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Champions Trophy: Keshav Maharaj assures SA bowlers ready to take on Pakistan's flat tracks
Keshav Maharaj laid out South Africa's bowlers' intention of testing themselves against Pakistan's batting-friendly conditions in the Champions Trophy. He went on to assure that the Proteas batters do not feel complacent about the friendly surfaces before taking the crease against Afghanistan on Friday.

Published on Feb 19, 2025 06:28 PM IST
ANI |
"One important reason why Virat's average has slipped...": Manjrekar slams batter's dismissal at Adelaide
After a brilliant, returnt to form century at Perth, Virat could not add much to his Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024 run tally as he could score just seven runs in the first innings. The eighth delivery he faced, bowled by Starc to him, was a length ball outside off and had a great bounce. The 36-year-old was caught in two minds, to play it or leave it and ended up deflecting it towards Steve Smith at slips.

Published on Dec 06, 2024 03:15 PM IST
ANI |
The value Shubman Gill adds to this India batting line-up
His return for the Pune Test against New Zealand will give the hosts, 0-1 down in the series, balance in their batting line-up

Published on Oct 23, 2024 09:05 PM IST
Pakistan's Shakeel surpasses Australia's Smith, just below Bradman in batting average charts
Shakeel accomplished this feat in the first Test against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi.

Published on Aug 23, 2024 11:29 AM IST
ANI |
Mike Trout leading majors in home runs, but is looking for more consistency at the plate
Mike Trout leading majors in home runs, but is looking for more consistency at the plate

Published on Apr 26, 2024 02:54 AM IST
AP |
MLB batting average down 7 pct. points to .242 in 1st 2 weeks, game time up 2 minutes to 2:39
MLB batting average down 7 pct. points to .242 in 1st 2 weeks, game time up 2 minutes to 2:39

Published on Apr 13, 2024 03:48 AM IST
AP |
How Rohit Sharma aced 2019: Numbers reveal stunning impact of right-hander
His average in India of 88.33 is the second-highest (after the legend Don Bradman’s 98.22 in Australia) for any batsman at home in the history of Test cricket for a minimum of 1000 Test runs.

Updated on Dec 31, 2019 10:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Best in 30 years - Why Indian cricket dominated 2019: Decoding the numbers
While the cricketing world is drooling over the Indian fast-bowling battery, the Indian batters too have played their part, more so this year.

Updated on Nov 25, 2019 01:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
India vs Bangladesh: Adapt, adjust, attack - How Ravindra Jadeja, the batsman, is having a stunning impact
Ravindra Jadeja has been bumped up the order to number 6 ahead of Wriddhiman Saha and the wild slogger of the years gone by has shown tremendous application and has put a price tag on his wicket

Updated on Nov 19, 2019 03:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
India vs West Indies: Numbers reveal who can be India’s all-rounder against West Indies in 1st Test
India do not have the luxury of a genuine all-rounder as Hardik Pandya is not part of this Test squad.

Updated on Aug 21, 2019 08:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Don’t think we should jump the gun on him’: Virat Kohli speaks about Ajinkya Rahane
Kohli also believes that when the pressure is amped, Rahane stands up and performs and this is a great trait to have, especially in Test cricket.

Updated on Jul 31, 2019 09:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
England vs Australia, semi-finals, ICC World Cup 2019: Numbers reveal biggest threat for Australia in semi-finals against England
England vs Australia: The opening partnership of Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy has been giving England a rollicking start, but the middle order has been prolific as well

Updated on Jul 10, 2019 02:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent
India vs New Zealand: Virat Kohli ‘the captain’ can achieve this landmark against New Zealand in ODIs
Virat Kohli holds the record for the best batting average by any ODI captain - 85.23 (minimum of 1000 runs). The Delhi batsman has a century as a player in New Zealand, but he will be certainly looking to notch a century as captain in this series.

Updated on Jan 23, 2019 06:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
India vs Australia: Numbers reveal MS Dhoni-Virat Kohli impact on run chases
“There’s no doubt that he should be a part of this team. When you haven’t played so much cricket [recently], you take a bit of time to get back into the groove, and tonight was an MS classic,” Kohli said at the post-match presentation.

Published on Jan 16, 2019 11:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
India vs Australia: Numbers reveal India’s biggest trump card with the bat in ODI series
Ind vs Aus: Rohit Sharma, who looked in good touch in the Test series, will be India’s biggest trump card when he walks out to face the new ball.

Updated on Jan 11, 2019 08:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
HT Correspondent