London, July 19 (IANS) The historic Lord’s Cricket Ground is currently witnessing a spectacular convergence of celebrities as legendary former India captain MS Dhoni, top Bollywood celebrities, and a galaxy of cricketing greats are in attendance for the high-stakes ODI series decider between India and England.Broadcast visuals showed Dhoni alongside his wife Sakshi in the premium enclosures of the iconic cricket ground in the company of prominent Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, who is present …
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New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The cricketing fraternity united in grief following the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, the legendary West Indies all-rounder, who died at the age of 89 in Barbados. Tributes poured in from across the world as former and current cricketers remembered Sobers’ unmatched contribution to the game, with Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli leading the outpouring of condolences for one of cricket’s most celebrated figures.Tendulkar, who shared several memorable interactions with …
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh, the first player to emulate Sir Garfield Sobers’ feat of hitting six sixes in an over at the international level, along with ICC Chairman Jay Shah, Harbhajan Singh, and Sunil Gavaskar, led the cricket fraternity in paying rich tributes to Sir Garfield Sobers, who passed away at the age of 89 on Friday.Sobers, widely regarded as the greatest all-rounder the game has ever produced, leaves behind an unmatched legacy built on remarkable achievements with both bat…
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has paid rich tributes to Sir Garfield Sobers, the West Indies cricket legend who passed away in Trinidad on Friday, by penning a personal note and posting it on social media.”Rest in peace, Sir Garry. There will never, ever be another like you,” Gavaskar, the first batter to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, said in his note, in which he called the former West Indies captain “the ultimate standard of what a cricketer could be”.Sobers,…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) As batting great Sunil Gavaskar turned 77 on Friday, Bollywood star Jackie Shroff, who never misses a chance to wish his friends and colleagues on their special days, shared a throwback image of the cricketer along with warm wishes. Taking to his stories section, Jackie shared a monochrome image of Gavaskar from his younger days when he played cricket. He simply wrote “#happy birthday warm wishes” as the caption along with a bat and ball emoji.Gavaskar captained the In…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will pass an interim order protecting the personality and publicity rights of cricketer Abhishek Sharma in a suit seeking the removal of alleged unauthorised and objectionable online content that misuses his identity across digital platforms. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh issued summons in the suit and indicated that interim directions would be passed to remove and take down the infringing links identified by the pl…
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s induction into the ICC Hall of Fame drew warm tributes from some of Indian cricket’s biggest names, with former teammates Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh joining the celebrations after the landmark recognition.Ganguly became the 12th Indian cricketer to be inducted into the prestigious Hall of Fame, with the honour announced during the ICC’s annual conference in Edinburgh. The recognition also came on the occasion of his 54th birthd…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) On the day he turns 54, former Indi captain Sourav Ganguly expressed his deep gratitude on being named as the latest inductee into the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame, describing it as a ‘huge honour’ to be in the list alongside some of the most amazing names in the game.Ganguly, currently heading the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), is set to become the 12th Indian overall and the 10th Indian men’s cricketer to receive this ultimate cricketing recognition.”Thank yo…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Former India captain Kapil Dev admitted he was ‘not happy’ with Virat Kohli’s decision to retire from Test cricket, saying the batting great still possessed the ability to succeed in the longest format and could have fought his way back into the side if required.Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket in May 2025, bringing the curtain down on a glittering 14-year red-ball career in which he scored 9,230 runs in 123 Tests, including 30 centuries. India’s most suc…
London, July 3 (IANS) Indian women’s cricket team all-rounder Deepti Sharma has drawn an interesting comparison between former India captain MS Dhoni and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, saying both sporting icons possess the rare ability to remain calm and composed in the most challenging situations.Deepti, who is attending Wimbledon for the first time, shared her thoughts on how Dhoni, like Djokovic, handles pressure with calmness. “When you talk about Djokovic, everyone speaks abou…