Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar feels it is not right to compare former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and current skipper Virat Kohli as the ‘Master Blaster’ made those runs against tougher opponents. While acknowledging Kohli as a modern-day phenomenon, Akhtar said that Tendulkar came up against tougher oppositions and that
ICC recommends the appointment of local umpires and match referees in the short-term to avoid international travel in the wake of the pandemic.
To get sports back on the track across the country, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) has released Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to resume training programmes in all sporting disciplines, after the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports allowed the opening up of sports complexes and stadia in SAI training
Virat Kohli has been playing nonstop cricket for several years and some fear the additional strain of captaincy may cause him to get burnt out.
As ICC’s Cricket Committee recommended to ban saliva to make the cricket ball shine, Australian pacer Pat Cummins has suggested that bowlers should be allowed to use artificial substances. Shining the ball is a major thing for bowlers in trying to extract some swing from the match. As the game
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday confirmed that 18 bowlers will resume training this week as the country plans for a return of international cricket. However, the board is yet to confirm the names of the players involved in the session. England becomes the first nation to
Even before his international debut, the left-hander has amassed 12,000 runs in domestic cricket, including 27 centuries, in all formats of the game.
Cricketer Rohit Sharma on Monday revealed that former teammate Yuvraj Singh wanted him to score more runs and break Virender Sehwag’s then-record for the highest ODI score. Rohit had played a knock of 209 against Australia in 2013 in the final ODI to guide India to a series win over
Cricketer Mayank Agarwal has revealed that the words of Rahul Dravid kept him going when he was not being picked in the Indian side. Agarwal revealed that he had scored heaps of runs, but he was not selected and finally he confided in Dravid of regularly getting the thoughts of
Cricket Australia spends about 25% of its annual revenue on the players, while the world’s richest board spends less than 5% of its total revenue.
Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that sporting activities in sports complexes and stadia would be “strictly” conducted in accordance with Home Ministry and respective state government’s guidelines. However, the use of swimming pools and gymnasium will remain suspended. “I’m happy to inform sportspersons and all concerned that
The shareholders in England’s football competition, Premier League, on Monday voted unanimously to return to small-group training from May 19. All the clubs have agreed that this is the first step towards restarting the Premier League which has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Premier League shareholders
