MUMBAI: Former India and Mumbai allrounder Abhishek Nayar could be India’s new assistant coach, TOI has learnt. Apparently, India’s newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir, who was a mentor of 2024 IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders, is highly impressed with the work put in by Nayar in the backroom as an assistant coach at the franchise,…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is under scrutiny for allegedly misbehaving with the national team’s coaches and management during the 2024 T20 World Cup. As per an ANI report, Pakistan’s Geo News has highlighted Afridi’s inappropriate behavior, prompting an investigation into why no action was taken at the time. This incident was brought…
NEW DELHI: Former opening batter Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team. The announcement came on Tuesday, with Gambhir set to take charge from the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka later this month.Gambhir, who mentored Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL 2024 title, will replace Rahul…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma‘s iconic image lifting the T20 World Cup trophy together aboard the open-bus victory parade in Mumbai has a backstory that got revealed in unseen footage that unknowingly got captured in Surykumar Yadav’s selfie-cam.The video clip, which has been shared by the Mumbai Indians on social media, shows Kohli walking to…
During Los Angeles Knight Riders‘ Major League Cricket (MLC) match against San Francisco Unicorns on Sunday, Andre Russell could have easily contested that the maximum he hit to go from 30 to 36 deserved more than six runs. It was such a huge hit that Russell’s teammate Shakib Al Hasan could only smile in disblief.Measuring…
NEW DELHI: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar turned 75 on Wednesday, and tributes from across the border flooded in, with Pakistani greats referring to him as the “original batting don” of Indian cricket.As one of the best batters in history, Gavaskar received birthday greetings from his former opponents, which included Pakistani batting greats Javed Miandad, Zaheer…
NEW DELHI: After Rohit Sharma stepped down from T20I cricket following a victorious ICC T20 World Cup campaign, it is expected that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will take over as captain of the Indian team in the shortest format. Concurrently, sources indicate that wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is set to assume leadership responsibilities in ODI matches.The decision…
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma‘s wife Ritika Sajdeh shared a heartfelt post on her social media account, expressing her gratitude and appreciation for former India head coach Rahul Dravid. Dravid’s tenure concluded with India’s triumphant campaign in the T20 World Cup.In her Instagram post, Ritika wrote, “So many emotions, you mean so much to our entire…
NEW DELHI: Seasoned England fast bowler James Anderson, who is set to retire from Test cricket after the match against the West Indies at Lord’s, praised legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar as the greatest opponent he has ever bowled against.With 188 Test matches under his belt, he stands second on the list of players with…
NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill praised his team’s outstanding performance on a challenging surface as they secured a 23-run victory against Zimbabwe in the third T20I in Harare on Wednesday. The win gave India a 2-1 advantage in the five-match series.Gill, known for his stylish batting, rediscovered his touch with a well-crafted 66 off…
