Organisers expect ‘pretty special’ crowd for Baseball United's opening night
When Kash Shaikh first had the idea of bringing professional baseball to the Middle East, he might have been inspired by a line from Field of Dreams.
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Players union says English domestic schedule 'unsustainable'
The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) said the English men's domestic schedule for 2024 is unsustainable and increases the risk of injury for players.
"Indians Came Hard At...": Australia Captain Matthew Wade After Loss In First T20I
Following his side's two-wicket loss to India, Australian skipper Matthew Wade said that the Men in Blue came hard at them and they failed to nail their yorkers. Half-centuries by Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan helped India secure a two-wicket win over Australia in the first T20I of a five-match series at Visakhapatnam on Thursday. "It was a good match in the end. Inglis got us a score we thought we could defend but the Indians came hard at us.
After World Cup Final Loss, Rohit Sharma's Daughter's 'He'll Laugh Again' Old Video Resurfaces
India's hopes of winning a third ODI World Cup title were dashed last week after a six-wicket defeat to Australia last week. The Rohit Sharma-led side had won 10 matches on the bounce heading into the final, but fell short on the final hurdle. Some members of the Indian team after finding it hard to fathom the heartbreak defeat suffered at the expense of Australia. The defeat also seem to have take a toll on India captain Rohit. An old video of Rohit's daughter has now gone viral on social media.
Nigeria loses opening game to Kenya, meets Rwanda today
After the narrow loss to Kenya in their opening game of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2024 T20 World Cup qualifying competition, the senior men’s national team, Yellow Greens, will meet Rwanda in their second game of the event today.
"Rohit Sharma Doesn't Need To Be Taught To Score Hundreds": India Star Backs Captain
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Thursday Rohit Sharma "doesn't need to be taught to score hundreds", backing his captain to the hilt after his failure to convert a blazing start into a big score in the World Cup final against Australia attracted criticism. Rohit was in full flow throughout the tournament and the brisk starts that India enjoyed were largely due to his pyrotechnics at the top of the order. Scoring at an incredible strike rate of 125, he amassed 597 runs in 11 matches.
Graeme Swann Helping Group Of England Spinners Ahead Of India Tour
Having been there and done that, Graeme Swann is now mentoring a group of young England spinners, who would feature in a 'Shadow Tour' of India next month with a couple of them in contention to make it to senior team for five-Test series, starting January 25. Off-spinner Swann claimed 20 wickets and along with Monty Panesar played pivotal role in handing India a shock 2-1 defeat in a four-Test series in 2012-13 for the Anthony de Mello Trophy, recording a rare feat in the history.
Watch: Rinku Singh's Last Ball Six That Wasn't But India Still Cross Record Target vs Australia
Half-centuries by Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan helped India secure a two-wicket win over Australia chaisng a 209-run target in the first T20I of a five-match series at Visakhapatnam on Thursday. This is India's highest T20I run-chase, outdoing chase of 208 against West Indies back in 2019. India is 1-0 up in the series. In the chase of 209, India started off well with Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting a four and six in the first over, but a miscommunication with Ruturaj Gaikwad ran out the latter for zero. India was 11/1 in 0.5 overs.