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New Delhi: Instinctive Abhishek Sharma insists he isn’t living by the sword by embracing an ultra-aggressive batting style. The opener cracked a 35-ball 84, with eight sixes and five boundaries, to set up India’s 48-run victory in their five-match T20I series opener against New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday. After his blistering knock, Sharma said he is more of an instinctive player who relies on timing rather than range-hitting. "We had a plan from day one and are just following it. I 've figured out if you want to hit all balls or strike at 200, you have to carry intent. All teams have a plan for me. It 's about my preparation. I 'm going to back my instinct," he said. The left hander was named player of the match at the post-match presentation ceremony and said thorough preparation makes big-hitting possible. 'Timing batter ' "I don 't feel my role is high-risk, wouldn 't say this is my comfort zone. But I 've been practising to go big...
New Delhi: Dashing Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and former skipper Steve Waugh have been named among owners of franchise teams in a new European Twenty20 league. Approved by the International Cricket Council, the tournament is backed by the governing boards of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands. After two false starts, the European T20 Premier League 's (ETPL) is expected to begin in August and founders include Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan. Owners of three teams, which include the Amsterdam franchise owned by a group that includes Waugh and hockey star Jamie Dwyer, were unveiled in Sydney on Wednesday. "Mainland Europe is not known for cricket. It 's an opportunity to create a huge cricket ecosystem in and around Europe. With ETPL, we hope we can bring the magic of cricket euphoria to mainland Europe," Bachchan told Reuters . Bollywood touch Former New Zealand internationals Nathan McCullum and Kyle Mills bought the Edinburgh side while Maxwell became a...
New Delhi: India 's T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav was among five national team players who enjoyed a jungle safari in the Pench Tiger Reserve before their five-game T20I series opener against New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday. Yadav was accompanied by wicketkeepers Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, batter Rinku Singh and spinner Ravi Bishnoi on the private visit to the reserve that stretches across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The players reached Seoni, MP, on Saturday night and stayed at a resort, Pench Tiger Reserve Field Director J Deva Prasad told PTI . After undertaking the jungle safari on Monday morning, where they spotted leopards and other wildlife creatures but not a tiger, the cricketers left for Nagpur at around noon. While going around the reserve in an open jeep, the players posed for photographs with fans. On return to Nagpur, Yaddav was gifted an annual calendar with photographs depicting tigers, leopards, and other wildlife by Pench wildlife photographer Rituraj...
New Delhi: Former world number Daniil Medvedev notched up a 7-5 6-2 7-6(2) win over Jesper de Jong to advance to the second round of Australian Open on Monday while Coco Gauff began her campaign with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Kamilla Rakhimova Three-time Australian Open finalist Medvedev came into Melbourne after winning in Brisbane, but struggled with his served in the initial stages of the opening set. But the 11th seed battled past it to break at 5-5 before serving out the set with a backhand winner, after which he controlled the flow of action. And though De Jong offered moments of resistance as he benefiited from two double faults to at 5-4 in the third set to level and force a tiebreak, it wasn 't enough from preventing the Russian Medvedev from wrapping up the job. At Rod Laver Arena, third seed Gauff also wobbled on serve sometimes but was too strong from being denied a straight sets victory. A quarter-finalist last year, French Open champion Gauff is aiming for her third...
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council will take a call on Bangladesh 's participation in the T20 World Cup by January 21. Bangladesh have refused to play their group games India citing security reasons, insisting it to be removed to co-hosting country Sri Lanka and even suggested a change of groups. ICC has so far shown reluctance to consider their requests pointing to an assessment report that showed no apparent threat to security. As Bangladesh have remained form in their stance, ICC have informed them of the Wednesday deadline during discussions in Dhaka on Saturday, reports ESPNcricinfo . Bangladesh Cricket Board and ICC have held two meetings in the past week. During Saturday 's talks BCB reiterated willingness to play in the tournament but outside India, Sri Lanka being the ntural alternative. Bangladesh are grouped in Group C and are scheduled to play in Kolkata and Mumbai and the impasse has continued for three weeks after BCB informed concerns on January 4....
