Category: Cricket

Former Australian captain Michael Clarke will join India Today’s expert panel to analyse the four-Test series between India and Australia starting Thursday. Clarke will of course join forces with India Today expert Sourav Ganguly as the duo share their views on what is bound to be another interesting Test series. The pair will appear on shows which will be moderated […]

Offspinner Harbhajan Singh is set to lead Punjab in the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy. Yuvraj Singh, Gurkeerat Singh, Sandeep Sharma and Mandeep Singh are also among the 16-member squad selected on Tuesday (February 21). Punjab squad: Manan Vohra, Shubman Gill, Jivanjot Singh, Mandeep Singh, Yuvraj singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Gitansh Khera (wk) Abhishek Sharma, Harbhajan Singh (c), Manpreet Singh Grewal, […]

Harmanpreet Kaur blasted a six in the penultimate delivery to power India to a one-wicket win over South Africa in a last-ball thriller at the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier Final at P Sara Oval here on Tuesday. Needing nine off six balls, Indian women were staring at defeat when they lost Poonam Yadav (7) in the first delivery but […]

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious 21-year career. The 36-year-old star had already quit Tests in 2010 and ODI cricket after the 2015 World Cup but still skippered the Pakistan Twenty20 team at the 2016 world championships in India. He stepped down as captain after the tournament although he retained slender […]

The Indian women’s cricket team continued its unbeaten run at the ICC World Cup Qualifiers by advancing to the final with a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan here on Sunday. Scores: Pakistan 67 in 43.4 overs (Ekta Bisht five for eight) lost to India 70 for three in 22.3 overs (Deepti Sharma 29 not out).