Rishabh Pant, left, became the costliest IPL player with a Rs 27 crore bid from LSG, while Shreyas Iyer took home Rs 26.75 crore from KKR (Photo Source: X) After an electrifying first day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, which saw 84 players go under the hammer, the stage is set…
Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah celebrate India’s win against Australia with teammates at Perth. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: With a commanding 295-run victory against Australia, India have taken the first step towards the World Test Championships final that is scheduled to be held at Lord’s in June 2025.The 0-3 defeat against New…
Sanjay Manjrekar and Vinay Kumar. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket Sanjay Manjrekar again rubbed a cricketer the wrong way by dragging the name of Vinay Kumar unnecessarily in a comment on live television.While commentating on the first Test between India and Australia in Perth on Saturday, Manjrekar was talking about the development of…
Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After arriving in Perth, India’s captain Rohit Sharma wasted no time in hitting the nets as the team, under the guidance of his deputy Jasprit Bumrah, gradually edged to a resounding victory against Australia in the first Test. Rohit was on a paternity leave…
The opening day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Jeddah saw Punjab Kings going in with the biggest purse among the 10 franchises and were expectedly the most aggressive in spending. However, ahead of the concluding day of the auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the most left in the bank. Before the auction…
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: KL Rahul batted brilliantly in the second innings of the first Test against Australia in Perth in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Opening in the innings in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma, Rahul was a victim of a dubious decision in the…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin during IPL match in 2011. (Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As Chennai Super Kings looked to add players whose skill sets are suited to conditions at the Chepauk, which is known for producing slow and low turners, the five-time champions bought India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin…
Trent Boult (Photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images) Having retained their top six players for Rs 75 crore, the Mumbai Indians had only a Rs 45 crores purse for the mega auction and swung into the action only late in the day when they snapped up New Zealand’s veteran left-arm pacer Trent Boult, known for his…
Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: X) Franchise owner, mentor, coach tell TOI that wicket-keeper’s positive mindset can lift teamNEW DELHI: As Rishabh Pant became the most expensive cricketer in IPL history, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) management revealed that they invested in his positive character when they decided to pay Rs 27 crore for him on Sunday….
India vs Australia Live Score: Jaiswal and Kohli slam centuries on Day 3 The day belonged to Jaiswal, hitting 15 fours and three sixes in a mature 297-ball stay. The 22-year-old opener, in his 15th Test, seemed destined for a double century but he cut Mitchell Marsh to Steve Smith at point and departed to…
