made an imperious score of exactly 150, with only retired India great Sachin Tendulkar( 15, 921 Test

14, 000 ODI runs, becoming just the third player after Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara to do so

When one of the boys, a Hindu named Shiva, cheers on the famed Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar

Join our Whatsapp channel New captain Shubman Gill was hailed on Monday for leading from the front after India recorded their maiden Test win at Edgbaston to level the series against England 1-1. Gill, who notched a century in a losing cause in the first Test at Headingley, hit new heights in scoring 269 and 161 to set up a crushing victory by 336 runs which leaves the five-match series finely poised.It was India’s first win in nine Tests at the Birmingham venue, following seven previous defeats

He is the' Father of Cricket'in the UAE, ” Khan told AFP.“ Cricket started in the mid-1970s and was played on the tarmac of Sharjah airport which was used by the British forces stationed here.“ Then there was the flow of expatriates coming in for jobs.... A view of the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.... The knock came to be known as the “ desert storm ”....

Poverty declined faster in rural areas during FY24 as the poverty ratio dipped below 5 per cent for the first time to 4.86 per cent from 7.2 per cent in FY23, according to a study by SBI Research released on Friday.... The report notes this decline in the rural poverty ratio is on account of higher consumption growth in the 0-5 per cent fractile, leading to a shift in the poverty line from the 5-10 per cent decile in FY23 to 0-5 per cent decile in FY24.... Adjusting for decadal inflation and t

Join our Whatsapp channel Australia’s Steve Smith on Wednesday joined a select group of batsmen to reach 10, 000 career Test runs during the first morning of the opening Test against Sri Lanka. Smith started the match on 9, 999 runs and on his first ball pushed for a single off Prabath Jayasuriya in Galle to be the 15th Test batsman and fourth Australian to the milestone. The stand-in skipper raised his bat to acknowledge the applause from the crowd. The 35-year-old joined fellow Australians Ric

image source, Getty Images image captionEliyantha White is said to have refused the vaccineA Sri Lankan shaman who touted a potion which he said would protect people against Covid-19 has died with the disease, his family says. Eliyantha White treated sports stars and top politicians with the potion, which he said came to him in a dream.... He said pouring it into rivers could end the pandemic in Sri Lanka and neighbouring India. The 48-year-old fell ill with the virus earlier this month and was

“ End result: 101 runs off 38 balls.... ” wrote former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.... “ This kid is taking on the best bowlers in the world without blinking an eyelid … Playing with a fearless attitude....

COLOMBO( AFP)-A high-profile shaman who tried to end Sri Lanka's Covid-19 outbreak with" blessed" water has died of the virus, his family said on Thursday( Sept 23).Mr Eliyantha White, 48, who treated sports stars and top politicians, including the country's prime minister, claimed in November he could end the pandemic in Sri Lanka and neighbouring India by pouring pots of his" blessed" water into rivers. Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi endorsed the water treatment, but was infected two m