“He has given me confidence since I joined here, that reflected in the match”: Akash Deep credits Gambhir for 4-wicket haul against England

Birmingham [UK],: Indian seamer Akash Deep reflected that India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, instilled confidence in him, which positively influenced his performance in the first innings of the second test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Akash Deep finished the first innings with four wickets to his name in 20 overs; he gave away 88 runs […]

Siraj’s six wicket haul helps India stay ahead on bizarre day three

BIRMINGHAM,: Mohammed Siraj’s stellar six wicket-haul kept India ahead in the second Test against England after counter-attacking hundreds from Jamie Smith and Harry Brook threatened to take the game away from the visitors on an extraordinary third day here on Friday. Siraj struck twice in the second over of the day to leave England on […]

Pankaj Advani powers into quarterfinals of Commonwealth Billiards

BALACLAVA (MAURITIUS),: India’s multiple-time world champion Pankaj Advani powered into the 6-Red Snooker quarterfinals of the inaugural Commonwealth Billiards Championships here on Friday.After a slow start, Advani outplayed Australia’s Xavier Daw 3-1, the clearance of 42 in the second frame was the highlight of his first-round victory. Brijesh Damani, the other Indian in the fray […]

Wimbledon: Naomi Osaka loses to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the 3rd round

LONDON, : Naomi Osaka might be more comfortable on grass courts these days but she will once again leave Wimbledon in the third round after a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Friday.Osaka said afterward that she was upset by the result because she “actually thought I could play well, like, in general” […]

Gill, Pant, Jaiswal can take India forward like Virat did alone: Michael Vaughan

BIRMINGHAM,: It would take the combined might of new Test captain Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant to take the Indian Test team forward in the absence of Virat Kohli, who did the job “single-handedly” in his prime, feels former England captain Michael Vaughan. The Indian batting line-up seems to have moved on rather […]

Why India can’t deny Pakistan entry to multi-lateral events on its soil

NEW DELHI,: With an audacious bid to host Olympic Games at stake, the Indian government could not have blocked Pakistan from multi-lateral sporting events here despite the prevailing public anger against the arch-rivals as it could have resulted in the nation being barred from hosting future big events. The government on Thursday gave its approval […]