Ten years ago on November 27, the cricketing world received a shock when the 25-year-old Australian batter Phillip Hughes died in the hospital, two days after being hit by a ball in the lower part of his head while batting in a Sheffield Shield match. All efforts to save him went in vain as internal…
ICONS, GENERATIONS APART: Jasprit Bumrah bowls in the Perth Test and Kapil Dev in action in Sydney, 1986 The numbers at this stage of his career would suggest so, but nothing would have been possible without the great Kapil Dev, the fast-bowling flagbearer who played lone ranger…The other day, as Jasprit Bumrah was wreaking havoc…
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) meeting on November 29 to end the impasse over Champions Trophy hosting may no longer be crucial as the political unrest in designated host nation Pakistan has in all probability tilted the scales in favour of a hybrid model, believes former Pakistan batter Basit Ali.After India refused to travel to…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction never ceases to throw surprises. Over the years, the IPL auction has seen many players fetch shockingly high prices, often exceeding expectations. Sometimes some ‘out of favour’ players hit pay-dirt and sometimes well-known cricketers go unsold. Teams often pay premium prices for all-rounders and players with high…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Photo Source: X) Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the Indian Premier League‘s (IPL) youngest crorepati on Monday when the Rajasthan Royals (RR) secured a bid of Rs 1.10 crore for him at the auction in Jeddah to bring the young batter in their camp. But what generated interest from the 2008 champions for a…
File photo of England’s Sam Curran in the IPL. Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions are an opportunity for some of the lesser known names to become crorepatis and become household names. It is also an avenue where the big names in cricket get blockbuster deals of their own to push franchises towards glory. At the…
File photo of Virat Kohli. (Image credit: RCB/IPL) New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bought 19 players at the IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah and their strategy seemed very clear. The franchise didn’t look desperate for a captaincy option and were smart with their bids at the two-day event. The most expensive player bought by the…
(Photo credit: England Cricket) NEW DELHI: The England Cricket Board (ECB) and the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) have mutually decided that the two sides will compete against each other in Tests for the Crowe-Thorpe Trophy. Naming the Test series as Crowe-Thorpe Trophy, the two teams will be honouring the late Martin Crowe of New…
NEW DELHI: Mohammed Siraj has penned a heartfelt farewell note to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), marking the end of an unforgettable seven-year journey with the franchise.The right-arm pacer, who was acquired by Gujarat Titans for Rs 12.25 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction, shared an emotional and lengthy post with fans on Instagram.He expressed…
Shubman Gill. (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: India’s No 3 batter Shubman Gill, who sustained a finger injury while fielding in the slips during match simulation in the build-up to the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth which India won by 295 runs on Monday, is “doubtful” for the second Test too, TOI has learnt.Gill…
