Zurich: Global governing body of football FIFA has denied claims that their World Player of the Year vote was rigged to make sure Lionel Messi won the award. Nicaragua captain Juan Barrera called for an investigation into the integrity of the vote after he insisted that he did not vote for Messi, according to a […]
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Rohit can lead in T20Is if Virat feels overworked: Yuvraj Singh
New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh feels the team management could think of considering Rohit Sharma as the T20I captain if Virat Kohli feels he is getting overworked as there are three formats now. “Earlier there were only two formats so it was easy for a captain to manage. If the load on Virat […]
Being dropped despite passing Yo-Yo test was unfair: Yuvraj Singh
New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has said that he was not picked for the Indian team in 2017 despite passing the mandatory yo-yo test. India’s 2011 World Cup player of the tournament, Yuvraj was dropped after the 2017 tour of West Indies after enduring a lean patch. Earlier, this year, the celebrated southpaw […]
I can be India’s No. 4: Suresh Raina
Chennai: Out of favour Indian batsman Suresh Raina has not given up on his India dreams and believes that he can bat at the much-debated No. 4 spot for the team in the shortest format of the game. Raina, who last played for India against England in 2018, is eyeing a comeback to the national […]
Kohli & Goenka Group announce date of Indian Sports Honours
Mumbai: The second edition of the Indian Sports Honours, an initiative by Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-SG Group and India captain Virat Kohli, will be held on Friday at Dome, NSCI, SVP Stadium here, a statement said. The annual ceremony, which was supposed to be held in February, was postponed as a mark of respect to […]
After PM, Dhoni most admired man in India
New Delhi: Former Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni has defeated the likes of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar in the list of most admired men in India. According to a survey conducted by YouGov, Dhoni is the second most admired man in India, next only to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The sample size of the survey […]
Injured Jasprit Bumrah vows to come back strong
New Delhi: Ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who will be missing the upcoming three-match Test series against South Africa due to an injury, on Wednesday vowed for a stronger comeback. “Injuries are part and parcel of the sport. Thank you for all your recovery wishes. My head is held high and I am aiming for […]
Bumrah ruled out of SA Test series, Umesh replaces him
New Delhi: In a major blow to India ahead of the Test series at home against South Africa, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah was on Tuesday ruled out of the three-match series due to injury. Umesh Yadav will replace Bumrah. “Team India fast bowler Mr. Jasprit Bumrah has sustained a minor stress fracture in his lower […]
‘Bumrah should be played in home Test when absolutely necessary’
New Delhi: Former Indian pacer Chetan Sharma believes Virat Kohli should not “waste a talent like Jasprit Bumrah” in Test matches on home soil. Bumrah has featured in 12 Test matches so far, in which he has scalped 62 wickets at an average of 19.24, thus becoming the linchpin of the Indian bowling unit. All […]
You’re an inspiration: Rohit Sharma lauds Greta Thunberg
Directly after her speech Greta Thunberg, with 15 other children, delivered an official complaint on the climate crisis’ impact on youth to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child New Delhi: Team India opener Rohit Sharma has heaped praise on Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, after she delivered a […]