Cricket
Sad to see bowlers today get tired after four overs: Kapil Dev
"Cricket today is very basic. You either have to bat or bowl. In our time, we had to do everything. So cricket today has changed," said Kapil in an interaction with India Today. "Sometimes it saddens me to see a player getting tired after bowling just four overs and I have heard they are not allowed to bowl more than three or four overs," he added.
Lord's to host full capacity crowd for July 10 ODI
Lord's, which has a capacity of 30,000, was included in the Event Research Programme (ERP) of the UK government which is looking to open up sports venues to crowds after Covid-19. The government had allowed limited capacity in grounds. As many as 17,000 fans attended the first three days of the second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston last month.
Shocked by India loss, Australia hire two batting coaches
Former Australia batsman Michael Di Venuto and ex-South Australia batsman Jeff Vaughan have been hired as assistant coaches to help head coach Justin Langer who had to act as batting coach as well ever since Graeme Hick was removed in 2020 due to Cricket Australia's cost-cutting measures.
Rishabh Pant drops in at Wembley to watch England play Germany in Euro 2020
The young star said he enjoyed the experience of watching top-flight football. The 23-year-old, who failed to get going in the World Test Championship (WTC) final that ended on June 23, posted a couple of pictures along with a tweet, saying, "Good experience watching (emoticon: soccer ball), (emoticons: Flag of England vs Flag of Germany)."
India slip in ICC rankings after WTC final loss
No.3 batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, who had poor scores of eight and 15, slipped to 16th. He has had a 2021 peak position of seventh this year following his success in Australia. In the list of bowlers, R Ashwin is the best Indian, having retained his second spot. The other Indian bowlers, who played the WTC final, occupy the spots between 16 to 19.
ICC confirms T20 World Cup to be held in UAE from Oct 17 to Nov 14
"The BCCI will remain the hosts of the event, which will now be held in Dubai International Stadium, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Sharjah Stadium, and the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, from 17 October to 14 November 2021," said a statement from ICC. The initial stage of the tournament will likely be held in Oman and a venue in UAE soon after the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 ends in the country.
T20 World Cup in UAE as BCCI confirms it can't host it
"We had a meeting of office-bearers today (on Monday). We decided that it will be impossible to host the T20 World Cup amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. There are talks of a third wave. So, it would be highly risky. We will soon inform the ICC about our decision," Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla told IANS on Monday.
England women beat India by 8 wkts in first ODI
Mithali's 72, which took India Women to 201/8 in 50 overs, went in vain as home batters Tammy Beaumont (87 off 87) and Natalie Sciver (74 off 74) took England to a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Both Tammy and Natalie added 117 for the third wicket against an insipid Indian bowling attack.
India got bowling wrong, under-bowled Jadeja, hints Tendulkar
Tendulkar, who holds the record for most runs in Tests and ODIs, said on his Youtube channel that due to lack of sun on the first few days, the spinners never came into play, especially left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja who bowled only 7.2 overs in the first innings. Jadeja though bowled only eight overs in the second innings on the sixth day when sun was out.
Kohli's batting struggles in Tests mental, not technical
While former England captain Nasser Hussain thought his second innings dismissal "was similar to how he was getting dismissed in the 2014 series in England", some Indian cricket experts feel Kohli, after all that he has done in the past, can afford a lean patch during which such dismissals happen.
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