India on Monday regained the top spot in the ICC Test rankings after securing a 1-0 series win over reigning World Test Championship winners New Zealand. With 124 rating points, India have replaced New Zealand in the position, who are on 121 points. Australia are third with 108 points while England are fourth 107.…
After his heroics with the ball in the 2nd Test against New Zealand, R Ashwin was acing it with his camera from the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. The off-spinner came up with a witty photo that went viral on social media moments after India registered a 372-run victory over the reigning world Test champions. R Ashwin…
India head coach Rahul Dravid said that he is happy that there is a lot of competition for places in the Test team and he hopes that this continues to be the cause and the players cause the team management selection “headaches”. India beat New Zealand by a record 372 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday…
Lewis Hamilton won a twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to go level on points with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and set up a winner-takes-all title showdown. The first race to be hosted by Jeddah had almost as many twists and turns as the season itself. On a chaotic night in Jeddah, the first…
Shubman Gill has the required technique and temperament to bat at any position in the Indian Test team but he does need to convert those great starts into big knocks, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar said about the upcoming star. Gill scored 52 in the Kanpur Test against New Zealand and was out to Kyle Jamieson when he…
Australia coach Justin Langer has come out swinging in defence of former captain Tim Paine, after making a secret dash to visit his former skipper in Tasmania on the eve of the first Test. Langer, who himself was under media scrutiny for hard hand tactics with players earlier in the year, said “there’s not one…
Defending champions India crashed out of the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup 2021 after suffering a 2-4 defeat at the hands of six-time champion Germany in the semi-finals at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Friday. Germany will meet Argentina in the summit clash of the premier tournament. The Indians, who…
Australia’s star batsman Marnus Labuschagne said he is not disappointed that he was overlooked for Australia captaincy role after Tim Paine’s resignation and that his focus is on helping the team by scoring runs in the all-important Ashes, starting December 8. Though only 18 Test matches old, Marnus Labuschagne was…
New interim manager Ralf Rangnick was not in-charge of Manchester United on Thursday but he was at the stands in Old Trafford watching a rip-roaring Premier League win over Arsenal as he got a taste of life at one of the biggest European clubs. Caretaker manager Michael Carrick was at the helm in what turned out to be…
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said that it was “heart-breaking” for the team to have to release some of their key players ahead of the mega auction. The five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions announced on Tuesday that they had retained Rohit, batsman Suryakumar Yadav, all-rounder Kieron…