Hardik Pandya (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Nearly an hour after putting in the hard yards, Arshdeep Singh put his hoodie on and sipped a hot beverage while strolling around the change room at the ICC Academy in Dubai. He had had an extensive warm-up, participated in the fielding drill and bowled full tilt for … Read more
DUBAI: Pulling out a rabbit from their hat in their opening match against Bangladesh here on Thursday, India played Harshit Rana over left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh, who holds a fair share of experience and has delivered the goods for India in previous ICC events.Under pressure to justify the team management’s backing even as fans on … Read more
TEAM BONDING: Indian players and support staff during nets in Dubai on Wednesday. (Getty Images) Time to make up for past heartbreaksDUBAI: At your hotel, the waiter, hailing from Bangladesh, requests you for a match ticket. Another request comes in the moment you hop into the cab, as the driver also happens to be from … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes believes the unavailability of Jasprit Bumrah presents an advantage for his country to challenge India’s bowling unit in their Champions Trophy opener on February 20. India remain clear favourites whilst Bangladesh arrive at the tournament following a poor run in ODIs.“India is a strong side with a great … Read more
NEW DELHI: Tilak Varma‘s exceptional half-century helped India recover from a top-order collapse against England’s pacers to secure a thrilling two-wicket victory in the second T20I on Saturday, giving them a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.Tilak remained unbeaten on 72 off 55 balls, featuring four boundaries and five sixes. He skillfully utilized the sheer … Read more
Arshdeep Singh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Arshdeep Singh has swiftly become India’s most successful T20I bowler, surpassing Yuzvendra Chahal’s 96 wickets with a two-wicket haul in the first tie of the five-match series against England in Kolkata. The left-arm pacer now holds 97 wickets in just 61 matches, a feat achieved at an average of … Read more