Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 15:40

The last 12 months have seen Jasprit Bumrah straddle formats, confound opponents and adapt to conditions with ease, questioning the narrative that the sport is tipping towards the bat wielders.

In this stats deep dive, Pranay Rajiv looks at Bumrah's scintillating year, that also brought India a World title, in numbers ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WqXUMT

#TeamIndia #Bumrah

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 11:36

According to reports, Rohit Sharma has opted out of the 5th and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, set to start in Sydney on Friday, and Jasprit Bumrah will lead the Indian team

#INDvsAUS | Read: https://bit.ly/3PiAm8D

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 10:21

JUST IN: World Chess Champion D Gukesh, Paris Olympics bronze medallists Harmanpreet Singh (hockey) and Manu Bhaker (shooting), and Paris Paralympics gold medallist Praveen Kumar (high jump) are set to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024

Details: https://bit.ly/41SPm4P

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 08:48

Will Rohit Sharma play in Sydney?

Head coach Gautam Gambhir addressed the pre-match press conference at the SCG but did not confirm whether the Indian captain will be a part of the playing eleven for the 5th Test

✍️ K.C. Vijaya Kumar

READ: https://bit.ly/41WQwfJ

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 07:37

Kusal Perera scored Sri Lanka’s fastest T20I century — from 44 balls — to spur his team to a consolation win over New Zealand by seven runs in the final game of the three-match series

#NZvsSL | Details: https://bit.ly/3W0QLT0

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 06:13

IN: Beau Webster
OUT: Mitchell Marsh

Pat Cummins confirms the only change in Australia's Playing XI for Sydney Test against India

#AUSvsIND | READ: https://bit.ly/3ZYn5ak

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 01:30

The Chinese Super League has gone from being a highly sought, cash-rich one for the world’s best stars to one riddled with problems.

Rajdeep Saha analyses what has gone wrong with the CSL.

Read Here ➡️ bit.ly/3DNkJn8

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 18:42

The rub of the green went Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers’ way as it registered its second win in as many games with a 2-1 victory against Team Gonasika at the Birsa Munda Stadium.

Uthra Ganesan ✍️

Read Here ➡️ bit.ly/3VYuOnC

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 15:05

The 11th season of PKL will not just be remembered for Haryana Steelers' maiden title win, but also for how even the playing field was.

Saikat Chakraborty ✍️

Read Here ➡️ bit.ly/4gXrKA7

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 12:26

There was theatre when Shane Warne bowled; an equally dramatic rush happens when Jasprit Bumrah is at work. Great players impose their will on contests, writes KC Vijaya Kumar

Read ➡️ bit.ly/3ZRetCc

#AUSvIND | #BorderGavaskarTrophy

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 09:10

🚨 On stands this weekend 🚨

⭐️ COVER: Celebrating Ravichandran Ashwin, penned by Anil Kumble
❤️ Appreciations for Ash ft. Wriddhiman Saha, Pragyan Ojha, Jayant Yadav, Sai Kishore, K Gowtham, KC Cariappa
📊 Ashwin in numbers - a stats breakdown
✍️ Diaries from #BorderGavaskarTrophy, #VijayHazareTrophy
🗣️ Interview: Deandra Dottin
📃 Coverage of #PKL11, #HockeyIndiaLeague, football around the world, India's chess triumphs

Subscribe here: bit.ly/sportstarmagazinesub

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 07:16

Glenn McGrath has showed praise on Jasprit Bumrah saying the Border Gavaskar Trophy would have been a lot more lopsided if the Indian pace ace wasn't around.

Watch the full video here: http://bit.ly/41UKPic

#SydneyTest | #AUSvIND

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 06:33

🚨 World Record Alert 🚨

🔸Beatrice Chebet ran the women's 5K in 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona
🔸She beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 seconds
🔸She became the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event

🔗 http://bit.ly/49YHctA

Sportstar

31 Dec 2024 17:00

The year 2024 was a year filled with several controversial moments across multiple sports. Here are some of the biggest sporting controversies that happened in 2024.

https://bit.ly/41PFDw6

Sportstar

31 Dec 2024 15:55

🚨 #SantoshTrophy Final LIVE | 32 times champion, West Bengal, takes on 7-times champion, Kerala, in the final of the Santosh Trophy.

At the end of the first half, the scoreline is still at 0-0. Who will break the deadlock?

https://bit.ly/40hTOZL

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 12:32

At the SCG, with its history weaved around runs and spin, any Asian team should feel optimistic. India is no different though its performance here over the decades reads as one win, seven draws and five losses.

