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Rohit, Ashwin, Pant, Axar in Cricket Australia’s Test XI of 2021
Melbourne : Star opener Rohit Sharma, spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, and Axar Patel, and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant were the four Indian cricketers who featured in Cricket.com.au's Test team of the Year for 2021, which was revealed on…
Joe Root stands tall among the Ashes ruins; nominated for ICC Player of the Year award
Dubai : England Test skipper Joe Root's individual brilliance with the bat has seen him being nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Player of the Year 2021, along with young Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, their…
2021 one of India’s best years in Test cricket : JP Duminy
Centurion (South Africa) : Former South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy stated that one has to acknowledge that 2021 will be known as one of the years for India, especially in Test cricket. He also credited KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal for…
2021: A year where cricket gave moments to cherish for a lifetime
New Delhi : Life, very much like cricket, gives human beings moments which they cherish and remember for a lifetime. After 2020 was heavily dominated by COVID-19 and bio-bubble with some bits of cricketing action, 2021 was a better upgrade…
Unfortunate we lost to Argentina, pain will remain forever : Hockey captain Rani Rampal
New Delhi : India women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal said on Friday that her team was "100 per cent" confident about defeating Argentina in the Tokyo Olympic Games semifinal and win a medal, but the side conceded a number of penalty…
The Ashes: Any other captain in Root’s place would have fared just the same : Ian Bell
Sydney : England cricketing great Ian Bell has said that while there has been talk about Eoin Morgan be given Test captaincy, he feels that any other cricketer who comes in place of Joe Root will fare just the same as the incumbent Test…
U19 Asia Cup final: Sri Lanka win the toss and elect to bat first against India
Dubai : Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the U19 Asia Cup final at the Dubai International Stadium here on Friday.In U19 Asia Cup finals between India and Sri Lanka, the former have the upper hand, emerging…
Indian athletes’ top sporting moments in 2021
New Delhi : India fared really well in sports and it was not just cricket. IANS looks at the top sporting moments of Indian athletes in 2021.
1. Neeraj Chopra strikes gold: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to win…
The Ashes: Spinner Swepson could get a chance in SCG, says CA selector
Sydney : Australian selector Tony Dodemaide believes leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson has a good chance of pairing with off-spinner Nathan Lyon in the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), saying the 28-year-old's lack of…
The Ashes: Big jolt for Australia as Travis Head tests positive for COVID-19
Sydney : The Australian cricket team suffered a major jolt ahead of the fourth Ashes Test at Sydney from January 5 with their key batter Travis Head testing positive for COVID-19.Cricket Australia (CA) issued a statement on Friday morning…