Devdutt Padikkal and Sai Sudharsan NEW DELHI: Exactly a week before the start of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test vs Australia in Perth, India are rocked by injury and availability concerns. Shubman Gill is unlikely to play the series opener due to a fractured thumb and captain Rohit Sharma has decided to stay back with…
India coach Gautam Gambhir. Former Australian cricket captain Tim Paine has expressed concerns about the coaching style of Gautam Gambhir, who took over as head coach of the Indian cricket team after Rahul Dravid. Paine believes Gambhir’s “prickly” demeanour could be detrimental to the team’s performance, especially if they face early setbacks in the upcoming…
Lucknow Super Giants (Photo Credit: X) Lucknow Super Giants kicked off their preparation for the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction, set to be hosted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24-25, with a bold decision, marking the end of skipper KL Rahul‘s three-year association with the franchise. While Rahul amassed over 1,200 runs in 38…
Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh were on Friday night blessed with a baby boy as wishes poured in from all quarters, congratulating the couple.Rohit, who previously did not travel with the Indian Test team for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, became a father for the second time…
Australia captain Josh Inglis won the toss and chose to bat Saturday in the second game of the three-match T20 series against Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The hosts lead 1-0 after winning a rain-hit match reduced to seven overs a side in Brisbane on Thursday by 29 runs. Australia are again without several…
Virat Kohli remains the centre of attraction as India prepare for the opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in less than a week’s time; and with the batting legend’s lean patch, Australian pacers will look to put him under pressure right from the start of the series — feels former India batsman Sanjay…
NEW DELHI: Indian Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma and his wife Ritika Sajdeh welcomed a baby boy on Friday night. The birth took place at a local hospital, as confirmed by sources.Rohit is currently not in Australia with the Indian cricket team, as he was awaiting the birth of his second child. The couple…
Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma delivered sensational centuries as India crushed South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday, sealing the four-match T20I series 3-1 and handing the hosts their heaviest-ever defeat in the format.Opting to bat first, India amassed a colossal 283/1 in 20…
Former India coach Ravi Shastri (Getty Images) Ravi Shastri has seen from up close most of the Indian players currently on the tour of Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy during his successful tenure as head coach, which included the historic maiden Test series triumph on Australian soil.Shastri and Rahul Dravid, the last two men…
KOLKATA: Much will depend on Mohammed Shami as the Bengal and Madhya Pradesh Elite Group ‘C’ Ranji Trophy match is set for a thrilling finish. Chasing 338 for victory, the hosts are placed well at 150 for three at stumps on the penultimate day of the match at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Friday.Shami,…
