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The ICC chairperson Jay Shah has been appointed to the newly formed World Cricket Connects Advisory Board, an independent group that will convene at Lord’s on June 7 and 8 to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the sport.Shah, who is considered the most influential figure in world cricket, took over as ICC chairperson on…
From left, file photos of Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant (Getty Images) Ranji Trophy‘s 2024-25 season resumed in the new year on Thursday and marked the return of some of Indian cricket’s iconic names to the country’s elite first-class competition.Leading that list was India’s ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma, who is going…
File photo of Ravindra Jadeja (BCCI Photo) India’s star players made their return to elite domestic first-class competition, the Ranji Trophy, on Thursday; and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja marked his comeback with a five-wicket show for Saurashtra against Delhi in Rajkot.After Delhi won the toss and opted to bat at the Niranjan Shah Stadium, Jadeja ran…
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest cricket ball sentence at the Wankhede Stadium. The record was achieved using an impressive 14,505 red and white cricket balls.This remarkable feat was accomplished as part of the MCA’s celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic Wankhede Stadium, which…
NEW DELHI: The stage was set for India international stars Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill as they made their return to domestic cricket after a while.All eyes were on India Test and ODI captain Rohit who was playing his first Ranji Trophy game for the defending champions in almost a decade….
Aryna Sabalenka (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Aryna Sabalenka, the defending champion and world number one, advanced to her third consecutive Australian Open final on Wednesday by defeating her close friend Paula Badosa in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. The match took place at the Rod Laver Arena, where Sabalenka has enjoyed tremendous success, winning 20 consecutive…
Siddharth Desai (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Siddharth Desai achieved a remarkable milestone in first-class cricket on Thursday, claiming nine wickets in an innings against Uttarakhand during a Ranji Trophy match at Gujarat College Cricket Ground A in Ahmedabad. His outstanding performance is now the best bowling display in the history of Gujarat cricket in…
Michael Clarke during the Cricket Australia Hall of Fame ceremony at Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images) timesofiNEW DELHI: The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame inducted World Cup-winning former captain Michael Clarke as its 64th member, the nation’s cricket governing body said Thursday. On Wednesday, the induction ceremony was held at the Sydney…
Abhishek Sharma. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After the decisive victory, opener Abhishek Sharma, who was instrumental in India’s seven-wicket victory over England in the opening match of the Twenty20 series, decided to give mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy more credit, claiming that he has changed the game for the side ever since his…
Jos Buttler after losing the first T20I against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Jos Buttler, the captain of England, blamed his team’s incapacity to “impose the game” against India in the first Twenty20 International in Kolkata, which ended in a crushing seven-wicket loss. India defeated England in…