Pat Cummins (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed Australia to retain the World Test Championship (WTC) title in the upcoming final against South Africa at Lord’s, citing their superior familiarity with English conditions as a key factor.Led by Pat Cummins, Australia are aiming to become the first team to…
Breaking his silence on the escalating tensions with India, a rattled Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he was ready for a “neutral and transparent investigation” into the Pahalgam terror attack but underscored that the country was prepared for any misadventure. “Pakistan is open to participating in any neutral, transparent investigation… Peace is our preference….
Washington Sundar (Photo Source: X) MUMBAI: The introduction of the Impact Player rule in the IPL since 2023 has meant that India’s off-spinning allrounder Washington Sundar was often relegated to the bench in favour of specialists. In IPL 2024, the Sunrisers Hyderabad played the 25-year-old in just two matches, while the Tamil Nadu spinner featured…
Win and advance to the semifinals: the math for Afghanistan and Australia is as simple as that going into their concluding match in Group B of the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Friday. But the ODI world champions are familiar with the flair, skills, resilience of the Afghans; and that caution reflects in the words…
India pacer Harshit Rana claimed that he is always ready to represent the national side when called upon after his ODI debut in Nagpur against England on Thursday, February 6. Harshit, after a shaky start, bounced back in his second spell to pick up 3 wickets to restrict England to just 248 and set up…
Tilak Varma celebrates after hitting the winning runs. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s middle-order batter Tilak Varma credited a calculated strategy for his blistering assault on England pacer Jofra Archer during the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday. Poll What Do You Think Is Tilak Varma’s Most Impressive Quality? Tilak, who anchored India’s two-wicket victory…
Yashasvi Jaiswal (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The seeds of success are sown in thorough preparation and Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s intense and innovative pre-tour training against short-pitched balls at the Thane Stadium contributed to his unbeaten 90 on the second day of the opening Test against Australia.Rahul Dravid’s hours of training at the National Cricket Academy ahead…