Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting reckons Virat Kohli will give himself the "best chance to be remembered as the all-time leading run-scorer" in ODIs."With someone like Virat, you never write him off, because I'm sure he'd be motivated by that , I think," Ponting said on the ICC...
India and Madhya Pradesh allrounder Venkatesh Iyer is "definitely ready" to captain Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in case the job is offered to him. The defending champions, who will play the first match of IPL 2025 on March 22 at Eden Gardens against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), are...
Big picture: Pakistan's fight for survivalIf ever Pakistan needed a miracle, it is now. Not for the cricketers' fault, they find themselves isolated in international cricket to the extent that this is the first ICC event they are hosting in 29 years. And barely three days into the...
"Can you just tell me how many overs were left?" Shreyas Iyer asked journalists, right at the top of his press conference. "Forty-five balls? Okay.""I think we could have won a bit earlier. It would have been a convincing win."Uhh, what? Is a six-wicket win with more than...
Kohli began the game against Pakistan 15 runs short of 14,000, and passed the milestone during India's successful chase of 242, leading his team to victory with an unbeaten hundred, his 51st in the format. He reached his century by hitting the winning runs, a cover-driven boundary off...
India 244 for 4 (Kohli 100*, Iyer 56, Afridi 2-74) beat Pakistan 241 all out (Shakeel 62, Kuldeep 3-40, Hardik 2-31) by six wicketsIn the biggest match of the year, with his mortality showing more than it ever used to, Virat Kohli showed he's still got it, that...
The PCB has reached out to the ICC for clarification after the Indian national anthem was erroneously played for a moment at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.Ahead of the game between Australia and England, the national anthem of the UK was played without incident. However, instead of following...
They've only opened together 28 times in this format, so the sample size is small. But in those innings they've put on 1943 runs at an average of 71.96. Only in ten of those 28 innings have they failed to get India to 50 for no loss or...
Anil Kumble, the former India captain and legspinner, believes the team must start setting transition plans in motion after the ongoing Champions Trophy, and build a new, younger team capable of challenging for the 2027 ODI World Cup.Speaking on ESPNcricinfo's Matchday show ahead of India's opening game against...
Shubman Gill is a "lambi race ka ghoda " and batting at just 60% is enough for him to score a century like he did in India's Champions Trophy opener against Bangladesh. This is the assessment of Sanjay Manjrekar, who also feels that Gill gives the impression of...
