Australian cricket team (AP Photo) Australia, South Africa, England form the Group of Death as Afghanistan eye more upsets. TOI analyses Group BAUSTRALIAStrengths: No other team has a better record in global events — six 50-over World Cups, one T20 World Cup and two Champions Trophies make them the most fearsome white ball unit. An…
NEW DELHI: A social media controversy was triggered after a video of Karachi’s National Stadium surfaced, showing flags of participating nations playing in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which is scheduled to be hosted by Pakistan and the UAE from February 19.The video shows that the Indian flag was seemingly ‘missing’ at the stadium,…
Krunal Pandya and Hardik Pandya (X Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians (MI) owner Nita Ambani recalled the remarkable journey of Hardik Pandya, from his early struggles to becoming the captain of the five-time IPL champions. Speaking about her first encounter with Hardik and his brother Krunal Pandya over a decade ago, she highlighted how MI’s…
Virat Kohli (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Virat Kohli‘s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has shown confidence that the star batter will bounce back from his recent poor form and deliver outstanding performances that have characterised his career.In a conversation with ANI, Rajkumar stated: “Just because some matches went bad,…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The anticipation for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 reached new heights as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled the headshots of Team India’s star players in their official tournament jerseys. The images, shared on BCCI’s social media handles, showcased key players such…
AHMEDABAD: Kerala and Gujarat made the semi-finals of the Ranji Trophy, which will begin here from Monday, in contrasting ways. While Kerala barely managed to squeeze through based on a one-run first-innings lead in the quarter-final against Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat were supremely dominant, pulling off a triumph by an innings and 98 runs against…
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (AP Photo) The ICC Champions Trophy is returning for its ninth edition, featuring eight top ODI teams. Pakistan, the defending champions who won their first title in 2017, will host the tournament. India will play all their matches in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The tournament begins on February 19 with hosts Pakistan…
Morne Morkel and Gautam Gambhir. (AFP Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: India bowling coach Morne Morkel is likely to leave from Dubai, if not already, due to a personal emergency back home. Morkel arrived with the Indian cricket team, for the ICC Champions Trophy, on February 15 and attended the team’s afternoon practice session at the…
Smriti Mandhana (Image credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: Smriti Mandhana delivered a spectacular 47-ball 81, leading Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a convincing eight-wicket win against Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League on Monday. RCB’s bowling unit, spearheaded by Renuka Singh (3/23) and Georgia Wareham (3/25), displayed precision to dismiss Delhi for 141 in 19.3 overs.The…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the start of the ICC 2025 Champions Trophy, Suresh Raina reminisced about India’s 2013 title-winning campaign in England, highlighting a crucial ‘masterstroke’ that played a key role in their success.Under MS Dhoni’s leadership, India remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, defeating England in a rain-affected final. Raina credited Dhoni’s tactical brilliance and…
