Defending champions Germany decisively ended India’s Junior World Cup campaign with a commanding 5-1 victory in the semifinals. Despite a spirited effort, India’s hopes were dashed by Germany’s clinical finishing, with Lukas Kossel netting twice. India will now vie for bronze against Argentina, while Germany advances to face Spain in the final.

Lando Norris clinched his maiden Formula 1 world championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, narrowly beating Max Verstappen by two points. While Verstappen won the race, Norris’s third-place finish secured the title. Oscar Piastri completed a strong McLaren showing by finishing second in the race and third in the championship, marking a significant upset … Read more

Yashasvi Jaiswal will join the Mumbai team for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy knockouts. This comes after his impressive maiden ODI century against South Africa. Jaiswal replaces Ayush Mhatre who will lead the India Under-19 team. The knockout stage begins on December 9 in Pune. Mumbai qualified for the knockouts after a strong league … Read more

Australia have taken a commanding 2-0 lead in the Ashes series as they defeated England by eight wickets in the Brisbane day-night Test on Sunday. Joe Root scored his first Test century in Australia, but Australia established a significant first-innings lead. England fought back but ultimately fell short. With this win, Australia remain at the … Read more

England head coach Brendon McCullum believes his team “trained too much” ahead of their heavy Ashes Test defeat in Brisbane. He suggested excessive preparation may have contributed to the team’s struggles to adapt to conditions. McCullum emphasized the need for players to be physically and mentally fresh for crucial decisions during matches.

This was India’s 10th century opening stand against South Africa in ODIs, and the first since Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan put on 127 in the Champions Trophy 2013 match in Cardiff.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s maiden ODI century, an unbeaten 116, powered India to a series-clinching victory over South Africa in the third ODI. Supported by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, India comfortably chased down 271 with over 10 overs to spare. Jaiswal also became the sixth Indian to score centuries in all three international formats.

Rohit Sharma achieved his 61st ODI fifty and 20,000 international runs. He scored 75 runs in the match against South Africa. Former cricketers Mohammad Kaif and Irfan Pathan praised his performance. India won the match by nine wickets and secured the series. Rohit’s consistent form at 38 years old was highlighted.

Yashasvi Jaiswal struck his maiden ODI century, an unbeaten 116, as India comfortably chased 271 to defeat South Africa by nine wickets and clinch the series 2-1. Rohit Sharma also contributed 75, while Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna took four wickets each to restrict the visitors. This victory follows India’s Test series defeat.

Gambhir said the reaction to the Test losses ignored key details. He said: “There were so many things said and written after we lost the Test series against South Africa, but nobody wrote or spoke about the fact that in the first Test we played without our captain.”