Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: Five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen’s unexpected withdrawal from the World Rapid and Blitz Championships has drawn sharp reactions from across the chess community. The controversy stemmed from Carlsen’s refusal to comply with FIDE‘s dress code, which prohibits jeans at tournament venues. This defiance led to his disqualification

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s batting approach in Test cricket has been one of the key factors in his rise as a match-winner for India. His counter-attacking style has brought some historic victories, such as the Gabba chase in 2021 and his century at Edgbaston in 2022. While Pant’s aggressive style has yielded remarkable results, it

Australian players celebrates the wicket of India’s Virat Kohli. (AFP Photo) Former cricketer Madan Lal believes the run-out of Yashasvi Jaiswal, involving Virat Kohli, impacted Kohli’s mindset during the fourth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the MCG.On Day 2, with India at 51/2, Kohli and Jaiswal displayed impressive batting, forcing Australia’s captain, Pat Cummins, to adopt

Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mohammed Siraj leave the field on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test against Australia at the MCG. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar Reddy‘s maiden Test century was the highlight of day three in the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.Reddy’s determined

Pakistan’s opening bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad delivered three crucial strikes late on the third afternoon as South Africa began their chase of 148 runs to win the first Test at SuperSport Park on Saturday.South Africa finished the day at 27 for three, still 121 runs away from victory and a guaranteed spot in

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe (Photo Credit: @ACBofficials on X) NEW DELHI: Rahmat Shah‘s remarkable innings of 231 not out and his record-breaking partnership of 361 runs with Hashmatullah Shahidi highlighted the third day’s play in the first Test between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe. The duo’s resilience and determination were on full display as they batted through the

Former Indian cricketer and coach Ravi Shastri believes Nitish Kumar Reddy deserves a promotion in the batting order. This follows Reddy’s impressive maiden Test century against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.Reddy’s unbeaten 105 runs off 176 balls, including ten fours and a six, highlighted his composure and skill.

Arshdeep Singh. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) Punjab triumphed over Mumbai by eight wickets in Vijay Hazare Trophy Group C match on Saturday,. Pacer Arshdeep Singh‘s five-wicket haul and opener Prabhsimran Singh‘s unbeaten 150 runs were instrumental in Punjab’s victory.Prabhsimran Singh’s blistering knock of 150 came off just 101 balls, studded with 14 fours and

Babar Azam (Photo credit: PCB) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Saturday ended an unwanted streak, notching up a half-century in Test cricket after a gap of 733 days. Babar’s fifty came on the third day of the South Africa vs Pakistan Boxing Day Test in Centurion as he scored an 85-ball 50

Nitish Reddy (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Emotions ran wild at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday as over 80,000 fans saluted an incredible maiden century from India’s Nitish Reddy late on the third day of the fourth Test. As 21-year-old Nitish became the third youngest Indian to score a maiden Test ton in Australia, legendary