Being compared to the greats of the game can be a big shot in the arm for any young cricketer. In India, if that comparison is with legendary Sachin Tendulkar then the scrutiny is double. Nobody knows it better than current India captain Virat Kohli, who is always compared to Tendulkar on stats and records. […]
LAHORE: Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq says being confined to home due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown can become depressing and wants some cricket activities to resume soon even if the matches have to take place behind closed doors with proper safety barriers. There are reports that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) […]
Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday said that Ravichandran Ashwin is the best off-spinner in the world right now. Harbhajan and Ashwin shared cricketing rivalry for the lone spinner spot in the India squad till a few years ago. But speaking to Ashwin on his Instagram Live chat show ‘ReminiscewithAsh’, Harbhajan said that he […]
Sachin Tendulkar taking guard and Glenn McGrath at the top of his mark used to be a dream setting for any Indian cricket fan in the late 90s and early 2000s. World’s premier fast bowler against one of the greatest batsmen of the game – the McGrath vs Tendulkar contest was enough to draw the […]
On Friday, when the Dutch Football Association voided its season, there was speculation that it might set the template for other European leagues to follow. Close on its heels, however, news came from England that the Premier League is considering a mid-June return. Maybe, the Premier League has a little too much money riding on it to make […]
Former India paceman RP Singh had a great start to his international career and was even part of the team that won the 2007 ICC World T20. The left-arm paceman though failed to fulfil the early promise he showed, although he continued to perform well in the domestic circuit. During his playing days, he developed […]
In the summer of 2013, when Greek football officials submitted the list of licensed football clubs in the country’s top division to UEFA, the name of one of their most storied and prominent clubs was missing: AEK Athens. It wasn’t an error. Instead, amidst mounting debts, wavering sponsors and dwindling stadium attendance, the eight-time champions […]
Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers picked a combined India-South Africa ODI squad during their latest Instagram Live interaction and they both decided on MS Dhoni as the skipper. The Royal Challengers Bangalore teammates talked about a lot of topics during their conversation and the team that they chose featured as many as eight India […]
Senior India spinner Harbhajan Singh has been a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception and he has played for both Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians – the two most successful sides in the tournament. When MI have won the tournament four times, CSK claimed the title thrice. The off-spinner has won the […]
The BCCI is yet to give any thought to Cricket Australia’s (CA) five-Test series overture, as it feels the whole idea is a little premature. According to a Board official, much will depend on the future of the T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia in October-November. On Tuesday, CA chief executive Kevin […]