South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner’s trophy and celebrates with teammates. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa’s triumphant march to their maiden ICC World Test Championship title has translated into significant gains in the latest ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, with several Proteas stars being richly rewarded for their match-winning performances at Lord’s.Aiden…
An ‘all-Indian’ contingent in tour of England in 1911 NEW DELHI: It was the summer of 1911. As ships cut through the grey waters of the Atlantic, aboard one of them was a team that carried not just cricketing gear but the hopes of a nation still in chains.This was an expedition that planted a…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (AFP Photo) As India gear up for their five-Test series against England beginning June 20 in Leeds, former England great Geoffrey Boycott has weighed in strongly on the absence of two Indian stalwarts – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – calling Kohli’s retirement a bigger blow.In his column for The…
File photo of the Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday upheld arbitral awards totalling over Rs 538 crore in favour of the now-defunct Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kochi Tuskers, dismissing BCCI’s challenge. Justice RI Chagla ruled that the court’s jurisdiction under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act is limited and it…
Mumbai: India’s Test cricket team captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir during the pre-departure press conference ahead of the five-match Test cricket series against England, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI06_05_2025_000351A) NEW DELHI: Former England spinner Monty Panesar believes that the upcoming five-match Test series in England will be a major test of Gautam…
Ollie Pope was cleaned up by Jasprit Bumrah in Vishakhapatnam in 2024. (File) Jasprit Bumrah is more than just a unique run-up — he’s deceptive, intelligent, and metronomically accurate. He not only delivers a lethal bouncer but also possesses a devastating yorker.Ollie Pope experienced the full force of Bumrah’s brilliance during the Visakhapatnam Test last…
CANTERBURY, ENGLAND – MAY 30: Karun Nair of India A plays a shot during the four day match between England Lions and India A at The Spitfire Ground on May 30, 2025 in Canterbury, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) On Friday at Leeds, Karun Nair could end his eight-year wait and make a comeback…
Team India bowling coach Morne Morkel clicks a photo of KL Rahul during their train journey from London to Leeds. (Screengrab) On their train journey from London to Leeds, the venue for the first Test of the five-match series, Indian cricket team players got nostalgic. They shared childhood stories about travelling by train in India.In…
Joe Root of England during day three (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Joe Root talks to TOI about the changing nature of Test batsmanship, the need to keep evolving and why it’s important to be authentic and realistic.Cricket has changed so much since you started out. What does it take to stay at the top…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has always been a platform for young talent to emerge. However, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stands out as a unique discovery.Suryavanshi is already being considered a future prospect in Indian cricket, though he still needs to prove himself at various levels, including Under-16, Under-19, and…
