A coincidence between MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma’s retirement announcements

A coincidence between MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma’s retirement announcements

On one fine August evening, five years back, MS Dhoni announced his international retirement that caught the cricketing world by surprise. “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,” is what his social media message read, accompanied by a video of moments from his career. It, as … Read more

No leadership role for Jasprit Bumrah on England tour

No leadership role for Jasprit Bumrah on England tour

India’s fast bowling figurehead and vice captain Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to be given a leadership role on the Test tour to England starting June-end, sources in the BCCI told The Indian Express. The ace seamer had led India to its sole win on the Australia tour at the turn of the year, apart from … Read more

Novak Djokovic, MS Dhoni and the painful April of watching the unbreakable legends break

Novak Djokovic, MS Dhoni and the painful April of watching the unbreakable legends break

Novak Djokovic can be advised to follow MS Dhoni’s IPL season. If the Serb finds cricket boring, he can just watch his four-ball inning – calling it a painful-to-watch outing would be more apt – against Punjab Kings in CSK’s last game. Dhoni, 43, has looked in shape, sufficiently beefed up. But he couldn’t middle … Read more

LSG vs DC Toss Live Update, IPL 2025: Axar Patel opts to bowl first in Lucknow after Delhi Capitals win toss

LSG vs DC Toss Live Update, IPL 2025: Axar Patel opts to bowl first in Lucknow after Delhi Capitals win toss

LSG vs DC Toss Live Update, IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants will be batting first at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday evening after the Delhi Capitals won the toss and captain Axar Patel asked the hosts to bat first. While both teams are relatively comfortably placed in the upper-half of the standings, the … Read more

How KL Rahul’s splendid 93 not out steered DC to second spot in IPL table

How KL Rahul’s splendid 93 not out steered DC to second spot in IPL table

KL Rahul returns to his home ground in Bengaluru in sensational style, smashing an unbeaten 53-ball 93 to dig his side out of a hole. Starting from Smriti Mandhana and Co in the Women’s Premier League, to two matches into the Indian Premier League season, Royal Challengers Bengaluru haven’t yet won a match at the … Read more

IPL 2025: Punjab Kings show swagger with all-round display against lacklustre Lucknow Super Giants

IPL 2025: Punjab Kings show swagger with all-round display against lacklustre Lucknow Super Giants

Punjab Kings bowlers get regular wickets on the red-soil pitch before Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Wadhera muscle through the chase for a routine eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants. After a lot of talk about the tournament being loaded in favour of the batsmen, Punjab Kings bowlers capitalised on the red-soil pitch at … Read more

‘The fact that WTC schedule is different for each team is not ideal’: Kane Williamson voices for designated windows for international cricket

‘The fact that WTC schedule is different for each team is not ideal’: Kane Williamson voices for designated windows for international cricket

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson voiced for the introduction of designated windows for international cricket and believes the change could turn the World Test Championship (WTC) into a “more level competition”. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee is set to meet in Zimbabwe soon where it will consider proposals to tweak the WTC’s … Read more

‘It looked like he had that zip and late swing’: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya lauds debutant Ashwani Kumar’s match-winning performance vs KKR

‘It looked like he had that zip and late swing’: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya lauds debutant Ashwani Kumar’s match-winning performance vs KKR

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya lavished praise on debutant Ashwani Kumar for his 4-wicket haul against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede on Monday. Pandya revealed that he decided to go with Ashwani after witnessing him in action in a practice game where he had zip and late swing, adding that he thought … Read more

‘It was an incredible knock of the highest standard’: Kane Williamson lauds Nitish Rana for 81-run innings vs Chennai Super Kings

‘It was an incredible knock of the highest standard’: Kane Williamson lauds Nitish Rana for 81-run innings vs Chennai Super Kings

New Zealand batter Kane Williamson lauded Nitish Rana’s batting in the Sunday’s match against Chennai Super Kings, calling it a knock of the highest standard. The former Kiwi skipper also praised the fielding of Rajasthan Royals, saying that it was big factor in the Royals’ 6-run win over the 5-time champions CSK. “Nitish is an … Read more

Rajasthan Royals ring more alarm bells for Chennai Super Kings

Rajasthan Royals ring more alarm bells for Chennai Super Kings

A romantic ending glimmered in the Guwahati skies. The probability of MS Dhoni turning the clock back and finishing the game with vintage swagger lurked. Needing 20 off the final over, Dhoni in pugnacious mood with 16 from 10 balls, nervous excitement soaked the stadium and the minds of the audience. But in pure anticlimax, … Read more