Daniel Vettori assistant coach of Australia looks on during an Australian Test cricket squad training session at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 01, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori has backed the team’s call to go in with an all-seam attack for the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket…
After a 5-0 shellacking in the reverse leg, the Shrachi Bengal Tigers would have been waiting for the opportunity to exact revenge on the Ranchi Royals. And on Sunday, the occasion presented itself as the Tigers managed to eke out a 1-0 win in the eighth Women’s Hockey India League fixture of the 2025-26 season…
Shubman Gill’s absence from India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 has surprised many. One of them is former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. The cricket great admitted he was stunned when he saw Gill’s name missing from the list. Ponting spoke about the decision on the ICC Review. He said the omission was hard…
For SG Pipers, last season of the men’s Hockey India League was a harsh reality check. Even with Australian Graham Reid, one of the most respected and successful coaches in world hockey at the helm, the team finished last in the table, leaving fans and players alike searching for answers. This season, the Pipers are…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Ruturaj Gaikwad is once again on the outside, looking in. The young batter scored a fine hundred against South Africa in the recent series. Many felt it should have helped his case. But when India announced their squad for the ODI series against New Zealand on Saturday, Ruturaj’s…
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman and teammates celebrate the wicket of India’s captain Surya Kumar Yadav during the Super Four match of the Asia Cup 2025 between India and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, UAE. (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided that Bangladesh’s cricket team will not travel to India for…
MI Cape Town all-rounder George Linde said the team is hoping for a change in fortune when they face Paarl Royals at Newlands on Sunday in the second SA20 Western Cape derby.The defending champions have made a slow start to Season 4. After four matches, they have managed only two points, which came from an…
Across the first four Tests of the series, spinners claimed just nine wickets, accounting for only a fraction of the total overs bowled. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia created an unwanted slice of history by naming a Test XI without a specialist spinner for a match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with skipper Steve Smith…
Hockey India League (HIL) side Soorma Hockey Club has announced that it has parted ways with head coach Jude Menezes after a poor start to the season. The team finished as runner-up in the 2024-25 HIL season, but has lost all four of its first four games in the tournament. Official Statement. pic.twitter.com/GqcWh4Nuhw — Soorma…
JAIPUR: Shubman Gill’s much-anticipated return to domestic cricket was delayed on Saturday (Jan 3) after the India Test and ODI captain missed Punjab’s Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group C match against Sikkim due to food poisoning. Punjab coach Sandeep Sharma said Gill reached Jaipur on Friday and was keen to play, but fell unwell late…
