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THE BIG EXIT Rahul Dravid parted ways with Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026 © Getty Rahul Dravid’s exit from the Rajasthan Royals side may be sudden, but it is certainly not surprising. There have been whispers about it for some time, and the move had been in the pipeline since the conclusion of the recent IPL season, in which the team finished an underwhelming ninth, with just four wins from 14 games. A better performance was surely expected from a side helmed by a coach who had just lifted the World Cup with the Indian team. At that time,…
When analysing the wretched displays of Welsh Fire in the 2022 edition of The Hundred, Sky Sports Cricket pundit Nasser Hussain did not hold back.”Not much Welsh and not much fire,” was his take as the men’s side lost all eight games and the women’s five from six. You cannot accuse Oval Invincibles Men – who, on Sunday, will be eyeing the tournament’s first threepeat – of not living up to their name, though. They have a lot of Oval and an air of invincibility.Among the two-time defending champions’ squad are a host of Surrey players who have an affinity…
To butcher a phrase from Star Trek, Southern Brave Women have gone boldly where no one has gone before.No women’s or men’s side had previously achieved an unbeaten record in the league stage of The Hundred since the ECB’s 100-ball tournament was first played in 2021. But Brave have become the first, with Georgia Adams’ squad winning all eight of their matches so far, securing flawlessness with victory over Welsh Fire on Thursday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Brave seamer Lauren Bell took 4-6 from 20 balls in a brilliant display against Welsh Fire They…
When analysing the wretched displays of Welsh Fire in the 2022 edition of The Hundred, Sky Sports Cricket pundit Nasser Hussain did not hold back.”Not much Welsh and not much fire,” was his take as the men’s side lost all eight games and the women’s five from six. You cannot accuse Oval Invincibles Men – who, on Sunday against Trent Rockets, will be eyeing the tournament’s first threepeat – of not living up to their name, though. They have a lot of Oval and an air of invincibility.Among the two-time defending champions’ squad are a host of Surrey players who…
Pakistan won their Twenty20 International tri-series match against the United Arab Emirates at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium by 31 runs on Saturday. The tri-series of Twenty20 international matches is to tune up for the Asia Cup and features Pakistan, the UAE and Afghanistan. Each team will play the others twice, giving all sides at least four matches before the top two teams qualify for the final, scheduled on September 7. Pakistan batted first after skipper Salman Agha won the toss and set a target of 208 for the UAE. The UAE only managed to make 176 runs. Salman had hit…
To butcher a phrase from Star Trek, Southern Brave Women have gone boldly where no one has gone before.No women’s or men’s side had previously achieved an unbeaten record in the league stage of The Hundred since the ECB’s 100-ball tournament was first played in 2021. But Brave have become the first, with Georgia Adams’ squad winning all eight of their matches so far, securing flawlessness with victory over Welsh Fire on Thursday. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Brave seamer Lauren Bell took 4-6 from 20 balls in a brilliant display against Welsh Fire They…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Dilshan Madushanka’s hat-trick in the final over helped Sri Lanka to edge past spirited Zimbabwe by seven runs in the opening ODI of the two-match series here at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. The home side needed 10 runs off the final over, with set batters Sikandar Raza and Tony Munyonga unbeaten on 92 and 42, respectively. Madushanka, who had conceded 60 runs from his nine overs, was handed over the ball by captain Charith Asalanka, and the left-arm pacer justified the decision by registering a hat-trick off the first three deliveries. He leaked away…
DULEEP TROPHY 2025 Yash Dhull registered his eighth first-class century © Getty North Zone vs East Zone A monumental 240-run partnership between Yash Dhull (133) and Ankit Kumar (168*) helped North Zone further strengthen their command over proceedings in the first quarterfinal against East Zone. Having already established a 175-run lead at Stumps on Day 2, North Zone batted all day, much to the torment of their opponents, to add another 388 runs to establish a 563-run lead by the close of play on Day 3. The wicket of Shubham Khajuria (21), bowled by Suraj Jaiswal, brought Dhull to the…
India batting great Rahul Dravid has stepped down as head coach of Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals after just one season with them, the franchise said on Saturday. Dravid, 52, was offered a “broader position” after a structural review of the team set-up but the former Indian captain declined the offer, the franchise said in a statement. “Head coach Rahul Dravid will conclude his tenure with the franchise ahead of IPL 2026,” it said. Dravid had returned to the team as head coach ahead of this year’s T20 tournament, but Rajasthan failed to make the playoffs and ended a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Skipper Salman Agha hit an unbeaten half century and fast bowler Haris Rauf grabbed four wickets as Pakistan upstaged Afghanistan by 39 runs in the tri-series opener in Sharjah on Friday. Agha hit a 36-ball 53 not out with three sixes and as many boundaries which lifted Pakistan to 182-7 in their 20 overs. Pacers Rauf took 4-31 and Shaheen Afridi 2-21, while spinners Mohammad Nawaz (2-23) and Sufiyan Muqeem (2-25) dismissed Afghanistan for 143 in 19.5 overs before a noisy capacity 16,000 crowd at the Sharjah stadium. Afghanistan matched Pakistan with opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 27-ball…