Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Siraj struck twice in two balls — including the prized wicket of England captain Ben Stokes for a golden duck — as India tightened their grip on Day 3 of the second Test at Edgbaston on Friday.Bowling his first over of the day, Siraj first dismissed Joe Root…
India batter Karun Nair got dismissed for a duck on his return to the Indian Test team. The right-handed batter walked out to bat for India for the first time since 2017 on Day 2 of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. However, his comeback ended on a rather forgettable note as he…
NEW DELHI: Eight long years — or 3,011 days to be exact — that’s how long Karun Nair waited to walk out in an India Test jersey again. But the fairy tale comeback didn’t unfold the way he had imagined. On his much-anticipated return to Test cricket, Karun lasted just four balls, dismissed for a…
B Sai Sudharsan will have to wait a little longer for his first runs in Test cricket. The young batter was dismissed for a duck in his maiden innings for India after edging a delivery down the leg side in the final over of the opening session of the first Test against England at Headingley,…
South Africa’s Aiden Markram (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) NEW DELHI: What began as a frustrating morning for South Africa transformed into a day of dominance, thanks to a heroic century from Aiden Markram on Friday. After falling for a duck in the first innings, Markram defied the odds and silenced critics with a superb hundred in…
Usman Khawaja (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) NEW DELHI: Australia’s Usman Khawaja, a left-handed batter, set an unfavourable record by registering the joint-third longest duck by an Australian during the World Test Championship final at Lord’s on Wednesday.Khawaja’s innings concluded in the seventh over when he edged the ball to slips off South African fast bowler Kagiso…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: After his record-breaking heroics in the previous game, Rajasthan Royals‘ teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi had a forgettable outing against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2025 clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.The 14-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar — who took the cricketing world by storm with…
The Trump administration has been revoking the visas of international students, even those who have been charged with minor offences and cleared by courts. Now, it seems it has gone ahead and revoked the visa of a head of state. At least that is what Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims. Petro claimed that American officials…
Priyansh Arya and Ricky Ponting (Image credit: Punjab Kings) NEW DELHI: Priyansh Arya was an unfamiliar name until he smashed six consecutive sixes in an over during a Delhi Premier League (DPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium last August.But that was just the beginning. When given the opportunity to represent Delhi in the Syed…
Khaleel Ahmed celebrates after taking the wicket of Rohit Sharma. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: On a day when Rohit Sharma became the second-most capped player in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, he also etched his name into an unwanted record. In Mumbai Indians’ season opener against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on…