Ravindra Jadeja plays a shot during the second ODI in Raipur. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has slammed Ravindra Jadeja’s lack of urgency with the bat, calling the left-hander’s slow finish a “crucial difference” in India’s four-wicket defeat to South Africa in the second ODI on Wednesday. Despite centuries from Virat…
NEW DELHI: A charged-up Virat Kohli is back, and Ravichandran Ashwin believes the batting icon has taken every whisper about his future “straight to the heart” — and is now batting with a point to prove. Kohli’s animated celebrations after back-to-back hundreds against South Africa have gone viral, and Ashwin says they are no coincidence,…
Virat Kohli and Arshdeep Singh at Vizag. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli hasn’t just returned to form — he has set off a nationwide frenzy strong enough to sell out an entire stadium. Back-to-back centuries in Ranchi and Raipur have turned what was shaping up to be a low-interest ODI in Visakhapatnam into…
India captain KL Rahul (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: KL Rahul‘s transformation into India’s most reliable ODI finisher has triggered a wave of praise, but none louder than South African pace legend Dale Steyn, who believes the wicketkeeper-batter is masking even bigger batting potential. With back-to-back unbeaten fifties in the ongoing three-match series against South Africa,…
Joe Root and Grace Hayden BRISBANE: Joe Root finally broke his long-awaited century jinx in Australia on Thursday, but the loudest sigh of relief didn’t come from England’s dressing room — it came from Matthew Hayden’s house. And more specifically, from his daughter, Grace.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Root’s fluent 135…
Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami delivered another strong performance in domestic cricket, taking 4 for 13 to help Bengal beat Services by seven wickets in a Group C match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Hyderabad on Thursday. This was Bengal’s fourth win in five matches in the…
Photo credit: X/@eastbengal_fc NEW DELHI: Punjab FC lost 3-1 to East Bengal in the first semifinal of the AIFF Super Cup at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa, on Thursday.With this win, East Bengal entered their third AIFF Super Cup final. It is also their second final of the season after losing the IFA…
Veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon said he was “absolutely filthy” after learning he had been left out of the second Test of the Ashes series against England in Brisbane on Thursday. Lyon also explained whether he had spoken with the Australian team management after the decision.Australia opted for an all-pace attack for the Brisbane Test,…
Mitchell Starc (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian pace great Mitchell Starc, who overtook Pakistan legend Wasim Akram to become the highest wicket-taking left-arm fast bowler in Test cricket, says Akram remains unmatched in his eyes.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!For Starc, the milestone — achieved during another commanding pink-ball performance —…
Joe Root finally registered his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Joe Root finally registered his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour, steering England from a perilous 5/2 to 325/9 at stumps after a gripping opening day of the second Test in Brisbane…
