Cricket
By BD Narayankar Ranchi, Feb 26 (UNI) India mashed England’s Bazball to paste as Rohit Sharma’s boys handed Ben Stokes his first series defeat on Day 4 of the fourth Test here on Monday. India won the match by five wickets to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match Test series. With this win,…
By BD Narayankar Ranchi, Feb 25 (UNI) Dhruv Jurel and the spin trio brought India to the brink of a series win against England on Day 3 of the fourth Test here on Sunday. At stumps, India were 40/0, needing 152 runs to win the Test with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal batting on 24…
Ranchi, Feb 25 (UNI) Dhruv Jurel’s 90 helped India to reduce England’s first innings lead to 46 runs as the hosts were bowled out for 307 at the stroke of lunch on Day 3 of the fourth Test here on Sunday. The deficit could have been 150 plus, but for Jurel and Kuldeep Yadav’s resilience,…
By BD Narayankar Ranchi, Feb 24 (UNI) Despite Yashasvi Jaiswal’s third Test fifty, Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley put England ahead by sharing six wickets against India on a cracked-up pitch on Day 2 of the fourth Test here on Saturday. Batting first, England made 353 with the help of Joe Root’s splendid century and…
Ranchi, Feb 24 (UNI) India dismissed England for 353, but lost the mercurial Rohit Sharma early as the hosts ended at 34/1 at lunch on Day 2 of the fourth Test here on Saturday. The tourists added 51 runs to their overnight score of 302/7 with Ollie Robinson scoring the bulk of the runs, but…
Bengaluru, (UNI) Bollywood actors led by superstar Shahrukh Khan brought to life the opening ceremony of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. Bollywood Badshah joined actors Tiger Shroff, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kartik Aaryan and Sidharth Malhotra to perform in the star-studded ceremony. Shahrukh, who has bond with…
By BD Naraayannkar Ranchi, Feb 23 (UNI) Joe Root’s 31st Test century helped England to post 302/7 after wriggling out of trouble by the end of Day 1 of the fourth match here on Friday. After winning the toss, England were reduced to 112/5 in the morning session on a deck helping both pacers and…
New York, Feb 23 (UNI) Two-time ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winner Dwayne Bravo believes the West Indies are more than capable of causing a surprise and claiming a third title at this year’s event in June. Bravo played a major role in helping the Caribbean side to their only two Men’s T20 World Cup…
By BD Naraayannkar Ranchi, (UNI) Before Yashasvi Jaiswal cracked his second double century in Rajkot, the Bazball narrative was on the upswing, but the Mumbaikar has changed the narrative to “Jazball” cricket with his flamboyant batting in this series so far. As India walks out tomorrow for the fourth Test, Jaiswal would like his Jazball…
Mumbai, Feb 22 (UNI) The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced the schedule for the first two weeks of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, commencing from March 22 to April 7. During the two weeks, 21 matches will be played across 10 cities, with each team playing a minimum of three…
