Pakistan batter Babar Azam was found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Sunday. The 31-year-old was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing,…
Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko could be ruled out for a month with a knee injury – but he has not damaged his anterior cruciate ligament. The 22-year-old picked up the injury against Tottenham before the international break, and Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano says the forward has escaped a serious injury. “[Benjamin] Sesko’s injury is not that…
Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium is gearing up for an exciting Test match, with its red soil pitch poised to provide superb bounce and carry. The Indian team management is advocating for spin-friendly conditions against South Africa, and the expertise of BCCI head curator Ashish Bhowmick promises a pitch that delivers. NEW DELHI: As the Test series…
Reeling from injuries to captain Pat Cummins and paceman Josh Hazlewood, Australia has received a boost ahead of the first Ashes Test in Perth starting on Friday, with Cameron Green telling reporters he is ready to bowl free of any restrictions. The 26-year-old fast-bowling all-rounder was set back by a side strain last month, having…
India vs South Africa (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) During Monday’s optional practice session at Eden Gardens, Indian batters Sai Sudharsan and Dhruv Jurel adopted an unconventional approach by wearing only one pad while facing spin bowlers.As reported by news agency PTI, the nearly three-hour session revealed a strategic method behind this unusual practice technique. Left-handed Sudharsan…
Veteran pace ace Mark Wood unleashed a fiery spell in the nets on Tuesday, in encouraging signs for England after an injury scare during a pre-Ashes warm-up match last week. The 35-year-old thundered down at what appeared to be top speed off his full run after a tentative start in the tourists’ first training session…
India’s cricketing identity has long rested on the shoulders of spin. Long before analytics and matchups entered dressing rooms, the quartet of Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Erapalli Prasanna and S. Venkataraghavan shaped how India utilised home advantage. Between them, they claimed 468 Test wickets in India, delivering 14 wins across 51 home Tests in…
Not for nothing are the South Africans the holders of the World Test Championship trophy. The way they have prepared for subcontinent tours is worth emulating. They went to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka earlier in the year and took a team that included spinners who could exploit the slow pitches of these parts. When they…
India’s optional practice session at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday, two days after its morale-sapping defeat in the first Test against South Africa, was largely divided into four nets. To no one’s surprise, Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir devoted most of his attention to the nets reserved for spinners, in the aftermath of watching his…
The Dallas Cowboys cruised past the Las Vegas Raiders 33-16 on Monday night, as quarterback Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes to keep their slim play-off hopes alive. Prescott completed 25 of 44 passes for 288 yards to help the Cowboys improve to 4-5-1 on the season, with the Philadelphia Eagles among a tough stretch of…
