The picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium has become the first BCCI-accredited venue to install state-of-the-art 'hybrid pitch' to host two Indian Premier League matches this season.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Sunday
Harshal finished with 2/28, taking his wicket tally to 22 in 13 games and overtake Jasprit Bumrah for the most wickets in IPL 2024. The pacer is way ahead of everyone when it comes to bowling in the end overs, with 16 wickets between the 16th and 20th overs -- the most by any bowler this season so far with Bumrah a distant second on 11 wickets in the death overs.
Fast bowler Trent Boult is in line to play his first one-day international in almost a year after being included in New Zealand's 15-man squad for a four-match series against England.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
Playing on an Uppal shirtfront that resembled a national highway or at the Kotla or Wankhede is completely from playing at the Chepauk where the strip will be sticky in nature.
Narine announced his international retirement in November 2023, and West Indies T20I skipper Powell has asked former players and teammates to talk to Narine about featuring in the marquee event.
Neesham said there was no awkwardness from contracted team mates about he and Boult's place in the New Zealand set-up.
Rajasthan Royals will be desperate to snap their four-match losing streak and finish in the top two when they meet table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders in an important IPL match in Guwahati on Sunday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 54.
NZ face WI in virtual knockout, rain threatens to derail England again
Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024.
In need of a victory to firm-up their position in the IPL play-offs race, Chennai Super Kings have the heavy task of nullifying a deeply hurt and frustrated Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on Sunday.
Rajasthan Royals will face a stern test of character as they look to arrest a shocking slide in a do-or-die IPL Eliminator against an in-form RCB.
Criticised by all quarters, the Trent Bridge pitch, on which India and England played out a dull draw in their opening Test, was declared "poor" by ICC match referee David Boon and ECB could be penalised for it pending an investigation.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 48.
Trent Boult is relishing facing World Cup hosts India on Sunday as the tournament's only remaining unbeaten teams go head-to-head in Dharamshala.
While England boast a formidable attacking threat, there are concerns about their defence which is perhaps why Southgate is prepared to look at new candidates before he has to make his final call for the tournament.
Zudio was the standout performer as it tapped into the pentup demand in small-town India, at a pace never seen before, notes Indrajit Gupta, co-founder and director, Founding Fuel.
Images from the IPL 2024 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
Speaking on Rajasthan Royals' current form, the bowler said, "We have had some great games. I always believe it (T20) is a momentum game, it is time to flip that momentum."
The Capitals have been inconsistent so far, winning five and losing six of their last 11 games.
Rovman Powell's hands were the safest pair of hands on the field on Wednesday.
'I don't think the target was a lot. It was just 10 over-par. We bowled well in patches. Just made a few mistakes.'
England batsman Ian Bell has publicly expressed his gratitude to India for recalling him after a controversial run-out during the second Test at Trent Bridge in August.
Liverpool cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 5-2 rout of Championship side Norwich City on Sunday, to kick off Juergen Klopp's long goodbye at Anfield.
The first of the three One-Day Internationals between England and Ireland was called off due to rain on Wednesday without a ball being bowled at Headingley.
New Zealand might be tempted to recall retired pacer Neil Wagner to the side for the second and final Test against Australia
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
Tata Group remained India's largest business conglomerate in market capitalisation in calendar year 2023 while the Mukesh Ambani camp raced ahead of the Adani businesses to become the second-largest. The Tata companies ended 2023 with a combined group market capitalisation of Rs 28.68 trillion, up 35 per cent from the Rs 21.2 trillion at the end of December 2022. Ambani's group mcap is Rs 19.42 trillion at the end of CY23, up 10.7 per cent from the Rs 17.6 trillion a year ago.
Pant has scored 31 runs off 30 balls and has been dismissed three times by the leggie. Also, his strike rate against the KKR spinner is just 103.3.
Photos from Day Four of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Rajasthan seamers did well to keep LSG down to under 200 before Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel guided the team home.
While Lara agreed in principle to the point, he found differences too in the two models.
Current calculations point to a World Cup semi-final between India and New Zealand in Mumbai, and pacer Trent Boult expressed hope that the aggressive approach of Rohit Sharma's side will give the Kiwis a chance to snap the hosts' red-hot run.
Raising concerns over pacer Trent Boult's deal with New Zealand Cricket, former Black Caps coach Mike Hesson said his contract "will open a can of worms".
Trent Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 28.69 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as compared to Rs 25.01 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2001.