New Delhi: Despite mixed reviews, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has decided to continue trials for its 25-second time clock to curb delays at select tournaments. The time clock will be in effect at the Indonesia Masters next week, though not all players and coaches endorse the idea. In this system, a 25-second countdown starts as the umpire updates score for the server and the receiver to resume play. World No.2 China’s Wang Zi Yi called for uniform implementation of the rule for faster adoption from players. "If the rule is going to apply, players will adjust to it. It will address the issue of delay by players," Wang told PTI . But not all were immediately welcoming of the idea, as Denmark’s Mathias Christiansen wondered whether the stop-clock could address the basic problem. "I must say I 'm a little bit sceptical about it. If the umpires are taking good care of the match and make it smooth, I don 't think there is any problem. I don’t think it will address...
New Delhi: Pakistan-origin cricketers of England and several other countries have received visas for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka after efforts of International Cricket Council. A total of 42 players and officials of Pakistan origin are bound for the T20 World Cup and ICC facilitated completion of visa formalities for them. All three England cricketers of Pakistan lineage in Adil Rashid, Rehan Ahmed and pacer Saqiib Mahmood have got visas, reports PTI . Canada’s staff member Shah Saleem Zafar, members of the Netherlands squad including Zulfiqar Saqib, USA’s Ali Khan and Shayan Jahangir have also received clearance. Players and officials of Pakistan nationality or origin in United Arab Emirates, USA, Italy, Bangladesh and Canada are in line to receive visas in the coming days for the tournament that will stretch from February 7 to March 8. Appointments have been fixed in next week for these teams as deadline for visa issuance remains on January 31. Considering the...
New Delhi: World No.3 Alexander Zverev dropped a set but advanced to the second round of Australian Open while women’s seventh seed Jasmine Paolini never trailed during her first round victory in Melbourne on Sunday. Zverev lost in three sets in the 2025 tournament final to Jannik Sinner, but found a way past 41st-ranked Canadian Gabriel Diallo 6-7 (1/7), 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 at the Rod Laver Arena. It was the 10th straight year that the German entered round two in Melbourne Park but needed to work hard to tame his lanky 24-year-old opponent. "Definitely wasn 't happy when I saw the draw. He 's very talented and unbelievably aggressive. It was hard to find my rhythm," Zverev said. He was broken early and trailed 4-1 in the opening set, unable to cope with the Canadian 's strong serve but then battled back to 4-4 and stretched the set to a tri-breaker only to fizzle out. After the changeover, Zverev regrouped and fired back to go 4-0 and pocket the second set and went on to...
New Delhi: Bangladesh have claimed that a “momentary lapse" led to abstinence from handshake in their U-19 World Cup group stage match against India at a time when bilateral tensions are at an all-time high. At toss in Bulawayo, India skipper Ayush Mhatre and Bangladesh vice-captain Zawad Abrar didn’t engage in a customary handshake after a delayed start due to rain. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said in a statement later that it has taken note of an inadvertent and unwarranted action but maintained "the absence of a handshake with the opposition captain was completely unintentional and resulted from a momentary lapse in concentration. "There was no intent whatsoever to show discourtesy or disregard towards the opposition. Due to illness, regular captain Azizul Hakim was unable to attend the toss, and vice-captain Zawad Abrar represented the team on the occasion,” it added. "The BCB wishes to clarify that the absence of a handshake with the opposition captain was completely...
New Delhi: UP Warriorz registered their first win of 2026 Women 's Premier League with a seven-wicket win over defending champions Mumbai Indians on Thursday. Nat-Sciver Brunt 's 65 off 43 balls had lifted Mumbai to 161 for five in Navi Mumbai but Deol 's unbeaten 64 off 39 deliveries anchored UP to their first win in four matches. Deol was retired out despite batting well in UP 's previous match on Wednesday but rebounded from that disappointment with a match-turning knock to condemn Mumbai to their second loss in four matches. Deol 's batting was purposeful and full of intent as she hit boundaries eith ease, dispatching Shabnim Ismail three times to the boundary in an over. The India batter reached her half century in the 15th over with a sweep shot off spinner Sanskriti Gupta. She backed it up with two more boundaries in the same over to bring UP within range og victory. Deo got company from Chloe Tryon (27 not out off 11) and carried her bat till the end...
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