Category: Sports

Sher budha zarur hho gaya lekin shikaar karna nahi bhoola (Tiger may be getting old, but still knows how to hunt)” is a famous dialogue from the popular Bollywood film ‘Bharat’ and it might hold true for some of the senior pros of Indian cricket, who have shown that they have still got it. Whether it’s Mohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan or now Ishant Sharma, all of them are reminding everyone what they can still do despite being in the twilight of their careers. Ishant, the tall Indian pacer, may have…

Hardik Pandya has taken over the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians (MI), the skipper is under constant scanner. He is facing a tough IPL phase this year with hostile crowd at stadiums, who keeps booing the MI skipper. Not just this, questions too have been raised on his poor on-field decisions. The all-rounder has cleared that the criticism doesn’t affect him much, but the intensity of the anger against him is looking unstoppable. In addition to this, MI has also not won any of the matches in this season so far. Now,…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be up against the Lucknow Super Giants in a repeat of the most heated contest of the 2023 edition of the IPL. However, the home team RCB is under pressure having lost two games so far and will have to tackle a resurgent LSG outfit at the bowlers’ graveyard. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru have found themselves in a tricky spot in the 2024 edition of the IPL having lost two games out of three played thus far as the home ground continues to bring bad news and results…

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) issues with their bowling continue to persist in the 2024 edition of the IPL as well. Kolkata Knight Riders chased down a target of 183 runs in just 16.5 overs as they made the RCB attack look like club cricket-level at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, March 22. Virat Kohli’s 83* helped RCB get to a score in excess of 182, which looked to be par with the slower balls gripping from the surface. However, the wicket got better as the match progressed and…

Virat Kohli surpasses Chris Gayle and Shikhar Dhawan, equals Dhoni with his 77-run knock vs PBKS in IPL 2024. Virat Kohli also registered his 100th fifty-plus score in T20 cricket Virat Kohli donned the orange cap at the end of the sixth match thanks to his 77-run knock against Punjab Kings. This turned out to be the 23rd fifty-plus score for Kohli in his IPL career while chasing going past Shikhar Dhawan. David Warner is on top in this aspect 35 such scores in the second innings in the history…

Both Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) have won their respective season openers by defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI). The game will be a rematch of the IPL 2023 final where CSK got the better of GT in a last-over thriller. Both teams are coming into this contest on the back of wins in their respective season openers. While Chennai defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the curtain raiser of the season, the IPL 2022 winners beat Mumbai Indians by six runs in a…

Royal Challengers Bangalore have lifted their maiden franchise title in the Women’s Premier League. The wait of 16 years ended when Smriti Mandhana’s women defeated Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals in the final of the WPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Mandhana’s team will etch down into the history books as they are the first RCB side to give their fans the much-needed joy and loyalty of support for 16 long years. Cricket legends congratulated the team for their 8-wicket win and took to social media to send…

In a first of its kind initiative, the Election Commission of India (ECI) in association with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised an Exhibition Cricket Match between the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) Team and the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) team to foster voter education and inclusivity. The match was held on March 16, 2024 at Karnail Singh Stadium in New Delhi. On the occasion, Ms. Sheetal Devi, a distinguished Para-archer, and Arjuna Awardee, was announced as the National Icon in the PwD category.…

Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surged to the top of the ICC Test bowlers’ rankings, propelled by a stellar performance in his 100th Test match. Meanwhile, his compatriot and captain, Rohit Sharma, ascended to sixth place among the world’s top batsmen, marking a remarkable comeback in the latest ICC rankings. Ashwin’s masterclass was evident throughout the intense battle against England in Dharamsala. He claimed four crucial wickets in the first innings and an extraordinary 36th five-wicket haul in the second innings, leading India to a resounding victory in the fifth and…

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated the unique Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme amidst much enthusiasm at the Sector 7 sports complex, in Chandigarh, on Tuesday. Aimed at school children between nine and 18 years, the nation-wide scheme will have two main objectives: to hunt talent from every nook and corner of the country and to use sports as a tool to curb addiction towards drugs and other gadgetry distractions. On a bright and sunny day, Shri Thakur emphasized that KIRTI was…