South Africa (SA) will take on Pakistan (PAK) in the first T20I at the Kingsmead in Durban on December 10. After winning the Test series against Sri Lanka by 2-0, the hosts will look towards the white-ball series. On the other hand, Pakistan are coming off a T20I series win against Zimbabwe by 2-1 and…
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev has downplayed discussions about Jasprit Bumrah being the potential successor to Rohit Sharma as Team India’s Test captain.Kapil, talking to reporters at the launch of the Vishwa Samudra Open on Monday at the Delhi Golf Club, stressed the need for…
India will play Australia in the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, popularly known as the Gabba, in Brisbane from December 14. The visiting side was hammered by the Baggy Greens in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. The hosts demonstrated why they are the pioneers…
World Champion Ding Liren played a flawless game from start to finish to beat GM Gukesh Dommaraju and level the scores in the 2024 FIDE World Championship at 6-6 with just two games to go. When Gukesh played fast in a seemingly quiet opening, everything looked under control, but Ding played with computer-like precision as…
Left-hand batter Ben Curran and left-arm seamer Newman Nyamhuri have received their maiden call-ups to the Zimbabwe squad for their home T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan starting December 11. The 28-year-old Curran is the England-born middle brother of England internationals Sam and Tom Curran, and the son of former Zimbabwe international and coach Kevin…
D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12, Live© X (Twitter) D Gukesh vs Ding Liren, FIDE World Chess Championship Game 12, Live Updates: D Gukesh will be looking to extend his lead against the defending champion Ding Liren in Game 12 of the ongoing FIDE World Chess Championship on…
Prithvi Shaw (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Prithvi Shaw not being picked by any of the ten Indian Premier League franchises in last month’s auction came as a surprise for many.After being released by Delhi Capitals, Shaw was available for a base price of Rs 75 lakh but found no buyers at the two-day affair…
Mohammed Shami (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat in just over two days in the day-night Test in Adelaide as Australia levelled the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-1. After the highs of Perth, where they won by 295 runs, India nosedived in the Pink-ball game, succumbing to their quickest defeat against Australia….
Indian 18-year-old GM Gukesh Dommaraju has taken a 6-5 lead with just three games to go after a blunder by Chinese World Champion Ding Liren (32) suddenly ended the thrilling game 11 of the 2024 FIDE World Championship. Gukesh’s hyperaggressive opening looked to backfire despite causing Ding to spend over an hour on his first…
India lost to Australia in the pink-ball Test match© AFP The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team’s hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) Final suffered a major blow after a humiliating loss to Australia in the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. India were outplayed as Australia went on to clinch the game by…
