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NEW DELHI: Former Indian men’s hockey captain PR Sreejesh has been selected for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, while recently-retired cricket legend Ravichandran Ashwin is among the recipients of the Padma Shri.Four athletes and a para-coach are included in the final list of 139 individuals announced for the coveted civilian awards on Saturday.Alongside Sreejesh and Ashwin,…
Mujeeb Ur Rahman and David Miller (Photo credit: Paarl Royals) NEW DELHI: SA20‘s Paarl Royals on Saturday created history, becoming the first franchise ever in T20 cricket to bowl 20 overs of spin.The Royals scripted the unique record in the game against Pretoria Capitals at the Boland Park when spinners Bjorn Fortuin, Dunith Wellalage, Mujeeb…
NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Jos Buttler on Saturday became the first Englishman to reach the 150 sixes mark in the T20 Internationals. Buttler achieved the feat on his way to a quick 30-ball 45 in the second India vs England T20I at the Chepauk in Chennai.Buttler, who had 147 sixes to his name before the second…
MUMBAI: Mumbai may have won the Ranji Trophy 42 times, but Jammu & Kashmir can claim some serious bragging rights by saying that they have beaten the domestic giants in both their meetings in the Ranji Trophy, held in the space of a decade! Karnataka, who are the big boys of domestic cricket, are the…
Pakistan spinner Noman Ali (Photo Source: X) A dramatic opening day of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and West Indies in Multan on Saturday saw 20 wickets falling, as both the sides were bowled out in their respective first innings, leaving the hosts trailing by nine runs.Out of the 20 wickets that fell in the…
West Indies middle-order batter Sherfane Rutherford and Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga. (ILT20 Photo) Desert Vipers head coach James Foster expressed pride and admiration for Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga and West Indies middle-order batter Sherfane Rutherford after their inclusion in the ICC ODI Team of the Year. Both players have been integral to the…
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s Shivam Dube has replaced India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has been ruled out of the ongoing home series against England due to a side strain injury. Dube, who is also an allrounder, was on Saturday asked to join the Indian team at Rajkot for the third T20I between India and England, which…
Shubman Gill (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Star India batter Shubman Gill was back among runs on Saturday as he struck a resilient century in the Karnataka vs Punjab Ranji Trophy game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. After scoring a lowly 4 in the first innings, Gill struck a solid 102 off 171…
Welcome back to Timesofindia.com as England’s tour of India enters the 2nd T20I in Chennai, where the visitors would like to throw a punch back after losing the opening match of the five-game series at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday. And we are glad to have you back and bring all the build-up to the…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma, who led India to their second ICC T20 World Cup title, has been named the skipper of the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2024. The team, which reflects India’s dominance in the format, also features Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, and Hardik Pandya among its ranks. Sharma had an unforgettable…