Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star batter Rishabh Pant added another milestone to his career on Saturday, smashing the fastest Test fifty by an Indian against New Zealand on Day 2 of the third Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.Pant reached his half-century in just 36 balls, surpassing Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 41-ball fifty…
NEW DELHI: Babar Azam has been left out of Pakistan’s Test squad, but red-ball captain Shan Masood believes a break could help him regain his form. Azam stepped down from captaincy in all formats last year following Pakistan’s early exit from the 50-overs World Cup. In March, he returned as the white-ball captain for the…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have announced just three retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, and as reported by TimesofIndia.com, Virat Kohli is set to return as the franchise’s captain for the upcoming season. Kohli previously led RCB from 2013 to 2021, during which the team reached one final, in 2016.During Kohli’s…
Well-known Australian batting coach Neil D’Costa has cited Prithvi Shaw‘s decline in international cricket as a cautionary example, urging Australian selectors not to “rush” 19-year-old sensation Sam Konstas into Test cricket for the blockbuster series against India. He says Konstas isn’t ready for the traditional five-day format yet, joining the debate around who would partner…
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell plays a shot during Day 1 of the third Test. (ANI Photo) Daryl Mitchell credits famed Kiwi resilience for late turnaround in fortunes on Day OneMUMBAI: Whenever New Zealand have pinned India down in this series, they have made sure to capitalize on the advantage. After India collapsed from 78/1 to…
KOLKATA: An amount of Rs 11 cr will sound princely for a 22-year old who spends perhaps as much time in the sick bay as on the field. However, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owners never had a doubt that they wanted to hold on to their express bowler Mayank Yadav at any cost.“The way…
Ravichandran Ashwin (AFP Photo) CHENNAI: It’s a new start but Chennai Super Kings have decided to stick with their tried-and-tested formula of continuity as they retained Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana and MS Dhoni (uncapped).Now, CSK are left with Rs 55 cr in the kitty and there are talks that they would…
L-R: Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant When the 10 franchises sit for the IPL mega auction in Riyadh in the last week of Nov, the event will revolve around most teams looking for a new captain. Indian wicket-keepers will also be in demand. Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are likely to…
NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli knows how to savour every moment, and Day 1 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was no exception.Kohli was in high spirits on Friday and couldn’t resist dancing to the classic Bollywood number ‘My Name is Lakhan‘ from the 1988 hit film…
Washington Sundar. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The first day of the third and final Test between India and New Zealand in Mumbai saw Ravi Shastri at his wittiest best during the commentary after Indian bowlers racked up quite a number of no balls in the opening session itself.The Indian bowling unit managed to secure early…
