Opener Shubman Gill’s majestic 112, along with solid half-centuries by Shreyas Iyer (78) and Virat Kohli (52), propelled India to a massive 356 in the third and final ODI against England.
Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann has been reported for a suspect bowling action used during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
India’s Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and Zimbabwe’s Courtney John Lock kicked off their Delhi Open 2025 doubles campaign with a hard-fought 2-6, 7(7)-6(5), 10-6 victory over Czech duo Marek Gengel and Dalibor Svrcina at the DLTA Complex here on Wednesday.
Shubman Gill rose to No 2 in the ICC ODI rankings for batters and is now closing in on former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’s top spot. Gill closed the gap with Babar after hitting back-to-back fifties in the first two ODIs against England.
With a week to go until the first ball is bowled in the Champions Trophy 2025, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the lineup of event ambassadors which includes India’s Shikhar Dhawan, who was instrumental in guiding the Men-in-Blue to the title in 2013.
Stokes plans to bat himself at six and is hoping that prospective players that harbour aspirations of batting in England's recently frail top and middle-order will give him plenty to ponder by scoring a bulk of runs at the county level ahead of the first Test of the summer against the Kiwis at Lord's on June 2.
The Indian pacer accomplished this feat during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Former India captain Kohli, who has struggled in the cash-rich league, was dismissed by Suchith on the first ball the stylish right-handed batter faced.
Further expressing his disappointment over the postponement of the Asian Games, Tirkey said India had an excellent chance to win the competition and directly qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024.
Mercedes, the eight-time world champions, have struggled with the car so far in the 2022 season. As a result, they have been unable to compete for pole positions and race victories, with Red Bull and Ferrari emerging as the primary championship contenders.
India, who have Canada and Chinese Taipei besides Germany in the four-team Pool C, blanked Germany with World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen giving them a perfect start by beating Max Weisskirchen 21-16, 21-13.
