NAGPUR: When Harshit Rana took the field in Nagpur for his ODI debut, he was dragging the echoes of controversy behind him. Having come in as a contentious concussion substitute in place of Shivam Dube in the fourth T20I, there was a lot of talk about whether India had been lucky to get away with…
TimesofIndia.com in Johannesburg: Rashid Khan spent his free time watching Prison Break on Netflix. Ryan Rickelton, meanwhile, visited his family and friends. MI Cape Town members could afford this luxury of unwinding before the SA20 Final. They finished top of the league table and then won their qualifier, on Tuesday, for a spot in the…
NEW DELHI: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar reflected on Thursday about the memorable 2011 World Cup victory, expressing his desire to experience it once more. Tendulkar, along with his wife Anjali and daughter Sara, visited President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. The 51-year-old shared his thoughts during the occasion.At the Rashtrapati Bhavan Vimarsh Shrinkhala…
Star batter misses first ODI with sore kneeNAGPUR: For 1,130 days, Virat Kohli had been immune to the wear and tear which sidelines even the toughest athletes. Until Thursday. At Jamtha, as India geared up for the first ODI against England, Kohli walked in with his right knee heavily strapped. He moved with a slightly…
England cricketers (PTI Photo) England have confirmed they will face Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy match scheduled for February 26 in Lahore, despite British politicians urging for a boycott.The England and Wales Cricket Board made this decision after discussions with the UK government, ICC, and England players, despite over 160 British politicians calling for the…
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar feels that the significance of Harshit Rana‘s three vital wickets in “many ways” that sealed the match for India should be the main focus, rather than his economy against England in the first ODI at Nagpur.The youthful seamer has worked hard over the past seven days and made his debut…
NEW DELHI: Concerns regarding Virat Kohli‘s fitness have been allayed by India vice captain Shubman Gill, who stated that the batting mainstay is healthy and should be available for Sunday’s second One-Day International match against England. As the squad entered the final dress rehearsal for the ICC Champions Trophy, which began in Pakistan and Dubai…
NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s moment of brilliance in the field during his ODI debut for the Men in Blue against England in the series opener was praised by Axar Patel and India fielding coach T Dilip.England was in a strong position at 75/1 towards the end of the powerplay, and Ben Duckkett was trying to…
(Photo credit: Pakistan Cricket) NEW DELHI: Pakistan unveiled a renovated stadium for the ICC Champions Trophy in Lahore on Friday, one of three venues for its first major international cricket tournament in nearly three decades. The Champions Trophy, featuring eight teams, will run from February 19 to March 9 across Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi. India’s…
Shreyas Iyer. (PTI Photo) Australian legend Ricky Ponting has expressed surprise over Shreyas Iyer‘s inconsistent presence in India’s white-ball cricket team, despite his exceptional performance and ability to handle spinners on slow subcontinental wickets.Iyer played a crucial role in India’s journey to the 2023 World Cup final, accumulating 530 runs and finishing as the seventh-highest…
