England batter Joe Root joined an elite list as he crossed 14,000 Test runs during Day 4 of the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval on Thursday. In doing so, Root became only the second player after Sachin Tendulkar to have scored more than 14,000 runs in the longest format of the game….
Jaiswal scored his second ODI century against Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: RAGU R Jaiswal scored his second ODI century against Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: RAGU R Source link
This is the city that gave the world Emmeline Pankhurst. She fought hard to give the women of this country the right to vote and impacted other parts of the world, too. Women have come a long way since that suffragette moment. As has women’s cricket, from the times of talented, but neglected, unpaid female…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India made a stunning start to their chase against Afghanistan in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, scoring a record 23 runs in the very first over.Chasing 219 for victory, India began their innings at 5/0 after Afghanistan were penalised…
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fans watching the third ODI between India and Afghanistan in Chennai were left surprised when India’s innings began with the score already reading 5/0 before a ball had been bowled.The unusual start was the result of a five-run penalty awarded to India during Afghanistan’s innings after…
Belgium will look for their leading men to shine in the city of stars as they aim to inject life into their World Cup campaign with victory over Iran in Los Angeles. The Red Devils were held to a 1-1 draw by Egypt in their opening game, with the opening round of results in Group…
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Image credit: Afghanistan Cricket Board) NEW DELHI: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi finally got his long-awaited first ODI hundred, producing a fighting knock of 102 against India in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.The century was a landmark one for Shahidi not just because it was…
Prasidh Krishna (AP Photo) Prasidh Krishna on Saturday produced a sensational spell with the ball to put Afghanistan under massive pressure in the third and final ODI against India in Chennai. The pacer claimed a career-best 5 for 23, becoming the first Indian bowler to register a five-wicket haul in an ODI at the venue….
When Indian tennis fans think of the Asian Games, names like Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna often come to mind. But decades before India became a regular presence on the Asian Games tennis podium, Shiv Prakash Misra and his doubles partner Vinay Dhawan achieved a historic first. At the 1966 Asian…
India began its chase of 219 in the third ODI with five bonus runs on the board, even before openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma had faced a delivery, against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. The unsusual occurence was a result of Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, who has kept Afghanistan…
