Star Indian batter and former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Virat Kohli arrived in Bengaluru on Saturday ahead of the much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season. The 36-year-old cricketing icon was spotted at the Bengaluru airport amid tight security, with videos of his arrival quickly going viral on social media. Kohli, who remains the…
Kolkata Knight Riders vice captain Venkatesh Iyer and coach Chandrakant Pandit (PTI Photo) Ahead of the IPL 2025 season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player Venkatesh Iyer, who was acquired for Rs 23.75 crore in the previous year’s auction, acknowledged the pressure associated with his significant transfer fee. Iyer, now 30, is the third-highest-paid player in…
Jasprit Bumrah is slated to miss the start of IPL 2025. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season will commence on March 22, featuring defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.The 18th season of the 10-team tournament follows a significant squad restructuring after the IPL Mega Auction in November….
Nitish Kumar Reddy (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: In some good news for Sunrisers Hyderabad, India allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has fully recovered from a side strain and will join their camp on Sunday, TOI has learnt.“Yes, Nitish Kumar Reddy is now fit again, having recovered from a side strain. He cleared the yo-yo test at the…
Jasprit Bumrah is slated to miss the start of IPL 2025 with injury. Mumbai Indians star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is expected to miss the initial matches of IPL 2025 due to an ongoing recovery from a lower back injury sustained in January. The injury occurred during the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney, preventing him…
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (Photo Credit: @wplt20 on X) MUMBAI: It won’t come as a surprise if Saturday’s WPL finalists—Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals—opt to chase if the toss rolls in their favour.Both teams have enjoyed success while hunting down targets this edition. MI have opted to bat second on five occasions and have…
Nineteen seventy-five was an eventful year. March brought India’s first and only World Cup hockey title. On June 21, the West Indies won the inaugural cricket World Cup, and five days later, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi brought India under an emergency rule. On Independence Day, Indian cinema’s grandeur hit the screens with Sholay, a timeless…
Nat Sciver-Brunt (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: “Form goes up and down,” says Nat Sciver-Brunt, so she wants to make the most of it as the “feeling when you are not so confident isn’t that nice.”It’s a captain’s delight to have someone like the England allrounder on the roster. The 32-year-old has unlocked her beast mode for…
Five decades ago, India lifted its only Hockey World Cup title. After a topsy-turvy tournament, the Ajit Pal Singh-led Indian team scripted history, notching up a thrilling 2-1 win over arch-rival Pakistan on March 15 at the Merdeka Football Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Here are the members of the Indian men’s hockey team that won the…
Varun Chakaravarthy (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Once Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the Champions Trophy, few could have predicted the impact mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy would go on to make. Drafted into the squad as the fifth spinner, Chakravarthy turned out to be India’s X-factor, finishing as the joint-highest wicket-taker with nine scalps in…