✍️ K.C. Vijaya Kumar

#AUSvsIND 5th Test Preview ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4hhk0cH

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 10:49

✍️ Wriddhiman Saha's tribute to Ravichandran Ashwin

The India keeper-batter talks about his experiences of keeping to an intelligent bowler like Ashwin and also remembers their memorable partnerships with the bat in his piece for Sportstar.

Read here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gDzbwz

#FromTheMagazine | #TeamIndia

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 09:48

Australia skipper Pat Cummins expects the SCG pitch to help the bowlers in the 5th and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

✍️ K.C. Vijaya Kumar

Read: https://bit.ly/4fJKTVp

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 08:00

COVER STORY | Anil Kumble's tribute to Ravichandran Ashwin

The legendary Indian spinner wishes Ashwin wasn't typecast as a spinner suited mostly for subcontinent conditions as he reflects on his memories of the man.

READ ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ZYuXbN

#FromTheMagazine

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 06:44

India's record in Tests at Sydney Cricket Ground

Draws: 7
Losses: 5
Wins: 1

India's sole win at SCG came 47 years ago when the side, led by Bishan Singh Bedi, defeated Bob Simpson's Australia by an innings and 2 runs

#AUSvIND

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 04:02

FIH President Tayyab Ikram has made it clear that while the window for the Hockey India League was fixed, the exact dates were up to Hockey India and the franchises.

Uthra Ganesan ✍️

Read Here ➡️ bit.ly/4h16vh7

Sportstar

02 Jan 2025 01:30

‘I’ll show what I can do’ — How Tilak Varma convinced Suryakumar Yadav to let him bat at three

Anish Pathiyil caught up with Tilak on the sidelines of the #VijayHazareTrophy ➡️ bit.ly/4jdgkKP

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 16:38

FIH President Tayyab Ikram has made it clear that while the window for the Hockey India League was fixed, the exact dates were up to Hockey India and the franchises.

Uthra Ganesan ✍️

Read Here ➡️ bit.ly/4h16vh7

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 12:42

Record Alert 🚨

Jasprit Bumrah registered the highest-ever rating points tally by an Indian bowler overtaking R Ashwin’s record in the latest ICC Men’s Test bowling rankings.

More Details ➡️ bit.ly/3BUwc3P

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 11:24

‘I’ll show what I can do’ — How Tilak Varma convinced Suryakumar Yadav to let him bat at three

Anish Pathiyil caught up with Tilak on the sidelines of the #VijayHazareTrophy ➡️ bit.ly/4jdgkKP

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 07:57

Promotion-relegation in Tests? Ravi Shastri says go for it!

"This match further emphasises why we need a two-tier system with the top 6-8 teams and then include promotion and demotion. You will not get these kinds of crowds if you don't have two proper teams playing."

A two-tiered Test framework was pitched in 2016, but BCCI strongly opposed it keeping interests of smaller cricketing nations in mind. Full story ➡️ bit.ly/3ZWXjDy

Sportstar

01 Jan 2025 06:47

A weird sequence of events unfolded at #RapidBlitz overnight

❓ What happened: Daniil Dubov missed his crucial round against USA's Hans Niemann. Niemann was awarded a point by default

🗣️ What Dubov said: "I went to the hotel to quickly prepare for the game, but then I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was too late"

🧮 How it affected standings: Despite forfeiting the game to Niemann, Dubov nearly advanced to the knockout stage, finishing with 9.5/11 points—equal to the top eight players — but was edged out due to tiebreak criteria stemmed by his missed match.

🗨️ Carlsen's take: He suggested that Dubov’s absence may have been deliberate to ‘prove a point.’ This comes amid lingering tensions after Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating in 2022.

Full story ➡️ http://bit.ly/4fIXXKB

Sportstar

31 Dec 2024 17:38

West Bengal defeated Kerala 1-0 in the final to lift its 33rd Santosh Trophy title at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad.

Robi Hansda scored the only goal of the match in the added-time of the second half.

#SantoshTrophy | #IndianFootball

Sportstar

31 Dec 2024 16:40

A third consecutive three-figure knock from Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal proved to be in vain as Hyderabad pulled off a tense chase to beat the table-topper by three wickets in the #VijayHazareTrophy.

✍️ Anish Pathiyil reports

https://bit.ly/40gHh8I

Sportstar

31 Dec 2024 15:06

🧵 REWIND 2024 | We revisit the best and worst of sport from the year gone by in this thread

1⃣1⃣ SHOOTING: Manu mania grips Paris; new shooting league on the horizon; Kalikesh named NRAI president ➡️ https://bit.ly/3DyW85J

#Goodbye2024 | #2024Recap