred in Karachi
PAK vs N Z 2nd Test Day 3
Karachi: Saud Shakeel registered his maiden test century but Pakistan’s lower-order collapse left the second test against New Zealand evenly poised at Karachi’s National Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts, replying to New Zealand’s first-innings 449, finished day three on 407-9 after losing four quick wickets in the final session. Saud, who forged a 150-run partnership […]
Manika Batra reaches career-high 35 in world rankings
New Delhi: Indian table tennis star Manika Batra on Tuesday gained three places to reach a career-high 35 in the ITTF world rankings. The 27-year-old had produced a special performance to win India’s first-ever medal at the Asian Cup in November. She had stunned world number five Hina Hayata of Japan and world number seven […]
Mission 2024: Indian T20 team under new skipper Hardik prepares for life without ‘big three’
New Delhi: Hardik Pandya will be expected to begin his full-time T20 captaincy tenure on a bold note as the Indian T20 team prepares to start its life beyond Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul with the three-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning here on Tuesday. The followers of Indian cricket got more than […]
Conway century lifts New Zealand to 309-6 vs Pakistan
Karachi: Opener Devon Conway led New Zealand’s early domination of Pakistan on day one of the second test in Karachi with a knock of 122, before the hosts struck back in the final session to limit their opponents to 309-6 at stumps on Monday. Electing to bat first, the visitors started strongly as Conway stitched […]
Pakistan, New Zealand aim for much-awaited test win
Karachi: Pakistan and New Zealand will be targeting a much-awaited test victory and leave a disappointing 2022 behind in red-ball cricket when they lock horns in the second test of their two-match series from Monday. New Zealand had made a strong bid to chase down 138 in the last hour of the first test on […]
Yo-Yo test returns, Dexa also added to selection criteria for Indian team
New Delhi: The Yo-Yo fitness test was on Sunday reintroduced in the eligibility criteria for selection in the Indian cricket team following the high-profile review meeting of the BCCI in Mumbai. The meeting, which was pending since India’s semi-final exit from the T20 World Cup in November, finally took place in the presence of BCCI […]
Saina among shuttlers to skip BAC 2023 trials
New Delhi: Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal is among shuttlers who will be skipping the national badminton trials for the Asian Mixed Team Championships, to be held in Dubai from February 14 to 19. Former world number 1 Saina was named along with Aakarshi Kashyap and Malvika Bansod for the trials. The senior selection […]
Politicians, well-wishers attend prayer meet for PM Modi’s mother in Gujarat
Mehsana: A large number of political leaders and well-wishers attended a prayer meet organised in the memory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Hiraben at the PM’s birthplace Vadnagar in Gujarat on Sunday. Hiraben passed away at 99 in Ahmedabad on Friday. Traders in Vadnagar had called for a three-day self-imposed market bandh from Friday […]
