India vs Bangladesh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Four months after Bangladesh were removed from the 2026 T20 World Cup, the debate over who decided to skip the tournament refuses to die. While former interim sports advisor Asif Nazrul had claimed the players and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) jointly chose not to participate, captain Litton…

NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar announced his arrival on the Test stage in stunning fashion, producing a six-wicket haul against Afghanistan in his maiden appearance for India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur.The left-arm spinner finished with exceptional figures of 6/33 from 22 overs as Afghanistan were bowled out for 152 in…

Manav Suthar and Sunil Gavaskar NEW DELHI: India took complete control of the lone Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, bowling the visitors out for 152 and enforcing the follow-on. The star of the day was debutant Manav Suthar, who produced a stunning six-wicket haul to dismantle Afghanistan’s batting line-up and put the hosts in…

NEW DELHI: India registered their biggest victory in Test cricket on Monday, defeating Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs on the third day of the one-off Test in New Chandigarh.The win surpassed India’s previous biggest Test victory margin (Inns & 272 runs vs WI, Rajkot, 2018) and was set up by a dominant bowling…

NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar described himself as being on top of the world after the left-arm spinner’s sensational debut helped India crush Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test, with the youngster insisting that patience and consistency remain the keys to success in the longest format.Suthar was named Player of the…

TimesofIndia. com in Mullanpur: “Kya kamaal gend nikalti hai iske haath se” (There is magic in his hands every time the ball leaves them). This is the unanimous observation about Manav Suthar from everyone who has seen him up close, be it teammates, coaches, selectors or even India’s current Test skipper Shubman Gill.“In one of…

TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak believes Rishabh Pant should continue playing his natural game and rejected suggestions that the wicketkeeper-batter alone needs to adjust his approach according to match situations.“I don’t think Rishabh alone has to play according to the situation. Every player has a different style. Sai Sudharsan plays differently, Shubman…

South African batting great AB de Villiers has backed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s talent but said he is unsure whether the 15-year-old will choose to pursue red-ball cricket in the future.Speaking at an event in Mumbai on Sunday, de Villiers said Sooryavanshi has the skill to succeed in Test cricket but questioned whether the teenager would want…

NEW DELHI: Bharti Fulmalli produced an unbeaten half-century while spinners Radha Yadav and Shreyanka Patil shared seven wickets as India began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 preparations with a convincing 26-run win over West Indies in a warm-up match in Cardiff on Monday.Fresh from their historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup triumph earlier…

Ben Stokes (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: England’s preparations for the second Test against New Zealand have been overshadowed by controversy, with captain Ben Stokes and all-rounder Gus Atkinson under investigation for an alleged breach of team protocols.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Tuesday that it is looking into an incident involving the…