India captain Rohit Sharma (TOI Photo) The possibility of Rohit Shama’s unavailability for the opening Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in Australia because of personal reasons is not the ideal situation for the Indian team whose hopes of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) are in jeopardy after the whitewash at home…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) David Warner, who retired from international cricket this year, said he would be nervous if he was a batter in the Indian team line-up when facing Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy, following the subpar performances in the recent 3-0 series loss to New Zealand. India’s upcoming marquee…
File photo of India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: X) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself on a sticky wicket after the team’s historic lows in the Test series against New Zealand. After the lowest total of 46 in a Test innings on home soil in Bengaluru, India lost in Pune to concede…
Pakistan’s Irfan Khan attempts to take a catch during the first ODI against Australia at the MCG. (Photo By WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan cricket team is not exactly known for their efforts in the outfield.There have been numerous videos on the internet where misfieldings, misjudgments and miscommunication have led to…
Rahul Dravid (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid revealed that captain Sanju Samson played a key role in deciding the franchise’s player retention strategy for the upcoming IPL 2025 season. The franchise decided to retain six players in total. Samson himself was the franchise’s first retention pick. Joining him are…
Ravichandran Ashwin (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: It is not a common sight that premier India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin turns ineffective in home conditions and that too when the pitches are conducive to spin bowling.But the rare happened during the recently concluded India vs New Zealand series where Ashwin’s dip form with the ball was one…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) The gruelling Test tour of South Africa had finished in early January of 2007 and towards the end of that month, India were playing West Indies in a bilateral ODI series as a tune-up to the 50-over World Cup set to be played in the Caribbean in a…
MELBOURNE: Pat Cummins proved once more he is the man for a batting crisis as he guided world champions Australia to a tense two-wicket win in their series-opening one-day international against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.Playing his first ODI since last year’s World Cup in India, Cummins produced a nerveless knock of…
India women’s team (X Photo) India will host Australia and England in high-profile home series as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday gave significance to Test matches and bilateral rubbers while announcing women’s cricket Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the 2025-29 cycle. Apart from the storied rivals, India will also face Bangladesh and Zimbabwe,…
Mitchell Starc (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Australian pacer Mitchell Starc overtook legendary compatriot Brett Lee to become the fastest bowler to achieve 100 ODI wickets in his country. Starc accomplished this feat during the first ODI against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the game, Starc delivered a fine performance with the…
