Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Axar Patel visited the temple early in the morning. (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Three Indian cricketers visited the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri on Saturday, a day before their second ODI match against England at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Axar Patel sought blessings from the trinity…

India captain Rohit Sharma with teammates in Nagpur. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s quest for a series win against England faces two towering challenges – captain Rohit Sharma’s prolonged dry spell and the selection conundrum that may arise with Virat Kohli’s potential return. Having taken a 1-0 lead with a hard-fought four-wicket win in Nagpur,…

NEW DELHI: Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar shared memories of Shubman Gill‘s first net session with the senior national team. He recalled how Gill’s performance against throwdown specialists impressed coach Ravi Shastri.The revelation came through a video shared by Star Sports on their X platform. Bangar had served multiple terms with the Indian coaching…

Adam Gilchrist and Alex Carey (Credit: X / PTI) NEW DELHI: Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey etched his name in the record books by becoming the first from his team to score 150 runs in Asian conditions. This feat surpassed the previous highest score of 144 runs by the legendary Adam Gilchrist in Bangladesh and Sri…

Sanju Samson and Sreesanth (X Photo) KOCHI: The war of words between the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) and former Indian pacer S Sreesanth is showing no signs of abating. On Friday, two days after the KCA issued a show cause notice to Sreesanth, they offered a clarification in which they dragged the infamous spot-fixing scandal…

NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has addressed Rohit Sharma‘s current form concerns ahead of the Champions Trophy. Ashwin suggests that Rohit needs to respond to critics through his performance on the field.“This is not easy. If you look at it from Rohit’s point of view, then obviously, it is frustrating for him. He…

NAGPUR: When Harshit Rana took the field in Nagpur for his ODI debut, he was dragging the echoes of controversy behind him. Having come in as a contentious concussion substitute in place of Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I, there was a lot of talk about whether India had been lucky to get away with…

TimesofIndia.com in Johannesburg: Rashid Khan spent his free time watching Prison Break on Netflix. Ryan Rickelton, meanwhile, visited his family and friends. MI Cape Town members could afford this luxury of unwinding before the SA20 Final. They finished top of the league table and then won their qualifier, on Tuesday, for a spot in the…

NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar reflected on Thursday about the memorable 2011 World Cup victory, expressing his desire to experience it once more. Tendulkar, along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara, visited President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. The 51-year-old shared his thoughts during the occasion.At the Rashtrapati Bhavan Vimarsh Shrinkhala…

Star batter misses first ODI with sore kneeNAGPUR: For 1,130 days, Virat Kohli had been immune to the wear and tear which sidelines even the toughest athletes. Until Thursday. At Jamtha, as India geared up for the first ODI against England, Kohli walked in with his right knee heavily strapped. He moved with a slightly…