A gritty fifty in challenging conditions, followed by the key wicket of Abdul Samad, were the highlights for Shardul Thakur as he helped Mumbai crawl back into the game against Jammu and Kashmir despite a batting collapse in the first innings. However, he wasn’t willing to glorify his performance. “What can I talk about my … Read more
For a young spinner, having been a pivotal part of his team’s milestone title-winning campaign is a measure of where he can be. With 47 wickets from 15 innings at an average of 15.23 in the recently-concluded BCCI U19 Cooch Behar Trophy, Tamil Nadu off-spinner J. Hemchudeshan shows immense promise. He’d been an indispensable asset … Read more
Days after returning from the Test tour of Australia, Devdutt Padikkal effortlessly switched into white-ball mode, smashing a match-winning century for Karnataka against Baroda in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals. He followed it up with a vital 86 against defending champion Haryana to guide his side to the summit clash. It marked his seventh consecutive … Read more
Mohammed Shami had an injury scare during Bengal’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh at the Niranjan Shah Stadium Ground C here on Friday. While bowling the penultimate over of the innings, when Bengal was defending a 190-run target, Shami fell in a bid to stop the ball. As soon as he fell, the … Read more