India empower women participation in upcoming World Chessboxing Championship
Kolkata/IBNS: India's 25-member squad for the fourth World Chessboxing Championship in Sicily, Italy has nine female chess boxers.
Ashwin pips Harbhajan to become India's third highest wicket taker in Tests
Kanpur/IBNS: Spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday surpassed legend Harbhajan Singh to become India's third highest wicket taker in Test cricket.
India misses win over New Zealand in Kanpur by 1 wicket, 1st Test ends in nail-biting draw
Kanpur/IBNS: India fell short of clinching one wicket to register their win over New Zealand in the first Test which ended in a nail-biting draw with the visitors somehow managing to avoid a defeat.
Kanpur Test: New Zealand steady in run chase against India, 79/1 at lunch on day 5
Kanpur/IBNS: India returned to the change room empty handed at the close of the first session on day five of the inaugural Test as New Zealand scored 79/1 till the lunch break chasing a target of 284 here on Monday.
Rahane, Pujara will bounce back, play important knocks for us: India batting coach
Kanpur/UNI: India batting coach Vikram Rathour Sunday backed Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, who are "going through a lean phase", saying that they will bounce back and play important knocks for the team in the future.
Gritty fifties by Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha help India gain control of Kanpur Test
Kanpur/UNI: India declared their second innings at 234 for 7 and set a massive target of 284 for New Zealand on Day 4 of the first Test match played Sunday.
New Delhi/UNI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) treasurer Arun Dhumal on Saturday assured that the Indian cricket board is closely monitoring the situation in South Africa, where a new COVID-19 variant has been found, and would take a call on sending the national team while keeping in mind the health and safety of players.
Indonesia Open 2021: PV Sindhu crashes out after semi-finale loss to Ratchanok Intanon
Bali/UNI: India’s two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu crashed out of Indonesia Open Super 1000 Tournament after suffering a defeat against Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in the semi-finale.
First Test: India 14/1 in second innings at stumps on day 3, lead New Zealand by 63 runs
Kanpur/IBNS: India lost one wicket in the form of Shubman Gill to settle their score at 14/1 in the second innings of the first Test at stumps on day three here on Saturday.
Axar Patel's fifer powers India to bowl out New Zealand for 296, hosts 49 runs ahead
Kanpur/IBNS: A five-wicket haul by Axar Patel, backed by other bowlers, helped India to make a comeback in the first Test against New Zealand, who were bowled out for 296 on the third day of the contest here on Saturday.
Young, Latham give New Zealand solid start in reply to India's 345 in Kanpur
Kanpur/IBNS: Will Young and Tom Latham gave New Zealand a perfect start which the visitors would have dreamt for after the Kiwis bowled out India for 345 in the first innings of the inaugural Test here on Friday.
New Zealand bowl out India for 345 in Kanpur; Southee takes 5 wickets, Iyer slams ton
Kanpur/IBNS: New Zealand bowled out India for 345 in the first innings of the inaugural Test here on Friday.
Kanpur/IBNS: Kiwi pace bowler Tim Southee attained a five-wicket haul after Shreyas Iyer slammed his debut Test hundred in the first session on day two of the inaugural Test between India and New Zealand with the hosts finishing at 339/8 at lunch.
Shreyas Iyer slams debut Test hundred against New Zealand in Kanpur
Kanpur/IBNS: India's young batsman Shreyas Iyer on Friday joined the list of cricketers who have slammed a hundred on debut Tests.
Shreyas Iyer's successful Test debut helps India post 258/4 at stumps on day 1 in Kanpur
Kanpur/IBNS: Shreyas Iyer stopped at 25 short of his debut Test hundred when umpires called off the first day's play with India's scorecard reading 258/4 in the inaugural match against New Zealand here on Thursday.