JAMMU — Former England cricket captain Kevin Pietersen who is here in Jammu for the Legends League is not impressed by the refurbished Maulana Azad Stadium and considers the wicket not good enough for the shortest format of the game. “The wicket is not good for T20 cricket,” he told reporters on the sidelines of […]
JAMMU — The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Manoj Sinha hosted a ‘high tea’ on Tuesday for the cricketers participating in the ongoing Legends League T20 here in Jammu. He also hoped that the event would usher a new sporting era in the Union Territory. Interacting with the cricketers, the LG said entire […]
NEW DELHI — Fresh from winning two gold medals at the Para Asian Games, Sheetal Devi jumped two places to become world No 1 in the women’s compound open section of the para world archery rankings. Rakesh Kumar, who won three gold medals at recently-concluded Para Asian Championship, also moved up two places to become […]
JAMMU — For the first time in more than three decades, Jammu’s Maulana Azad Stadium will be bathed in floodlights, playing host to former cricketing greats from across the world – a prospect that has already set fans’ hearts aflutter with anticipation. Built in 1966, Maulana Azad stadium serves as one of the home grounds […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has announced retirement from international Cricket. Imad, who played 55 ODIs and 66 T20Is for Pakistan announced his retirement in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday. He last represented Pakistan in April this year in a T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi. “In recent days I have […]
SRINAGAR — A total of 10 cricketers from Jammu and Kashmir have been shortlisted for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. The auction will be held in Dubai on December 19. The main franchisees have shown interest in these 10 players, who have a fair chance to play Indian Premier League (IPL)’s 2024 edition. A […]
DUBAI — While allowing Sri Lanka to compete in both bilateral series and ICC events, the ICC on Tuesday took control of funding of Sri Lanka Cricket. The ICC also reallocated the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 from Sri Lanka to South Africa. These decisions were taken by the International Cricket Council (ICC) […]
AHMEDABAD — Babar Azam, who quit as Pakistan captain a few days ago, congratulated Australia for their commanding win after they beat India in the final of ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 by six wickets. Australia lift the trophy for the sixth time in the history of the sport, at Narendra Modi Stadium here […]
AHMEDABAD — India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev has claimed that he was “not invited” by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to watch the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Sunday. In an interview with ABP […]
ANANTNAG (Sheikh Nadeem) — In an ongoing Palpora Premier League Edition 2 Khan Hardware on Saturday lifted the title while defeating team Palpora Stars by 9 wickets played at Palpora ground. After winning the toss, team Palpora Stars elected to bat first While setting a target of 94 runs for team Khan Hardware. While chasing […]