Kohli leads his team like Imran Khan: Ramiz Raza

27 Apr 2020 07:26 AM IST

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raza believes that Team India captain Virat Kohli has the same leadership qualities as Imran Khan had, with similar attacking mindset while entering the field. “For them, it is always clear: either win or lose; there has been no room for a draw,” he said in

Sachin: An Emotion

25 Apr 2020 08:09 AM IST

As the Master Blaster turns 47, his impact on our lives cannot be replicated even when his record of 100 international centuries may probably be broken.

Covid-19 could end ball shining, says Tendulkar

25 Apr 2020 08:05 AM IST

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, who just turned 47, believes that shining the ball may become a thing of the past when cricket resumes after the Covid-19 outbreak. “Shining the ball will change I think,” he said, adding: “Players will remain conscious of maintaining social distancing, giving high-fives to each other

Federer opens debate with ATP-WTA merger plan

25 Apr 2020 08:00 AM IST

Tennis star Roger Federer took to Twitter on Wednesday to suggest that the governing bodies that have separately run men’s (ATP) and women’s (WTA) tennis for decades should merge to steer the game through the crisis caused by Covid-19. “Just wondering… am I the only one thinking that now is

Dial BCCI for help to save TV revenues

24 Apr 2020 08:17 AM IST

Cricket boards have been worried on how to make money from TV contracts if no matches are held. The shortcut is to get a series with India, and fast.

Smith took blame to save team in ball-tampering case: Andrew Flintoff

24 Apr 2020 08:12 AM IST

Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff feels that former Australia captain Steve Smith took the entire blame for the infamous ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket in 2018, whereas the whole team was possibly involved. “I can’t believe that the whole team isn’t in on it. As a bowler, if someone

Labuschagne’s growth is phenomenal, says Australian assistant coach

24 Apr 2020 01:00 AM IST

Batting at number 3 for Australia, Marnus Labuschagne has had a monumental Test season lately. The 25-year-old right-handed batsman was included into the Test team as a replacement for Steve Smith. He also made his ODI debut against India earlier this year. “The real surprise for me, and it’s been

ICC telecon this week may decide IPL’s fate

23 Apr 2020 16:32 PM IST

The International Cricket Council (ICC) plans to organise a teleconference with all the 12Test-playing nations this week, raising expectations for the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be held in September-October this year. There are also speculations that the League might be shifted to a country least affected by coronavirus. The

Sachin was harder to dismiss than Lara: Gillespie

23 Apr 2020 09:53 AM IST

Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie believes Sachin Tendulkar was difficult to dis-miss than Brian Lara, thanks to his strong defensive technique. “Two different types of players, two equally difficult to get out. I always felt, Sachin was probably a little bit harder to dislodge, in terms of getting his

IPL 2020, unlucky number 13: What’s at stake

23 Apr 2020 09:30 AM IST

IPL…the potent concoction of cricket and glamour that keeps 1.3 billion of us enthralled and enamoured. With the IPL on, the summer heat gets relegated to the background as we tune in at 8 pm every night to watch our favourite cricketers slug it out. Where else can we see