India’s Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo) Rishabh Pant’s sensational fourth-day performance in Galle has taken him past Shubman Gill and to the top of India’s run-scoring charts in the World Test Championship.Pant scored 66 off 69 balls in India’s second innings against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, following his 39 in the first innings. The 28-year-old’s twin…
Galle: India’s Rishabh Pant loses his balance while playing a shot on day four (PTI Photo) The past year has proved to be the toughest phase of Rishabh Pant’s eventful career. After a second successive underwhelming IPL season, where he scored just 312 runs in 14 matches at 28.36, Pant lost the Lucknow Super Giants…
India vs Sri Lanka Live, 1st Test: India are on the verge of a commanding victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka after an impressive fourth-day display in Galle left the hosts facing one of the toughest chases in the venue’s history. After setting a target of 372, India reduced Sri Lanka to 84/4…
NEW DELHI: India moved to the brink of a massive victory in the first Test against Sri Lanka after their bowlers produced a ruthless final session to reduce the hosts to 84 for four at stumps on Tuesday, leaving them 288 runs short of an improbable 372-run target.India had earlier stretched their lead with a…
Former Australia opener David Warner has been convicted of mid-range drink-driving by a Sydney court and fined AUD 1,500, with the 39-year-old also required to have an interlock device fitted to his vehicle before he can drive again.Warner pleaded guilty to the charge last month after he was caught in a random breath test on…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant created history on Tuesday during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. The India wicketkeeper-batter became the first Indian cricketer to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.Pant reached the milestone with a big six off Lahiru Kumara. The shot also brought up…
R Ashwin and Sanjay Manjrekar (Agency Image) Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up about the criticism he faced early in his international career, recalling how a strongly worded assessment from former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar left him angry and hurt after a difficult tour of Australia. Ashwin’s struggles came during India’s 2011-12 tour of Australia, where…
Devdutt Padikkal and KL Rahul (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Devdutt Padikkal’s alertness gave KL Rahul a second chance during India’s second innings in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday. India had lost Yashasvi Jaiswal early, with Asitha Fernando getting him caught behind with the third ball of the first over….
Australia have made one change to their squad for the second and final ICC World Test Championship match against Bangladesh in Mackay.Opener Jake Weatherald has been left out of the 13-player squad, with left-hander Matthew Renshaw coming in as his replacement. Renshaw gets Test recall If selected, Renshaw will make his first Test appearance for…
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India’s spinners Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja kept Sri Lanka under pressure as the hosts were bowled out for 284 on Day 3 of the first Test on Monday. Despite Sonal Dinusha’s maiden international hundred, India took a strong 178-run first-innings lead. Suthar led the attack with 4/76, while…