The glitz and glamour of the IPL always remained the main event of the year as far as franchise cricket is concerned. It is true that the high octane players provided a substantial standard of living to various players out of anonymity. The high-profile event also gave a chance to don the blues of the Indian […]
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Has Manish Pandey staked his claim for the number 5 spot in the Indian T20I team?
The 18th of February this year saw India take on South Africa at Jo’burg for the 3-match series opener. This also gave an opportunity for India’s middle-order batsman, Manish Pandey, a chance to feature in the Indian XI after painfully having to sit out on the 6-match ODI series prior to the T20Is. In a […]
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Chandigarh to host first sports Lit-fest
Chandigarh, March 12: Chandigarh is all set to host the first sports literature festival that will bring together sports personalities who have either written books or have been the subject of one or more books themselves, organisers of the festival said on Monday. ‘Play Write 2018’, which the organisers claim is India’s first of its kind […]
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Meet Bashir Chacha, the Man who Loves MS Dhoni More Than his Wife
Ahead of the Nidahas Trophy 2018, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Board President’s XI locked horns in a warm-up match. It was Bangladesh who won the game in the end by five wickets. There were a couple of notable people present in the crowd. Among them, one was a Bangladeshi fan. He completely paints his body […]
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SA vs AUS 2018: Quinton de Kock Challenges ICC’s Decision to Charge Him with Level 1 Offence
Under the pump Protean wicket-keeper batsman, Quinton de Kock decided to contest the ICC decision to impose Level 1 charge post the stairwell gate. The hearing is scheduled to be held in the evening. Earlier in the day, Australian vice-captain avoided suspension from Port Elizabeth Test match after the Level 2 charges imposed on him. […]
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Matchpreview: Nidahas Trophy; India aim to recover against unpredictable Bangladesh
Colombo, March 7: A new-look Indian team will aim to recover from the five-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the opening match when they face Bangladesh in the second match of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tri-series here on Thursday. Kusal Perera’s brilliant 66 off 37 balls and some crucial contributions from the middle-order […]
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Karnataka beat India B by 6 runs in Deodhar Trophy
Dharamsala, March6: Vijay Hazare Trophy winners Karnataka overcame India B by six runs in their first match of the Deodhar Trophy 50-overs cricket tournament here on Monday. Ravikumar Samarth’s brilliant 117 took Karnataka to 296/8. During the chase, India B, who on Sunday defeated Indi A, managed to reach 290/9, driven by Manoj Tiwary’s sublime 120. […]
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Kohli reminds me of Imran Khan, says coach Shastri
Kolkata, March 5: Heaping praise on skipper Virat Kohli and his recent exploits in South Africa, India cricket team coach Ravi Shastri has compared the mercurial player to Pakistan’s World Cup winning captain Imran Khan. “It’s still early days for Virat. He is still very very young. But he is already there among the very best. […]
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IPL: Karthik named KKR captain
Mumbai, March 4: India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik was on Sunday appointed the new captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ahead of the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the franchise announced. The 32-year-old, who was picked up by KKR for Rs 7.4 crore in this year’s auction, was one of the front-runners […]
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Here’s The Daily Sports Round Up From Around The Globe On 3rd March 2018
Here is Sportzwiki’s daily news round-up, featuring top sports news from around the world, on 3rd March 2018. Here’s all the news from sporting events like cricket, football, tennis and snooker which took over the attention of all the sports enthusiasts. England beat New Zealand in thriller: Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 112 went in vain […]