By Special Correspondent Hoshang Katrak ‘Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties’, the late Raj Singh Dungarpur would have remarked had he witnessed the finals between holders Parsee Gymkhana (PG ) and Navsari ‘A’. With some of the best players from the community participating in the six teams – two from Navsari and one each […]
Piloo Reporter, former international cricket umpire and the first among neutral empires, passed away on 3rd September, 2023, at age 84 in Thane, Mumbai, leaving behind an extraordinary legacy. He was ailing from cerebral contusions and was bedridden for a while. He is survived by his wife and daughters – Farzana Warden and Khushnuma Daruwalla. In […]
Former Indian first-class cricketer, Russi Cooper (Rustom Sorabji Cooper), passed away at the age of 100, at his residence in Kemp’s Corner, South Bombay, on the morning of 31st July, 2023. He had celebrated his 100th birthday on 22nd December, last year, becoming the longest-living, first-class player in the world. A right-handed batter, Russi Cooper […]
CRICKET Kiwis Win 3rd ODI Against India: New Zealand put up a spectacular show in the last and final ODI as Man of the Match Henry Nicholls top scored 80 while Martin Guptill contributed 66, to win by five wickets, clinching the series 3-0 V/s India. Batting first, India notched up 296-7 in 50 overs […]
CRICKET India Under 19 Storms Into World Cup Final: A prolific unbeaten 105 from Yashasvi Jaiswal coupled with 59 not out from Divyansh Saxena ensured India Under-19 a ten-wicket victory against arch-rivals Pakistan Under-19 during the first semi-final clash. Defending champions India will now take on first time finalists, Bangladesh in an epic finale. Batting […]
CRICKET India Seal Series V/s New Zealand In Super Over: A brilliant last over finish by Mohammed Shami helped India draw a nail-biter during their third T20 V/s New Zealand at Hamilton, following which, the men in blue eventually grabbed a victory in the Super-over as Man of the Match, Rohit Sharma, smashed 2 sixes of […]
BADMINTON Sindhu Out of Indonesia Masters: Star shuttler PV Sindhu lost 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 to Japan’s Sayaka Takahashi, crashing out of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 Badminton Tournament in the Women’s Singles second round. Though Sindhu clinched the first set easily, her opponent bounced back in the second set and further clinched the third against 5th […]
CRICKET Australia Beat India In 1st ODI : The India-Australia rivalry turned into a one-sided affair at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai courtesy blistering unbeaten tons from Man of the Match, David Warner (128) and skipper, Aaron Finch (110) which eventually helped the visitors win by 10 wickets. Batting first, India managed 255 in 49.1 […]
CRICKET India Wins 2nd T20 V/s Sri Lanka: The bowlers impressed, as Man of the Match Navdeep Saini picked (2-18), speedster Shardul Thakur picked (3-23) and Kuldeep Yadav snapped (2-38), helping India win its second encounter against the visiting Sri Lankan side, by seven wickets at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Batting first, the […]
CRICKET Rajasthan Royals Appoint Ish Sodhi: Indian Premier League franchise; Rajasthan Royals; have appointed New Zealand leg-spinner; Ish Sodhi; as their Spin Consultant for this year’s 2020 edition. Sodhi was part of their squad in 2018 and 2019 before being released; ahead of last month’s IPL auction. He will work closely with bowling coach Sairaj […]
CRICKET India Wins To Level Series 1-1: Scintillating knocks from Man of the Match…Rohit Sharma (159) and KL Rahul (102) along with Shreyas Iyer’s 53 off 32 and some high-end blows from Rishabh Pant, who smashed 39 in just 16 deliveries helped India seal a massive victory by 107 runs against visitors West Indies, thus […]