Manchester, Jul 24: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Thursday ruled out of the ongoing Test series against England after fracturing his toe on the opening day of the fourth Test here. Pant retired hurt at 37 and went for scans after copping a blow on his right foot while attempting a reverse sweep off...
Manchester: India vs England 4th Test Day 1 : England skipper Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the fourth Test in Manchester. For India, pacer Anshul Kamboj has earned his maiden Test cap and replaced an injured Akash Deep in the Playing XI. All-rounder Shardul Thakur came in place of...
New Delhi, July 19: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will “boycott” any resolution if the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in Dhaka, according to a source. The future of the Asia Cup, a six-team tournament, which will be played in T20 format, is clouded in uncertainty....
London, Jul 16: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has picked Rishabh Pant’s dismissal in the first innings and Karun Nair’s wicket in the second essay as the key moments that tilted the third Test at Lord’s in England’s favour. England registered a narrow 22-run win to go 2-1 up in the five-match series, bowling...
New Delhi, Jul 14: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said the long-awaited National Sports Governance Bill will be tabled in Parliament during the monsoon session beginning July 21. The minister, while speaking to the media on the sidelines of an event to launch department of youth affairs’ initiatives against drug addiction, also reiterated the...
London, Jul 11: India vice-captain Rishabh Pant is yet to recover from his left index finger injury and won’t be keeping wickets during the remainder of England’s first innings on the second day of the third Test here. Pant hurt his left index finger while trying a leg-side stop off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery during...
Karachi, Jul 11: Pakistan is set to review the security situation in India before taking a call on sending its national hockey team to the neighbouring country for the upcoming Asia Cup and Junior World Cup later this year. A top government official has said that the national team will not be sent to...
Kolkata, Jun 22: It won’t be easy for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to remain fit and find a place in India’s ODI World Cup squad in 2027, former captain Sourav Ganguly says. “All of us must understand, just like everyone, the game will go away from them and they will go away from the...
London, Jun 9: A “special” message from Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on the eve of Cameron Green’s back surgery gave the Australian all-rounder the much-needed reassurance about his decision to go under the knife. Green had suffered a stress fracture last year. While the injury could have healed naturally over nine to twelve months,...
Jammu, June 2 (UNI) Gurdeep Singh has been elected as the new President of Hockey Jammu and Kashmir during an election meeting held at Srinagar under the observation of Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council and Hockey India. As per the official communiqué, the new body was elected and announced in the presence of Sekar J...
SYDNEY, May 13: Cricket Australia on Tuesday said it will support its players’ “individual decisions” on returning to the Indian Premier League (IPL), even as the resumption of the T20 tournament is set to clash with preparations for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. The BCCI on Monday decided to resume the IPL season across...
NEW DELHI, May 9: The Indian Premier League (IPL) was on Friday suspended indefinitely due to the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. A cloud of uncertainty had loomed over the future of the ongoing edition since the cancellation of Thursday’s match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala midway following air raid alerts...
New Delhi, May 2: India on Friday blocked Instagram accounts of leading current and former Pakistani cricketers including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Wasim Akram, intensifying its digital crackdown on influential personalities across the border in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. The list of restricted accounts also includes Test captain Shan Masood, pacers...
Dubai, Apr 25: With Lord’s to host the World Test Championship final in June, former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri firmly believes Australia should select experienced pacer Josh Hazlewood ahead of Scott Boland since the tall quick, much like the legendary Glenn McGrath, will be able to utilise the English conditions better. While the first two...
New Delhi, Apr 24: The head coach of the India men’s cricket team, Gautam Gambhir, has found himself at the centre of a security scare after he reportedly received threatening emails, Delhi Police said on Thursday. The threats were reportedly received on April 22 — the same day terrorists gunned down 26 people, mostly tourists,...
New Delhi, Apr 22 : Jasprit Bumrah, India’s pace spearhead, has been named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2024 after a record-breaking year that saw him take 71 Test wickets – the most ever in a calendar year at an average of 14.92 and an unprecedented strike-rate of 30. The 2025 edition of...
Launches Cricket League to uplift local talent Rehan Qayoom Mir Srinagar, Apr 17 : Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan on Thursday said Kashmir’s youth have unmatched passion for cricket, but lack consistent opportunities and infrastructure to excel. Speaking at the launch of the EPIC Victory Cricket League (EVCL) in Srinagar, Pathan according to the news...
Mumbai, Apr 17: Following a disappointing performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, India has decided to remove assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and fielding coach T Dilip. BCCI sources informed that assistant Batting coach Abhishek Naiyyar, fielding coach T Dilip, and Strength and Conditioning coach Soham Desai have been removed following India’s poor performance...
Bengaluru, Apr 11: From being panned as a stat-padder, who lacked intent from the word go to being a toast of tricky chases, KL Rahul has turned the wheels in a manner only a batter blessed with skill-set as his can. He printed the latest blueprint of his growth chart with an unbeaten 93 off...
New Delhi, Mar 20: The BCCI announced a cash reward of Rs 58 crore for the Indian cricket team that won the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this month in Dubai. The Rohit Sharma-led India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the final to grab their third Champions Trophy title. The financial windfall will cover...
New Delhi — India all-rounder Axar Patel was on Friday appointed captain of Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025, replacing Rishabh Pant, who exited the franchise before the mega auction. Axar, 31, has been with DC since 2019 and was retained for INR 16.50 crore. While his IPL captaincy experience is limited, he led Gujarat in...