File image of Virat Kohli.© PTI It was a forgettable Ranji Trophy return for Virat Kohli at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. While the Delhi team registered a dominating win over Railways on his comeback to domestic cricket after 12 years, Kohli, the batter, couldn’t shine in the game. Fans in huge numbers went … Read more
Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan dropped a cryptic post after India stalwart Virat Kohli was left bamboozled on Day 2 of Delhi’s Ranji Trophy match against Railways. Once again, fans turned up in huge numbers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium to watch the hometown hero, with hopes that he would dazzle on the crease. … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav has one of the most inspiring stories in Indian cricket, rising from making his national team debut at age 30 to being named India’s T20I captain just three years later. In the latest episode of Deep Point on Star Sports, experts Sanjay Manjrekar and Sanjay Bangar analysed Yadav’s status as India’s … Read more
While the return of India stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, among others, to the domestic circuit has grabbed the eyeballs of cricket experts and fans alike, former India cricketer-turned-pundit Aakash Chopra has drawn out a major talking point. Chopra stated that all the senior players have played only one Ranji game, as … Read more
Mohammed Kaif played against Virat Kohli during his last Ranji appearance in 2012.© PTI Star batter Virat Kohli is playing his first Ranji Trophy match in over 12 years with Delhi currently taking on Railways at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Many fans had arrived at the venue in the early hours, hoping to … Read more
File image of Suryakumar Yadav from the India vs England T20I series© AFP While India’s batting has come under scrutiny for failing to chase down 172 against England in the third T20I, former Indian cricketer-turned-pundit Aakash Chopra has pinpointed an error that India captain Suryakumar Yadav made when India were bowling. Having pinned … Read more
File image of Kidambi Srikanth.© AFP Former world no.1 Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the second round of the Thailand Masters BWF Super 300 event with a straight-game win over his opponent here on Wednesday. Srikanth defeated Israel’s Danii Dubovenko 21-13 21-18 in the men’s singles opening round. This is Srikanth’s second straight win … Read more
Sanju Samson has registered scores of 26 and five in the first two T20Is vs England.© AFP Former India batter Aakash Chopra has revealed a concerning stat surrounding wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson’s batting against express pace bowling. He pointed out how Samson’s performances have been bang average against pacy, especually short-pitched, balls. Samson was … Read more
Team India have taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against England, after a thrilling victory in the second game at Chennai. England’s batting did not fare well once again, with most batters apart from Jos Buttler failing to contribute big. Many of these England stars are also going to be … Read more
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra has backed young batter Tilak Varma as the next superstar of Indian cricket. Chopra’s remarks came after Tilak crafted a calm and composed innings to help India beat England in the second T20I in Chennai on Saturday. His unbeaten 72 off 55 balls was instrumental in helping India achieve … Read more
Former batter Aakash Chopra has shared his views on the struggles of India’s top stars in the ongoing round of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. Chopra highlighted how India’s Test players’ struggle has become a new talking point, and highlighted Mumbai batter’s poor show against Jammu and Kashmir in both the innings of their … Read more
File photo of R Ashwin© X (Twitter) Former Indian cricket team spinner R Ashwin was awarded the Padma Shri award as the final list of 139 individuals was unveiled for the coveted civilian awards on Saturday. Ashwin’s former teammate Subramaniam Badrinath took to social media to congratulate the spinner on his massive achievement. “First … Read more