Harare, July 26 (IANS) Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza believes the valuable learnings from their three-match T20I series against India, which ended in a 3-0 defeat for them, will be very crucial in bridging the gap between his side and the world’s top cricket-playing nations.At the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, Zimbabwe bowlers were taken apart by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who hit a sparkling 81, as India posted a formidable 192/5. In reply, despite Ryan Burl hitting 54 not out, Zimbabwe were neve…
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Glasgow, July 26 (IANS) India’s Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki Singh suffered their first defeat of the Commonwealth Games 2026 women’s pairs lawn bowls competition after losing to Namibia’s Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen in a dramatic Group B contest on Sunday. The Indian duo squandered a five-point lead to lose the opening set, responded with a dominant second-set display to force a tiebreak, but eventually went down 3-0 in the decider. However, England’s tiebreak defeat to South Africa kept I…
Glasgow, July 25 (IANS) The Indian women’s pairs lawn bowls team of Rupa Rani Tirkey and Pinki overcame a spirited challenge from Tonga’s Paris Baker and Milika Nathan to register a hard-fought victory in their Commonwealth Games 2026 sectional play match on Saturday, sealing the contest with a composed performance in the tiebreak.The Indian duo started cautiously and conceded the opening end as Tonga took a 1-0 lead in the first set. However, they responded immediately in the second end through…
Windhoek, July 21 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Namibia, Rahul Shrivastava and Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of Namibia, on Tuesday discussed the progress made in one year since the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the country in Southern Africa.”Strengthening Namibia – India Relations One year after the historic State Visit of His Excellency Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, to Namibia, Hon. Selma Ashipala-…
London, July 19 (IANS) Amid recent unprecedented speculation surrounding Rohit Sharma’s international future, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has urged head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar to provide absolute clarity to senior stalwarts like him and Virat Kohli regarding their roles for the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup.The buildup to the ongoing series-deciding third ODI against England at Lord’s was dominated by reports saying the match could be Rohit’s last for the…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly questioned the team management and national selectors over the prolonged uncertainty on future of veteran batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and has demanded immediate clarity for the duo ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup. IANS had reported that the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee were unlikely to pick Rohit in the ODI format after the third and final game of the series, currently tied at 1-1, at Lord’s i…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) on Friday expressed deep concern over the ICC’s decision to revise the format of the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup on the sidelines of its Annual Conference in Edinburgh, stating that the sudden shift raises critical questions regarding transparency, stakeholder consultation, and cricket’s global growth. While the ICC has retained the 14-team structure for the mega event to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, it wi…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Netherlands captain Scott Edwards has criticised the ICC’s recent decision to alter the format of the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup, saying that the sudden changes directly undermine the sport’s global growth and make it significantly harder for Associate nations to compete against the best teams in the world.The decision to change the format and introduce a preliminary qualifying stage within the main tournament for the three lowest-ranked teams in the 14-team competition…
Cardiff, July 16 (IANS) In a major development that could signal the end of an era in Indian cricket, senior opener and former captain Rohit Sharma is unlikely to be picked for ODIs following Sunday’s match against England at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.According to a BCCI source aware of the development, the Ajit Agarkar-led national selection committee has decided to look past the veteran batter in the 50-over format, as they look to give more game time to young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal …
Birmingham, July 15 (IANS) Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has urged the national team to immediately start playing an extra fast seamer to build necessary pace and depth ahead of the next ODI World Cup, warning that their 50-over flaws have been thoroughly exposed in their first ODI defeat to India. Broad’s comments came after India registered a comprehensive six-wicket victory over England at Edgbaston to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The defeat leaves Harry Brook’s side…