Mukesh Kumar. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images) Pacer romancing toil of domestic cricket, says setting short-term goals helpsMUMBAI: Mukesh Kumar‘s life has seen so many twists and turns that he doesn’t think too far ahead.When asked if he had his eye on selection for the Australian tour during the Irani Cup, he said…
NEW DELHI: Tilak Varma and Mukesh Kumar made their T20I debuts together – against West Indies in Trinidad in August last year. Mukesh had gone wicketless off his 3 overs before Tilak scored 39 runs, as India had lost the match by 4 runs.Cut to 2024, both are playing in the Indian Premier League –…
IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals defeat Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs© BCCI Delhi Capitals registered their first win of IPL 2024 after they defeated Chennai Super Kings by 20 runs in Visakhapatnam. Opting to bat first, DC posted a whopping total of 191/5 in 20 overs with David Warner and Rishabh Pant hitting half-centuries. Later,…
Comeback man Rishabh Pant hit a much-awaited fifty after David Warner’s well-constructed 52 to set up Delhi Capitals’ convincing 20-run win over Chennai Super Kings for whom veteran MS Dhoni’s vintage knock was not enough to cross the line in their IPL match in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Faced with a tough 192-run target, the Super…
Team India and DC pacer Mukesh Kumar on his bowling prowess and Ishant Sharma‘s role behind his recent successNEW DELHI: Pacer Mukesh Kumar has been widely regarded in the Indian cricketing fraternity as one who can deliver in all three formats. In 2023, Mukesh made his international debut in all three formats, and has fared…
NEW DELHI: The uncapped pace bowler Akash Deep has emerged as the leading candidate to partner Mohammed Siraj in the fourth Test against England, following his diligent participation in optional training sessions in Ranchi on Thursday.During the optional training, the 27-year-old right-arm pacer was observed bowling at full intensity alongside his Bengal teammate Mukesh Kumar…
Amid reports that India’s finest pacer Jasprit Bumrah would be rested for the 4th Test match against England in Ranchi, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on February 20 finally confirmed the news. The cricket administrative body in India took the decision citing the duration of the series and the amount of…
NEW DELHI: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is set to be rested for the upcoming fourth Test in Ranchi, which commences from February 23, a Cricbuzz report stated.The decision to rest Bumrah is part of workload management of the Indian team. The Indian team is expected to leave Rajkot for Ranchi on Tuesday and Bumrah…
KOLKATA: Twelve wickets fell on the opening day as Bengal took control of the Elite Group ‘B’ Ranji Trophy match against Bihar at the Eden Gardens here on Friday. The last time Bengal bowlers dominated their rivals so convincingly was against Uttar Pradesh when they bowled them out for 60 runs in one session at…
KOLKATA: “I feel the Bengal bowling unit is one of the best in recent Indian domestic cricket,” former India opener WV Raman had said before the Bengal vs Saurashtra Ranji Trophy final at the Eden Gardens in 2023. He was not wrong as the Bengal pace trio of Akash Deep, Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Porel…
