India Test squad training session at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) MELBOURNE: MCG curator Matt Page on Monday fended off allegations of having provided inferior practice pitches to India ahead of the Boxing Day Test, saying that it was “standard procedure” to provide fresh pitches only three days in advance

MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin (File Photo/Agency) Ravichandran Ashwin walked into the sunset of his international cricket career earlier this month, announcing his retirement in the middle of the Australia tour and returned back home at the conclusion of the third Test in Brisbane. But he is not done with domestic cricket yet.Ashwin will continue

England will miss the services of their Test captain Ben Stokes beyond the ICC Champions Trophy next year after tests on his injured left hamstring revealed it to have a tear, which will keep the star all-rounder in recovery mode for at least three months. Confirming the development late on Monday, the England and Wales

Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali said that he had a video-chat with ailing ex-India cricketer Vinod Kambli and prayed for his speedy recovery.Kambli has been hospitalized in a hospital at Thane since Saturday night. He has been suffering from a severe urinary infection. At a recent public appearance, the 52-year-old Kambli appeared very weak and

VADODARA: Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli, who has been admitted to a hospital in Thane due to a deterioration in his health is “fine” now, according to his old, cricketing friend, former first-class umpire Marcus Couto. “Kambli is doing fine now. He is suffering from a urinary infection and was admitted to the hospital on

Manu Bhaker (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker’s name missing from the recommendation list of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award has created a furore. Caught on the back-foot, the sports ministry is now considering nominating her name for the country’s highest sporting honour by using its executive powers vested

R Ashwin, after retiring from Test cricket, envisions a broader role on the cricket field in the coming years. His retirement announcement after the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy surprised many.He returned to his hometown, Chennai, to a warm welcome.In a Sky Sports interview with former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain, Ashwin

Tanush Kotian (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the addition of all-rounder Tanush Kotian to the Indian cricket squad for the fourth and fifth Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The decision comes ahead of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.Kotian,

India’s premier off-spinner, R Ashwin, shared a selfie on his Instagram account on Monday. The photo, taken on the team bus, featured the Indian national flag in the background.Ashwin unexpectedly announced his retirement from international cricket on Wednesday, mid-series against Australia.The image shows a smiling Ashwin, accompanied by the caption: “Don’t cry because it’s over,

Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, and Virat Kohli (Photo Credits: Getty Images/PTI) NEW DELHI: The cricketing fixture between Rugby School and Marlborough College, two of Britain’s most historic independent schools, is a cherished tradition in the English sporting calendar. Dating back to the mid-1800s with the only recent interruption being the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted life