A historic second consecutive Olympic medal after a hiatus of five decades marked the resurgence of hockey in the country, which also witnessed the revival of the much-awaited Hockey India League (HIL) after seven years.
India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana is within touching distance of top spot of both the T20I and ODI batting rankings after strong performances against the West Indies across both formats.
The decision to host India's matches away from Pakistan, the official host country, was finalised after Mohsin Naqvi, the PCB chairman, met with Sheikh Nahyan Al Mubarak in Pakistan. Sheikh Nahyan is a senior UAE minister and also the head of the Emirates Cricket Board.
Two days ahead of the Boxing Day Test, Rohit Sharma insisted he was “fine” after a nasty knock to his knee while batting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground nets on Sunday even as he preferred to keep discussions regarding India’s batting order to the confines of the dressing room.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his support behind top-order batter Usman Khawaja to retain his form in the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after an underwhelming start to the series against India.
Mumbai’s off-spin all-rounder Tanush Kotian has earned a surprise call-up to join the Indian team as an additional player ahead of the Boxing Day Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on Monday.
Snubbed by the Sports Ministry for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country's biggest sports award, despite making history by winning two bronze medals in the Paris Olympic Games
Yuvraj Verma defeated Atharva Bhagwat to make it into the top three and then prevailed over Sachin Goyal and Tawheed Shaikh in a round-robin format to be crowned as the Champion of Champions of the Mumbai edition of Pro Panja League x Sheru Classic Arm Wrestling Championship.
Diego Simeone has been named the Best La Liga Coach in December, an award for Atletico de Madrid’s sensational month of December which has seen the club rise to the top of the standings in the league.
Rohit Sharma’s decision to bat in the middle order in the Adelaide and Brisbane Tests, has failed to yield the desired results for the Indian team in the Border-Gavaskar series so far.
