IND vs ENG: England again trapped in Jadeja’s spin; first innings limited to 353 runs

The fourth match of the ongoing five-Test series between India and England is being played at the JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. At the end of the first day’s play, England were leading by 302 runs at the loss of seven wickets and added 51 runs after losing three wickets in the first session on the second day. In this way England’s first innings was reduced to 353 runs. While Joe Root played a sensible inning of 122 not out for England, Ollie Robinson played a half-century of 58 runs. For India, Ravindra Jadeja…

Former captain furious at England’s ‘baseball’ style

Former England captains Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan have criticized England’s ‘baseball’ style in the Test series against India, saying that the team needs to play according to the situation of the match instead of always having a strategy of playing aggressively.Michael “It was the worst defeat under the leadership of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum and it exposed their tactics,” Vaughan wrote in his column in the Telegraph. They cannot be aggressive at every opportunity. They need to see how Yashasvi and Shubman Gill performed on the third day. Vaughan further…

IND vs ENG: Ben Stokes demanded removal of umpire’s call from DRS

After the crushing defeat against India in the Rajkot Test, England captain Ben Stokes has demanded abolition of umpire call. This statement of Stokes came on the fourth day regarding the wicket of Jack Crawley who was given out due to umpire call. The English captain says that he was at the wrong end not once or twice but thrice. Stokes has pleaded that the teams should have a level playing field and the decision should be absolute. When Jasprit Bumrah’s ball hit Crawley’s pad in the 9th over of…

Dhoni became the captain of the all-time great team of IPL

New Delhi: Charismatic Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday named the captain of the greatest Indian Premier League (IPL) team of all time. The team was selected to celebrate the success of the world’s most popular T20 league, which was launched in 2008.On February 20, 16 years of the first IPL auction will be completed. To make this occasion memorable, IPL’s television broadcaster ‘Star Sports’, with the help of former legendary cricketers and about 70 journalists, selected the greatest IPL team of all time. Its selection panel included legendary…

Kerala Premier League; Kerala United and SAT in semis

Kerala Police Sat Tirur and Kerala United FC will face Muthoot Football Academy tomorrow in Kannur Kerala Premier League football semi-finals. In the last match, the defending champions Kerala United defeated Wayanad United 2-1. Sat Tirur beat KSEB 5-2.  Police reached the semi-finals with 13 points in Super Six. Kerala United have nine points, Muthoot has eight. Sat Tirur scored six points. Wayanad United (4) and KSEB (3) were eliminated. The final is on Sunday.

Second crown for Gokulam

Gokulam Kerala FC won their second title in the Thrissur Kerala Women’s Football League. In the last match, they defeated the defending champions Lord’s Football Academy by two goals. Gokulam won with 33 points with 11 wins and one loss in 12 games. Before this, they have become champions in the 2021–22 season. Lord’s was the runner-up with 26 points. Kerala United FC is third. Gokulam’s top scorer S Priyadarshini won the best player award. This Tamil Nadu girl scored 25 goals. Lord’s K Nisari is the best goalie. In the tournament…

For the junior title fight; India defeated South Africa in the semi-finals

India take on South African pace force in U-19 Cricket World Cup final. Uday Saharan and his team defeated the hosts by two wickets in a game full of excitement till the last stage. It is India’s fifth consecutive final in the Youth World Cup. Ninth overall.  The winners of tomorrow’s Pakistan vs Australia semi match will face each other in the final. The final is on Sunday. Indian captain Uday won the toss and sent South Africa into bat. South Africa scored 247 runs for the loss of seven…

Hugging Virat Kohli was costly; Police caught him and took him away

New Delhi:  The police has arrested the person who hugged Indian cricket team’s star batsman Virat Kohli. Actually, during the T20 match against Afghanistan on Sunday, a man went to meet Virat Kohli and hugged Virat. During this match, a fan broke the security cordon and went to meet him, after which the police caught him and took him to the police station.  According to the information received, India has captured the T20 series being played against Afghanistan. Team India achieved this success by winning two consecutive matches of the 3-match series. In…

De Minaur advances to round two after Raonic retirement

MELBOURNE  – Home favourite Alex de Minaur eased into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-7(6) 6-3 2-0 victory on Monday after his Canadian opponent Milos Raonic retired injured early in the third set. Raonic, a former world number three, arrived in Melbourne ranked 317th in the world after struggling with various injuries for more than two years and having not played a competitive match since November. But the 33-year-old Canadian rolled back the years with a serving masterclass in the opening set, racing through his service…

IND vs AFG: Gulbadin Naib opened the thread of Indian bowlers; hit fifty after 9 years

New Delhi:  Gulbadin Naib of Afghanistan unraveled the thread of Indian bowlers at Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. He played a stormy half-century against India in the second T20.Naib, who came at number three, scored 57 runs in 35 balls. He hit 5 fours and 4 sixes. This is the second fifty of 32-year-old Naib’s T20 international career.  He made Pachasa in the shortest format after 9 years. Naib scored his first T20I half-century in 2015 against Zimbabwe. The Afghanistan team, which batted first after losing the toss, had…