Ramesh Powar (File photo) MUMBAI: Former India and Mumbai off-spinner Ramesh Powar is spending a few days with the Australian Under-19 team as a short-term coach for their spinners.Powar was present at the Australian junior team’s nets at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Sunday, giving some useful tips to Australia’s young tweaker.“Cricket Australia…
Indian cricketers in Japan. (Pic credit: JCA) NEW DELHI: Alan Curr has stopped counting how many hats he’s worn this week.On Sunday morning, with a typhoon on the horizon, the Japan Cricket Association (JCA) COO pulled covers off the wicket. Later, he was putting up hospitality tents, checking security plans and helping transform a quaint…
India into finals (Image: BCCI/X) Defending champions India Women stormed into the gold-medal match of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 with a commanding 114-run victory over Bangladesh in the semi-final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.After posting a formidable 195/4 in 20 overs, India’s bowlers dismantled Bangladesh’s chase, bowling them out for just 81…
Shafali Verma smashed her maiden white-ball century to guide India to a strong total of 195/4 in the Asian Games semifinal (Image: IANS) Shafali Verma scripted history with a sensational century against Bangladesh in the Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket semi-final, becoming the first cricketer to score a hundred in the tournament’s history.The India opener…
Chamari Athapaththu (AP Photo) Sri Lanka Women stormed into the gold-medal match of the Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket tournament after captain Chamari Athapaththu produced a match-winning knock to guide her side to an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first semi-final on Sunday.Chasing 178 at Korogi Sports Park, Sri Lanka reached 178/2 in 17.5…
IND W Vs BAN W Live Score: Defending champions India Women will take on Bangladesh Women in the second semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket tournament on Sunday, September 20, with a place in the gold-medal match at stake. India head into the knockout clash in strong form after an eight-wicket win over…
England vs Sri Lanka, 3rd T20I Live Score: England won the toss and elected to field first in the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka in Manchester, with the hosts already having secured the series 2-0. England captain Harry Brook said his side were comfortable chasing on a surface that looked good for batting,…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: With the 2027 ODI World Cup now just over a year away, former India batter Aakash Chopra believes Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli do not need to prove anything beyond what they have already done — they simply need to keep scoring runs.Rohit and Kohli are…
Cheteshwar Pujara and Pat Cummins. ( AP Photo) Pat Cummins has faced some of India’s biggest cricketing names during his international career, but when asked to identify the toughest Indian opponent he has come up against, the Australia captain did not pick MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma.Instead, Cummins went back to the player…
Prithvi Shaw once looked destined to become one of Indian cricket’s next big batting stars. A teenage prodigy who led India to the Under-19 World Cup title and scored a century on his Test debut, Shaw was compared with Sachin Tendulkar and tipped for a long international career. But years later, the Mumbai batter finds…
