Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) IPL-2026 was a season of extremes. A 15-year-old rewrote batting records as if they were practice drills, Virat Kohli discovered new gears at 37 and Rajat Patidar joined an exclusive club of captains with back-to-back titles. Batters routinely made 200-plus totals look inadequate, yet a handful…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, right, and his batting partner Jacob Bethell run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo) England batter Jacob Bethell is available for selection for the first Test against New Zealand starting…
India Women vs England Women Live Score, 3rd T20I: India head into the series-deciding third Women’s T20 International against England hoping their middle order can finally deliver under pressure. With the series level at 1-1, the final match presents an important opportunity for both teams to build confidence before the Women’s T20 World Cup begins…
MUMBAI: At a time when there is huge speculation around whether he would stay on as India’s T20 captain for the tours of Ireland and England, Suryakumar Yadav’s poor form shows no sign of relenting.On Tuesday, the 35-year-old, captaining Triumph Knights in their opening match of Season 4 of the T20 Mumbai League, was out…
Photo credit: X/@cricketireland Ireland moved to the top of the Women’s T20I Tri-Nation Series table after securing a one-run win over West Indies via the DLS method in the fourth match at Clontarf. The result came after rain brought Ireland’s chase to an early end, with the hosts just ahead on the DLS score when…
Former India leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule was appointed as the spin-bowling coach of the Indian men’s cricket team on Tuesday, ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh, which will be played from June 6 to 10.“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Sairaj…
The second ODI sets up an intriguing contest between a Pakistan side carrying momentum and an Australian team searching for a response. Pakistan arrive with confidence after winning the opener and will be eager to secure the series at the first opportunity. Australia, meanwhile, face a different challenge. They need to improve quickly and prove…
Legendary Dutch dragflicker Taeke Taekema has joined the senior Indian women’s hockey team for a specialised training camp focused on dragflicking and penalty-corner execution during the ongoing tour of Australia and New Zealand. Taekema has been brought in to further sharpen the skills of dragflickers as the Indian team prepares for the FIH Nations Cup,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ended up with 776 runs at a stunning strike rate of 237.3 in IPL 2026 (TOI Infographics) For nearly two decades, IPL batting greatness has usually lived in one of two worlds. There was the volume world – the Virat Kohli 2016 model. Pile up mountains of runs, bat through innings, dominate scoreboards…
Sanjay Manjrekar, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has backed the appointment of more overseas captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL), stressing that franchises should focus on leadership ability rather than nationality when choosing their skipper.Speaking on the Sportstar podcast, Manjrekar said the performance of Indian…
