Indian cricket team (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: Evening showers over the past few days have kept Bengaluru drenched, and the forecast offers little respite over the weekend. That is hardly welcome news ahead of the India-West Indies T20I series decider on Saturday night, with rain threatening a contest that promises plenty of fireworks.With the high-scoring series…
West Indies cricket team (PTI Photo) Bengaluru: A decade ago, T20 cricket conjured images of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Evin Lewis. Few will forget how Marlon Samuels and Carlos Brathwaite lit up the Eden Gardens as West Indies stormed to the ICC World T20 title in 2016.The road has never been easy for Caribbean…
R Ashwin and Yashasvi Jaiswal Ravichandran Ashwin has criticised the BCCI selection committee for leaving Yashasvi Jaiswal out of India’s ODI squad for the New Zealand series. The former India spinner believes Jaiswal deserved a chance in the final two matches, especially with Shubman Gill being rested.Ashwin warned that repeatedly missing out on international cricket…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has remained on the bench for all four T20Is against the West Indies, with India preferring the opening combination of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma.India head coach Gautam Gambhir has backed the current opening pair, saying dropping either Samson or Abhishek to accommodate Sooryavanshi would be unfair. He pointed to Samson’s ability and…
India’s Ishan Kishan, right, Shivam Dube, second right, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, third right, and others during warm up (PTI Photo) India are set to face the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I in Bengaluru on Saturday, with the series locked at 2-2. Ahead of the decider, former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has backed…
Delhi Capitals players (PTI Photo) Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas is set for his maiden coaching stint in the Indian Premier League after being appointed Delhi Capitals’ fast bowling coach ahead of the 2027 season.Vaas, one of Sri Lanka’s most successful fast bowlers, claimed 355 wickets in Tests and 400 in ODIs during his…
Jonny Bairstow (Image credit: ECB) Former England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow has strongly criticised England and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for leaving Yorkshire all-rounder George Hill out of the latest England Lions squads.Bairstow believes Hill’s performances and ability to contribute in all departments make him deserving of an opportunity at the international level.The…
India’s Virat Kohli, left, and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) For Rachin Ravindra, the journey from an awe-struck youngster sharing the field with his cricketing idols to an established international allrounder has been one of learning, resilience and quiet evolution. Yet, even as the New Zealand batter continues to carve his own identity, the influence of…
Guwahati: India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies Alzarri Joseph during the second One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and West Indies, in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: It is increasingly possible that Ravindra Jadeja has played his last ODI for India. The veteran all-rounder was left out of…
India and Zimbabwe players wore black armbands during the first T20I between the two sides at the Shaheed Veer Narayan International Stadium in Raipur on Friday to honour former Zimbabwe cricketer and umpire Sarah Dambanevana, who passed away earlier this week.The players and match officials also observed a minute’s silence before the start of play…
