Vijay Hazare Trophy: Playing without Virat Kohli, Delhi beat Saurashtra by three wickets; Priyansh Arya, Navdeep Saini shine | Cricket News

Priyansh Arya. (File photo/PTI) Opener Priyansh Arya and middle-order batter Tejasvi Dahiya scored quick half-centuries as Delhi overcame captain Rishabh Pant’s modest return to beat Saurashtra by three wickets in a Group D Vijay Hazare Trophy match on Monday.Chasing a target of 321, Arya scored 78 off 45 balls and Tejasvi made 53 from 51…

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Ashes: ‘Signed more autographs than runs’ – Australian opener’s self-deprecating post goes viral after MCG Test | Cricket News

Photo credit: Instagram/jakeweatherald Australian opener Jake Weatherald drew attention for a self-deprecating social media post after the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) ended inside two days.Weatherald scored 10 and 5 on a pitch that assisted bowlers. The match added to a difficult start to his Test career after making his…

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World champion at 7 in her first international event; ‘nervous’ while meeting PM Modi: How Pragnika Lakshmi became a chess prodigy | Chess News

Pragnika Vaka Lakshmi (Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: “Main World School Chess mein champion bani aur India k liye gold laayi (I became champion at the World School Chess and brought a gold medal for India),” seven-year-old Pragnika Vaka Lakshmi told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, her Telugu-accented Hindi filling the room with palpable innocence.“I want to…

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‘Unsatisfactory’ pitch: Will MCG face ban after demerit point for Ashes Test? What ICC rule says | Cricket News

Australia’s Steve Smith, center, watches a deliver from England’s Brydon Carse, left, on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket test match in Melbourne, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo) The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as unsatisfactory and…

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36 wickets in 2 days: ICC rates MCG pitch ‘unsatisfactory’; hands Ashes venue one demerit point | Cricket News

Andrew McDonald, Head Coach of Australia, inspects the pitch at Melbourne Cricket Ground (Photo credit: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The ICC on Monday rated the pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as unsatisfactory, handing the venue one demerit point after match referee Jeff Crowe…

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World Record! Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey scripts history, becomes first bowler to take 8-wicket haul in T20Is | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Bhutan’s Sonam Yeshey etched his name into cricket history on Friday by becoming the first bowler ever to claim an eight-wicket haul in T20 Internationals, delivering a spell that will be remembered as one of the format’s most extraordinary feats.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The 22-year-old left-arm spinner achieved…

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‘We support him in what he’s done’: Australia coach Andrew McDonald backs under-fire MCG curator amid pitch controversy | Cricket News

Melbourne Cricket Ground curator Matt Page (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia coach Andrew McDonald has thrown his support behind Melbourne Cricket Ground curator Matt Page and cautioned against authorities intervening in pitch preparation. Page and his staff have come under heavy criticism after leaving around 10 millimetres of grass on the surface for the fourth…

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