Dejected England captain Jos Buttler after the 3rd ODI against India in Ahmedabad. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former India coach Ravi Shastri criticized the visitors for not putting in the “hard yards” during the tour, but England skipper Jos Buttler defended his team’s training routine on Wednesday. After losing 1-4 in the…
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill continued his sublime form in the ODI series against England, becoming the first Indian batter to score a century in his 50th ODI. He achieved this milestone during the third and final match of the series in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.This marked Gill’s seventh century in ODIs, making him the fastest batter…
Steve Smith and Charith Asalanka. (Pic Credit – X) Captain Steve Smith acknowledged on Tuesday that the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy is firmly on Australia‘s mind as they prepare to face Sri Lanka in two one-day internationals this week in Colombo. These matches serve as the final tune-up before the prestigious eight-team tournament, which begins…
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: During the second ODI of the three-match series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in Harare, Afghan left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for displaying dissent towards an umpire’s decision. This violation falls under Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for…
Smriti Mandhana. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an 83-run defeat against Australia in the third Women’s ODI at Perth on Wednesday, despite opener Smriti Mandhana‘s brilliant century, resulting in a 0-3 series whitewash.After winning the toss and choosing to field, India had Australia struggling at 78 for four. However, Annabel Sutherland‘s outstanding 110 from…
Harmanpreet Kaur. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur has expressed complete support for Shafali Verma, who was recently omitted from India’s ODI squad. The captain is hopeful for Shafali’s return to form before the Women’s World Cup, scheduled in India next year.The team will also miss wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia, who is recovering from a wrist…