Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz gifted his batting gloves to a fan in a viral gesture. Ahead of KKR’s opening game of the new Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Gurbaz interacted with a some fans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He clicked pictures with the fans and also gifted a young guy…
NEW DELHI: Ireland positioned themselves strongly to secure their maiden Test victory in their eighth attempt despite facing a late resurgence from Afghanistan on the second day of their one-off Test in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.Resuming their innings at 100 for 4, trailing Afghanistan’s initial effort by 55 runs, Ireland’s middle and lower-order batsmen rallied,…
Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga | Photo Credit: AFP The ICC has suspended Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga for two matches and docked a fine of 15 per cent on the match fee of Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz for breaching its Code of Conduct during the third T20I in Dambulla. The global governing body said in…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council on Saturday handed a two-match ban to Wanindu Hasaranga, the newly appointed Sri Lanka Twenty20 captain, for verbally abusing an umpire during the recent series-ending loss against Afghanistan.The 26-year-old confronted on-field umpire Lyndon Hannibal after the match, expressing dissatisfaction for not calling a no-ball on a high delivery to…
Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 3 runs in the 3rd T20I in Dambulla on Wednesday, February 21 to secure a consolation win in series. The hosts, on the other hand, would be disappointed as they were unable to go away with the clean sweep. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20I Highlights After conceding the series,…
Afghanistan remained without a win in the Sri Lankan soil in the ongoing tour after losing the first T20I match in Dambulla on Saturday, 17 February. Afghanistan failed to chase down 14 runs off the final 12 deliveries against Sri Lanka, in what turned out to be a thriller encounter. Young Matheesha Pathirana turned out…
Sunil Gavaskar believes that Rahmanullah Gurbaz can be the X-factor for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the upcoming season because the batting legend sees the Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter “like a slight copy of MS Dhoni“. Gavaskar also backs Gurbaz’s inclusion in the KKR playing XI as one of the foreign players because of his aggressive style…
File image of Rinku Singh with MS Dhoni© Twitter Young batter Rinku Singh is emerging as one of the most reliable finishers for Team India. Rinku, who is just 15 matches old in T20I format, has played many marvelous innings and taken Team India across the line on numerous occasions. The biggest example…
Afghanistan batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz on Friday revealed that he has been taking batting tips from India’s batting talisman Virat Kohli and World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni on how to improve his performance. In the recently concluded three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, Gurbaz notched up 87 runs in 3 innings. In the last T20I,…
Playing down the on-field controversy around a moment during the first super over of the pulsating third T20I against Afghanistan at the Chinnaswamy in Bengaluru on Wednesday, India head coach Rahul Dravid called it a “part of the game”. India skipper Rohit Sharma was seen remonstrating with an on-field umpire after Afghan all-rounder…
