New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India will announce the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 which is scheduled to be played in USA and West Indies from June 02 where hosts USA will face Canada. India will play their first World Cup match against Ireland, starting at 8 PM IST, and the men in blue will play all of their matches in the USA. India wicket keeper batter Rishabh Pant who was doubtful weather he will play in the ongoing Indian Premier League or not citing injuries has now been the contender for Rohit Sharma’s deputy in the marquee event in the USA and West In ..read more

Karachi: Newly appointed Pakistan white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten has already set his targets clear as the former South African aims to win at least one out of three upcoming ICC events in next three years. Kirsten, who is currently mentor at Gujarat Titans in the ongoing Indian Premier League, has won the World Cup with India back in 2011. Among the marquee events lined up between now and 2026, there are two T20 World Cups in 2024 (Americas) and 2026 (India) along with the 2025 ODI Champions Trophy which PCB will be hosting and Kirsten wants Babar Azam and his men to annex one. Kirsten’s l ..read more

New Delhi: India left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav who is currently playing in Delhi Capitals in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League revealed his plan to do something for Indian football in the future. Kuldeep has played seven IPL matches, picked up 12 wickets with an average of 19.00, and holds an economy of 8.44. “I want to do something to Indian football in future – we have lots of potential but they are not getting the full resources so my aim is to start an academy” said Kuldeep on Ravichandran Ashwin’s youtube vodcast. Kuldeep will now be seen in action in the upcomin ..read more

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was spotted flexing his batting skills ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 match between KKR and Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens Kolkata. Not only SRK, his son Abram Khan was also seen bowling the yorker to finisher Rinku Singh. KKR have played eight IPL matches and won five out of them, they are currently in second of the points table. They will host DC for the 47th match of the tournament. Interestingly KKR owner SRK attended the practice session of his team in Kolkata and the video of the Bollywood star is goin ..read more

LIVE UPDATES | India’s T20 World Cup 2024 Squad With the deadline nearing, speculations are growing by the minute. From fans getting confused over spots, to experts predicting their squad – the buzz is palpable. While most of the squad would be on predicted lines, there are still a few spots that need to filled and that is creating all the drama. For sure, Rohit Sharma would be leading the side.         ..read more

New Delhi: Former Royal Challengers captain Virat Kohli in lethal form in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League 2024. He played the winning unbeaten knock of 70 runs off 44 balls against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to register his franchise’s third victory of the tournament. The 35-years-old is known for his aggression Be it on the field, with the bat, or with the mic in his hand. In his recent outing, Kohli was aggressive throughout the game. Kohli was seen giving fiery sendoff to GT batter Shahrukh Khan from the boundary rope after Mohammed Siraj cleaned up ..read more

New Delhi: Sumit Antil wants to make 2024 special for himself and the country. A serial record breaker in javelin throw (F64 category), the 25-year-old will be defending his Paralympics and world championship titles this year. Antil, who lost his left leg in a bike accident when he was 17, received the Khel Ratna Award, India’s highest sporting honour, in 2021. Speaking during the Fit India Champions Podcast, Antil, who holds the world record of 73.29 metres set in the 2023 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, wants to break the 75-metre mark in two major events scheduled this year – the world para a ..read more

New Delhi: Defending champions India sealed their quarterfinal berth in the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 with a comfortable 5-0 win over England in the men’s Group C clash. The Indian men’s team, which had got the better of Thailand in their tournament opener, will now face Indonesia to decide the group winners. Indian women have also booked their last eight spot with two successive victories and will be facing China on Tuesday in their last group A clash. In the men’s Group C encounter, world no 9 HS Prannoy gave the team a winning start with a 21-15, 21-15 victory over Harry Huang. Asian Gam ..read more

New Delhi: Kartik Tyagi made headlines when his raw pace and swing impressed one and all during India’s road to final in the 2020 U-19 World Cup. The same year, the Uttar Pradesh lad got an IPL contract with Rajasthan Royals. However, he had to sit out in the India leg because of injury because proving his mettle in the UAE leg. Post that season, Tyagi warned the Sunrisers Hyderabad bench mostly for the next two editions before being snapped up by Gujarat Titans. At Gujarat Titans, Tyagi had got what he wanted – mentorship from seniors. With the likes of senior pacers India Umesh Yadav, Mohit ..read more

New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Chandrakant Pandit revealed that Mitchell Starc is looking a lot better now after the Australian pacer missed their IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings due to a finger injury. In the absence of Starc, Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera made his debut for KKR. However, a call on Starc will be taken only after watching him perform at the nets on the match day. KKR will be taking on Delhi Capitals at Eden Gardens on Monday. “He is looking better now. He has recovered well. We will watch him in the nets and then take a call (about his availabilit ..read more