Just days before the official start of the Olympics in Paris, Covid-19 took its toll as five Australian water polo players from the women’s team got infected.Australia’s chef de mission Anna Meares said Covid cases were limited to the water polo team, adding that the affected players were ready to return to practice when they…
Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra was honored with the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday. He was awarded the highest honor for “outstanding services to the Olympic Movement”. He will be given the honor at a ceremony at the 142nd IOC Session, which will take place in Paris on August 10.“Bindra…
Mohammad Shami calls Virat Kohli a dear friend. But the Bengal pacer did not like the decision taken by that friend five years ago. Shami was dropped after playing the first four matches of the 2019 World Cup. He raised questions about it. India lost in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup. They lost…
For the upcoming Srilanka ODIs, BCCI has released the names of team India squad. Highlight of the news is, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is back to the team where the Rohit will lead the team as Captain. However, Shreyas Iyer who lost contract with BCCI few months back, has backed to the team again….
Olympic bronze medal-winning shutter Saina Nehwal, in a recent podcast, said that she sometimes feels bad that cricket actually gets a lot of attention. In fact she added, “I love cricket…but you’ve to also give that kind of attention to others sports, otherwise, how will India become a sporting nation and how will we compete…
Team India is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025, ANI actually reported citing BCCI sources. In fact the report added that the BCCI will ask ICC to host matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka. Notably, Asia Cup 2023, which was initially schedule to be held entirely in Pakistan, actually took place…
The change in the Indian XI in the third T20 match against Zimbabwe was desirable. It is so. Three World Cup-winning cricketers return to the team. As a result, India’s XI has impressed. India lost the first match of the series, chasing runs. Then Shubman Gill won the toss and batted in the second T20…
On Sunday all-rounder Abhishek Sharma created history by recording most runs against spinners in a T20I by an Indian. Actually Abhishek scored 65 runs against Zimbabwe spinners in the second T20I, the most for India in a men’s T20I. In fact he overtook Yuvraj Singh, who held the previous record with 57 runs against Pakistan…
The Indian Cricket Board made a big announcement after winning the T20 World Cup. They announced a reward of Tk 125 crore for the cricketers and support staff. Board President Roger Binny and Secretary Jai Shah handed over the check to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma at the reception at the Wankhede Stadium after returning…
Till now India and Zimbabwe have played eight T20I matches against each other. In this India have won six of those T20Is, while Zimbabwe have won two. Actually India’s highest total against Zimbabwe in T20Is is 186/5 recorded on November 6, 2022 in Melbourne. In fact the five-match T20I series between India and Zimbabwe will…
