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DHARAMSALA, India :Zak Crawley gave England a decent start but the tourists lost vice-captain Ollie Pope on the stroke of lunch and slipped to 100-2 on the opening day of the fifth and final test against India on Thursday.
India's left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav channeled his inner Shane Warne as he dismissed the well-settled Zak Crawley in the second session of Day 1 of the 5th Test against England. Crawley, until the moment he faced this delivery from Kuldeep, was brilliant in picking up Indian bowlers. But, the said delivery from the chinaman spinner completely bamboozled him. Finding the fine gap between Crawley's bat and pad, the ball shattered the England batter's stumps, leaving everyone stunned. It was also reported that the ball spun more than 10 degrees.
Indian world champion and Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra said that ahead of Paris Olympics to be held this year, he feels at the very top preparation-wise and his best is yet to come. Neeraj, who is one of India's top medal prospects for the Paris Olympics 2024, where he will be defending his javelin throw title, was speaking on RevSportz Trailblazers Conclave 2.0 in Kolkata on Wednesday. Indian Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra, Neeraj, Indian cricket icon Sourav Ganguly and Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla were the speakers. Boria Majumdar was the moderator of this session.
New Zealand will honour two of their great servants when Kane Williamson and captain Tim Southee play their 100th test in Christchurch but Australia stand poised to torpedo the celebrations by completing a series sweep.
Celebrating the landmark moment for Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian cricket team players decided to give the veteran off-spinner a guard of honour as he walked out on the Dharamsala ground to feature in a Test match for the 100th time. The moment of reckoning came for Ashwin as India took on England in the 5th and final Test of the series on Thursday. As players lined up in two rows for Ashwin's guard of honour, the spinner went to skipper Rohit Sharma and gave him a hug.
“Test cricket is the closest synergy that you can find to life.” Ravichandran Ashwin's voice trembled with emotion and pride during the gratitude-speech after receiving his special 100th Test cap from India head coach Rahul Dravid here on Thursday. But Ashwin did not restrict that landmark moment, which came during the fifth and final Test against England, to himself but he championed the cause of Test cricket amidst money-spinning T20 leagues.
India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik is all set to make his last IPL appearance in the 2024 edition beginning on March 22, and he will decide on his international retirement after the lucrative T20 league. The 38-year-old, who is currently contracted with the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has played in all the 16 editions of the IPL since 2008 and has only missed two matches across 16 seasons. "This 2024 edition will be his (Dinesh Karthik's) last IPL. He will decide his international retirement after the IPL," a BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
The second T20I between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh triggered a big debate in the cricketing fraternity after a controversial decision was taken by the third umpire on Wednesday. While the on-field umpire's decision over a caught-behind call went in the favour of the bowling side, the batter decided to use a DRS referral. After a lengthy review, the third umpire gave the decision in the favour of the batting team, overruling the on-field decision despite witnessing a spike as the ball passed the bat, sending the contest into utter chaos.