South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram with teammates. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The South African cricket team is in familiar terrain, having reached the semifinals of yet another World Cup. There’s nothing new about this — they’ve reached this stage in an ICC World Cup (T20 and ODI World Cups combined) on eight previous occasions.Go Beyond…
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play five of their seven home matches of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The confirmation comes ahead of the new season, with the defending champions set to return to their primary home venue.This is a significant development…
Wankhede Stadium (Agency Photo) NEW DELHI: The T20 World Cup 2026 has reached the semi-final stage, with India set to face England at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, while South Africa take on New Zealand in Kolkata. So far, the weather forecast looks clear, but fans are still worried because two matches earlier in the tournament…
BCCI President Mithun Manhas (R) with Auqib Nabi of Jammu & Kashmir after they won the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy title. (PTI) For Mithun Manhas, the sight of Jammu and Kashmir captain Paras Dogra lifting the Ranji Trophy was more than a ceremonial moment.Manhas has his roots in the state. He was born there, grew up…
Zimbabwe cricket team (Photo/Agencies) MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has moved to coordinate the safe return of the West Indies and Zimbabwe teams after their departures from India were delayed following their exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup. International flight disruptions triggered by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have forced changes…
Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: It ended with Sanju Samson scripting one of the finest knocks of the T20 World Cup 2026. During India’s virtual quarter-final against the West Indies at Eden Gardens, Samson was at the centre of a hilarious moment involving Rinku Singh — and the video has since…
South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, right, and Kagiso Rabada. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Nineteen months ago, Aiden Markram appeared dazed on the boundary ropes as India celebrated their second T20 World title in Bridgetown, Barbados. The South African captain later admitted he was ‘gutted’ that his side couldn’t get over the finish line despite appearing…
Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi picked up 60 wickets in 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season. (PTI) NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia credits Jammu and Kashmir’s Ranji Trophy triumph to the sub-committee appointed by the cricket’s governing body in 2021 to run the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), and to the panel led by…
Suryakumar Yadav and Harry Brook (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s Nitin Menon has been included in the elite panel of match officials appointed for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals, set to be played on March 4 and 5.The first semifinal will see South Africa take on New Zealand at Eden Gardens in…
NEW DELHI:Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has found himself at the centre of social media criticism after his bold prediction about India backfired. Amir had earlier claimed that India would fail to reach the semifinals of the T20 World Cup. However, India silenced doubters with a commanding five-wicket win over the West Indies in their…
