NEW DELHI: A cap once worn by Australia’s legendary batsman Don Bradman is set to go under the hammer in Sydney on Tuesday, with the iconic “baggy green” expected to fetch up to US$260,000.Bradman wore the woollen cap during India’s historic 1947-48 tour of Australia, the first Test series played by the visitors on foreign…
Manuka Oval in Canberra, Australia (Photo: Video grab) The Indian team’s upcoming pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide will be the 23rd Test to be played under the flood lights, with the Aussies coming out as the most successful team. In comparison to Australia playing 12 day-night Tests, India have played just four and their…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, Sanjiv Goenka, the owner of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), stated that the team’s new captain has been selected and will be revealed in the coming days.During the IPL 2022-24 season, KL Rahul captained LSG, and when the batter was sidelined in the latter part of 2023,…
Steve Smith. (Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener by 295 runs in Perth, Australia’s Steve Smith stated that he is concentrating on adjusting to the pink-ball Test match against India in Adelaide.As teams struggle to adapt to pink-ball cricket, the second Test of the five-match series between Australia…
Rohit Sharma (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels skipper Rohit Sharma will bat in the top-order in the second day-night Test against Australia that starts from December 6 in Adelaide. Harbhajan sees Rohit either opening or playing at number three, dismissing the idea of 37-year-old coming lower down the order…
Chile’s capital city, Santiago, will host the 11th edition of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2025, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced on Monday. This will be the fourth time that the South American nation hosts the event. The tournament will feature 24 nations, eight more than the previous edition. With the hosts,…
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir has flown back to Australia and will rejoin the squad on Tuesday ahead of the second Test at Adelaide Oval, starting December 6. Gambhir had briefly returned home for ‘personal reasons’ following India’s victory in the first Test in…
Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The recent omissions of seasoned players Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy have sparked widespread discussion.Former India selector Devang Gandhi has come forward to shed light on the reasoning behind these decisions, emphasising that the team management’s focus is…
NEW DELHI: Middle-order batter Mohamed Amaan struck an unbeaten 118-ball 122 as India thrashed minnow Japan by a massive 211 runs to register their first Under-19 Asia Cup win in Sharjah on Monday. After Amaan’s solid century propelled India to a commanding 339 for six, a clueless Japan were stopped at 128 for 8 as…
(Photo credit: Screengrab from video posted on X) NEW DELHI: In an unfortunate turn of events, Nepal’s spinner Yuvraj Khatri suffered an ugly injury after his wicket celebration went horribly wrong during the Under-19 Asia Cup clash against Bangladesh in Dubai on Sunday.Yuvraj badly twisted his ankle while celebrating the fall of Bangladesh wicket and…
