[ad_1] England’s Joe Root (AP Photo/Mark Baker) After a strong second day of the Sydney Test, Joe Root reflected on the importance of creating positive experiences for his team in Australia, especially for the younger players touring down under for the first time. Having already broken his century drought in Australia during the second pink-ball…
[ad_1] Representative Photo: Melbourne Cricket Ground. Getty Images) On This Day, 55 years ago, the game of cricket gave birth to a new form of international match when Australia hosted England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in what turned out to be the first official One-Day International (ODI). It was a stop-gap solution to salvage…
[ad_1] Jamie Smith of England (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Joe Root’s record-equalling 41st Test hundred ended as a lonely high point in England’s innings as a familiar lower-order collapse dragged the side down to 384, despite the former captain standing tall with a sublime 160. While Root was showered with praise and admiration, the…
[ad_1] Mustafizur Rahman was sold to KKR for Rs 9.2 Crore in the IPL auction. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Amid escalating tensions between Bangladesh and India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced that its national team will not travel to India for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The development comes after…
[ad_1] Harbhajan Singh (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has weighed in on the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB) decision to seek relocation of its matches from India during the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, stressing that while India is open to hosting all teams, the final call rests with Bangladesh and the…
[ad_1] File Pic: Dwayne Bravo and MS Dhoni (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has offered a rare insight into MS Dhoni’s famed man-management, recalling a telling moment from the 2018 Indian Premier League that summed up why the former India captain remains one of cricket’s most instinctive leaders.Go Beyond The…
[ad_1] England’s Joe Root celebrates after scoring a century in Sydney. (AP Photo) Joe Root’s love affair with Test cricket scaled yet another peak on Monday as England’s master batter produced a monumental century in the fifth Ashes Test at Sydney, nudging himself to the very doorstep of two of the game’s most sacred milestones…
[ad_1] Sikandar Raza of Paarl Royals celebrates getting the wicket of MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan (SA20) Paarl Royals scripted history at Newlands on Sunday, defeating coastal rivals MI Cape Town at the venue for the first time with a commanding seven-wicket bonus-point win in SA20 Season 4.After suffering three previous defeats under the…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With India suffering an embarrassing 0-2 loss at home against South Africa, TOI learnt that Test captain Shubman Gill suggested to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) that there should be 15-day camps before every Test series.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The BCCI held informal meetings with selectors and…
[ad_1] England’s batting mainstay Joe Root struck his second century of the Ashes series on Monday, taking his overall tally to 41 Test hundreds and drawing level with Australian great Ricky Ponting in third place on the all-time list. The prolific right-hander reached the landmark with a couple off Michael Neser during a composed innings…