The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the 16-member team for the upcoming Asia Cup scheduled to start from September 15 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Surprisingly Rohit Sharma is named captain of Indian team in absence of skipper Virat Kholi, who has been rested from 16-member squad for […]
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Virat Kohli, James Anderson top ICC rankings
India captain Virat Kohli has returned to the top of the International Cricket Council’s Test batting rankings following his man-of-the-match effort against England at Trent Bridge. The 29-year-old scored 97 and 103 and saw India beat England by 203 runs in the third Test at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Wednesday as they reduced the hosts’ […]
Nation will celebrate Independence Day in 2019 as world champions: Sarfaraz
KARACHI: Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed on Friday said that the nation will celebrate Independence Day in 2019 with the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy. Speaking to a ceremony in Bahria, Sarfaraz forwarded his best wishes to the nation for the Independence Day on August 14. “The nation will celebrate our Independence Day with great zest […]
Kohli just wants India to ‘cross the line’
LONDON: India captain Virat Kohli has no qualms over who stars for his side so long as they win. The tourists head into the second Test at Lord´s starting Thursday 1-0 down in a five-match series after England won the first Test at Edgbaston by 31 runs last week. That was despite star batsman Kohli […]
Kohli named Indian cricketer of the year
Virat Kohli won India’s cricketer of the year award for the fourth time on Thursday for outstanding performances over the past two seasons. Kohli became India’s captain in 2015 and led his team back to number one place in the Test rankings the following year. The 29-year-old, who was also named International Cricket Council player […]
It’s not finished yet, says ‘world best’ Kohli
Indian captain Virat Kohli, labelled the best batsman in the world by head coach Ravi Shastri, wants his team to rise to one more challenge before they finish their gruelling South African tour. “The tour is not over,” said Kohli ahead of a three-match Twenty20 series starting at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. […]
Anushka dons a horror avatar in ‘Pari’, Kohli “blown away”
MUMBAI: Anushka Sharma has once again proved her acting prowess in the much-anticipated release of her upcoming movie Pari‘s trailer. The trailer of Sharma’s film shows the actress donning her character to utmost perfection, and to say the least, it pretty much does send chills down your spine. Eagerly sharing the Pari trailer on her Twitter, Anushka wrote, […]
Teaser of Anushka Sharma’s ‘Pari’ is out, and it might haunt you in your dreams
Anushka Sharma is back to work after taking center stage with news of her marriage to better half Virat Kohli. The very first teaser of her exceptionally powerful demeanor can be seen in the much-awaited chiller Pari that is all set for release on the 2nd of March 2018. The 19-second teaser starts with a closeup of Anushka […]
Fan commits suicide over Kohli’s dismissal
LAHORE: Virat Kholi’s fan from India, who had attempted self-immolation over the skipper’s dismissal in the first innings of a Test match against South Africa on Friday, has died. Reportedly a 63-year-old retired railway employee, Babulal Bairva from Madhya Pradesh, had set himself on fire after Kholi got out for five runs during the first innings. […]
Anushka back to work after honeymoon
LAHORE: Newly-wed actor Anushka Sharma is back in India after honeymoon holidays for the shooting of her upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Zero’. On the other hand, her husband Virat Kohli is in South Africa for the Test series. Zero’s crew, along with Sharma’s co-star Shah Rukh Khan, decorated a vanity van to welcome her as she returns […]