‘Little Master’ Sunil Gavaskar Now Bats for Children with Congenital Heart Condition
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Sunil “Sunny” Gavaskar, the legendary Indian cricket opening batsman, was dubbed affectionately as the Little Master. He was little alright. At 5’5”, he was at least a foot shorter than the mighty West Indies pace bowlers he faced without a helmet. But he was a master at straight-bat strokes that enabled […]
Laxmi Announced as the Official Sponsor of the Silicon Valley Strikers
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Silicon Valley Strikers (SVS) announced today that Laxmi, the number one South Asian food brand, will join the team as an official partner for its second season of play in the 2022 Toyota Minor League Cricket (MiLC) championship presented by Sunoco, America’s first and only nationwide T20 competition. Laxmi joins […]
Titles and Sponsors Announced for 2022 Minor League Cricket Championships
SAN FRANCISCO: Minor League Cricket (MiLC) has announced that Toyota will return as title sponsor for its second season of play in 2022, with Sunoco signing on as presenting sponsor for America’s first and only nationwide T20 championship. MiLC also announced today that the draft for the 2022 season will take place on Thursday, May […]
Pearland Cricket Club Inaugurates New Ground
PEARLAND: City of Pearland inaugurated state of the art Cricket turf ground at The sports complex at Shadow Creek Ranch on March 13th 2022. PCC board president Sam Kannappan, secretary Dr. Ganesh Rajamani and treasurer Sargunan Kaliappan conducted tournaments in various categories including Men, Women, and Youth teams in the morning segments. USA cricket representatives Tim […]
Pearland Cricket Club to Inaugurate Two Lighted Cricket Fields
PEARLAND: The Pearland Cricket Club has announced the grand opening of two lighted cricket fields in Pearland on Sunday, March 13 at Sports Complex at Shadow Creek Ranch in Pearland. Consul General of India Hon Aseem Mahajan and Pearland Mayor Kevin Cole will speak at 5 pm. Teams play from 9 am. Please contact Mr. […]
Thrilling 3-Day Test Match at Moosa Stadium in Pearland
PEARLAND: Houston got to witness its first 3-day test match on Dec 2nd – 4th, 2021. This was a landmark event in the long and rich history of Houston cricket. The organized cricketing scene in Houston, has been in place for almost four decades. It has been played in short formats of 20/40/50 over formats. […]
Tony Wadhawan: Candidate for Fort Bend County Court at Law #2
SUGAR LAND: It was a 40th birthday party as well as a re-affirmation of the election campaign that he had kicked off a few weeks earlier. In this cozy atmosphere at the Telfair Central Hall decked out in red-white and blue, with balloons on a marquee backdrop, Tony Wadhawan was able to be himself with […]
TCC Taped Ball Fall 2021 Tournament: WOMCC Win vs. CFCC
HOUSTON: After a hard-fought tournament, WOMCC finally lived their dream of winning TCC, which is the toughest taped ball tournament in the Houston area. This was their first ever title. They pipped CFCC by three wickets in a thrilling game that was worthy of a final! On a bright, sunny morning, 20th Nov 2021, WOMCC […]
World Table Tennis Championships in Houston
Houston: Table Tennis enthusiasts in Houston had the opportunity to view and cheer for the sport’s leading table tennis players at the World Table Tennis Championships in Houston’s George Brown Convention Center from November 23 to 29. This was the first time the world championships were held outside of Europe or Asia. In the finals […]
“Never, Ever Underestimate the Indians”
Brisbane: A visibly upset Langer said that one massive lesson he has learnt from the setback is that you cannot take anything for granted. “Never ever, ever underestimate the Indians, 1.5 billion [people in India] and you play in the senior team, you have to be really tough,” he said. Langer said the fightback after […]
TCC Premier Tournament Fall 2020: Cougars Winners, CSK Runners Up
Houston: Cougars were crowned as the champions of TCC Taped Ball Fall 2020 on November 21, 2020 defeating CSK by 5 wickets in a very tightly contested low scoring match thereby claiming their eighth Championship in TCC Taped Ball Tournament in their 12th final. They now have the highest number of Championships. This was the […]
Champions CC Winners of Spring 2020 TCC Taped Ball Tournament
Houston: Champions CC were crowned as the champions of TCC Taped Ball Spring 2020 Professional on August 15th 2020 defeating Champions CC II by 8 wickets and thereby claiming their first TCC Taped Ball professional Tournament title which is a once in a year championship for Divn. II teams. This was the first appearance in […]
SLCC Crowned as TCC Winter 2018 Champions, Gladiators Runners Up
HOUSTON: Sri Lankan Cricket Club (SLCC) and Gladiators squared off in a back to back final on 9th March 2019 and it resulted in SLCC winning by 22 runs and being crowned as TCC Taped Ball Winter 2018 Champions. This was their 3rd championship win in their 8th final. For Gladiators, this was their 7th […]
AFC Asian Cup: Sunil Chhetri scores brace as India start campaign with 4-1 win over Thailand
ABU DHABI: Indian football’s goal machine Sunil Chhetri struck a brace to help the country stunningly outplay Thailand 4-1 and record its first victory in the Asian Cup since 1964 on a historic night here on Sunday. Playing in his second Asian Cup and 105th match, Chhetri scored in the 27th (penalty) and 46th minutes […]
2-1 up in Australia Test series, Team India’s new year party gets going two days early
Amidst all the joyous chaos, Cheteshwar Pujara and Jasprit Bumrah, the chief protagonists of the 137-run victory over Australia in the third Test that took India 2-1 to the final game in Sydney, scrambled to collect souvenir stumps. MELBOURNE: When the decisive blow arrived — Ishant Sharma getting Nathan Lyon to top-edge a catch — the entire […]
India vs Australia, 3rd T20I: Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya power India to series-levelling win
India captain Virat Kohli hit the winning runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground as India beat Australia by six wickets in the third and final T20I on Sunday. Chasing a tricky target of 165, Kohli remained unbeaten on 61 while Shikhar Dhawan made 41. D’Arcy Short (33) was the top-scorer for Australia, while Krunal Pandya picked […]
India vs Australia: Top five T20I scores in Australia
By Manish Kumar NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Twenty20 International series between India and Australia, here’s a look at the five highest scores in the shortest format on Australian soil in matches played between India and Australia: Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
ICC Women’s World T20: Mithali Raj guides India to 7-wicket win over Pakistan
PROVIDENCE (Guyana): Veteran Mithali Raj smashed a aggressive half-century to guide India to an easy 7-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World T20 on Sunday. Mithali anchored the Indian run chase with a 47-ball 56 which she made with the help of seven fours in the Group B match which was marred by unprecedented docking […]
1st T20I: India beat West Indies by five wickets, take 1-0 lead
KOLKATA: India ended a four-match winless run against the West Indies with a five-wicket victory that came on the back of debutant Krunal Pandya’s flourish and Dinesh Karthik’s poise on Sunday. This was India’s first win against the World T20 champions since 2014, spanning five matches. Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Pakistan sweep Australia 3-0 in T20 series
DUBAI: Top-ranked Pakistan put in another clinical performance to beat Australia by 33 runs in the third and final Twenty20 match and completed a 3-0 series sweep on Sunday. Australia finished their disappointing tour without a win as they also lost the Test series 1-0 after narrowly escaping with a draw in the first Test. […]
