Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant face online backlash Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant‘s conversation regarding South Africa captain Temba Bavuma‘s LBW decision has gained viral attention on social media during Day 1 of the first Test at Eden Gardens.India’s pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah played a crucial role on the opening day, dismissing both opening batsmen Aiden…
While Jasprit Bumrah pushed for a review, Rishabh Pant advised against it, predicting the ball would sail over the leg stump regardless of Bavuma’s height. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah’s impressive opening-day spell in the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens was overshadowed by a controversial on-field exchange involving…
Dale Steyn and Mohammed Shami NEW DELHI: In the midst of the growing tension between the BCCI selection committee and Mohammed Shami, former South Africa pace great Dale Steyn has delivered a blunt assessment of the India fast bowler’s future. Steyn, speaking on JioHotstar during the lunch break of the first India–South Africa Test in…
Hockey India has named an 18 member squad for the FIH Men’s Junior World Cup 2025, to be held from November 28 to December 10 in Chennai and Madurai. The team, coached by P.R. Sreejesh, is placed in Pool B with Chile, Switzerland and Oman. Defender and dragflicker Rohit will lead the side after an…
Viv Richards and Unmukt Chand (Pic credit: Unmukt’s X post) Former Delhi cricketer Unmukt Chand experienced a moment he described as “special” and “unforgettable” when he met West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards on the sidelines of the Mayor’s New World T20 tournament in Florida. Invited as a special guest, Chand was thrilled to greet…
Sai Sudharsan (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Former India cricket player Akash Chopra has expressed disagreement with India’s decision to exclude Sai from the first test match playing XI in Kolkata on Friday.“Sai should’ve played in this Test. India will be under-bowling at least one if not two bowlers in this Test,” he wrote on X.In the…
South Africa’s Kagiso Rabad (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) South African captain Temba Bavuma chose to bat first against India in the opening Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Friday. The visitors faced a setback as their key pace bowler Kagiso Rabada was sidelined with a rib injury.The South African team, current world Test champions, entered the…
Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025-winning Indian cricket team, with students in Chennai. (PTI Photo) CHENNAI: Fourteen — nine in T20I and five in 50-over format — that’s the number of World Cups Harmanpreet Kaur has played. And over all these years, it had been the same story of heartbreaks and near-misses….
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (left) with Kuldeep Yadav during a training session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kuldeep Yadav has requested the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to grant him leave for his wedding later this month. TOI understands he is waiting for approval from the board. He was forced to cancel his wedding function earlier…
India captain Shubman Gill (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill admitted that the choice between a spinner and an extra seamer remains a “conflict” ahead of the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens, starting Friday. While revealing that the playing XI is “almost finalised,” Gill chose not to disclose the exact…
