Cricket

Gearing up for IPL season 2021 mini-auctions, franchises on January 20 announced the list of retained marquee players and released ones to retrieve more money in the auction purse. While the most surprise package was the retention of Suresh Raina, who left the team last season, CSK has yet again shown confidence on its skipper MS Dhoni and released Murali Vijay, Harbhajan Singh and Shane Watson. The defending champions Mumbai Indians, in a… read-more

In a hilarious incident, Sydney test hero Hanuma Vihari had asked Bengal BJP leader Babul Supriyo to spell his name correct when the politician criticized the cricketer for playing at a slow rate. After a slow knock from Vihari, Babul Supriyo had accused the former of "murdering" the cricket and "killing" India's chance to win a historic match. Mistakenly, he had spelt Vihari's name 'Hanuma Bihari' which received a dig from the cricketer. For… read-more

Regretting his behaviour towards Ravichandran Ashwin, Australian captain Tim Paine on January 12 apologised during a virtual press meet. "I'm human, I want to apologise for the mistakes that I made," said Paine. On the final day of Sydney Test, Paine had used provocative and foul language against Ashwin. Paine also said that he set a bad example of leadership in the match. Besides, he was fined for dissenting with umpire's call as well.

The third Test played between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground witnessed the sheer determination required for this format of the game. Chasing a mammoth target of 407, Indian batsmen defied the fierce Aussie bowling attack and ended the match at draw, albeit the odds were in favor of Australia's victory. With this chase, India also batted for most number of overs in fourth inning of a Test since 1979. Earlier, India had batted… read-more

Amidst uncertain cricketing schedule, the Indian women cricket team players Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy and Deepti Sharma will play in a Bengaluru’s club T20 tournament. Featuring four teams, the league will commemorate the golden jubilee of Falcon Sports Club from January 4-12, 2021. Falcon Club President Shantha Rangaswamy stated that the tournament would offer an opportunity for the uncapped players to compete with seniors.