Kuldeep Yadav (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Australian captain Michael Clarke and ex-England cricketer Nick Knight have called for spinner Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion in India’s bowling attack after the pacers underwhelmed in the first Test at Headingley. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, who stood out, the rest of the Indian bowlers struggled on a placid surface…
File photo of Ravi Shastri. (Reuters) Former India cricket cricketer and head coach Ravi Shastri has defended the International Cricket Council’s decision to allocate 38.5 percent of its total revenue to India for the 2024-27 cycle, stating it is fair given India’s contribution to cricket’s global revenues. The Board of Control for Cricket in India…
Image credit: Washington Freedom The cricketing world was treated to a nostalgic glimpse of Ricky Ponting’s brilliance — not from the man himself, but through the bat of his son, Fletcher William Ponting. During a net session with Washington Freedom in the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) season, young Fletcher turned heads with his graceful…
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has shared a personal story from the early days of his career in his autobiography, revealing details of a relationship he developed during the 2006 India A tour to Australia. In the book, Dhawan recounted how he secretly brought his girlfriend into the…
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has raised concerns over Mohammed Siraj’s performance in the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, urging the pacer to focus on controlling the flow of runs rather than solely aiming for wickets. Siraj endured a tough outing, conceding runs at…
NEW DELHI: West Indies’ pace attack once again exposed the fragility of Australia’s top order, reducing the visitors to 92 for four at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test at Kensington Oval on Thursday. After being bowled out for 190 — trailing by just 10 runs in reply to Australia’s first innings total…
India’s Rishabh Pant celebrates after scoring a century on day four of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley in Leeds, England, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) Former India off-spinner R Ashwin has requested Team India coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill to have a word with Rishabh…
Rishabh Pant scored centuries in both innings of the first Test between India and England. (AP) Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant achieved his career-best ranking of seventh position in the ICC Test rankings for batters after scoring two remarkable centuries in the first Test against England at Leeds, making him only the second wicketkeeper in history…
India in England (Photo Credit: TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The Indian cricket team left for Birmingham from Leeds in a bus on June 25. The entire squad and members of the support staff boarded the coach which was going to cover the around three-hour journey to India’s next destination in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Plenty of…
India in Birmingham (Photo Credit: TimesofIndia.com/Agency) TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: The moment you step out of the Birmingham bus station, plenty of cab drivers yell out, “paaji, paaji where (brother where to?)”. From the accent, you can make out they are not from India but for them, an Indian face with a beard, wearing shorts and…
