Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December 2024. The International Cricket Council (ICC) made the announcement on Tuesday, recognising Bumrah’s outstanding performances during India’s tour of Australia.Bumrah claimed an impressive 22 wickets in three-Test matches at an exceptional average of 14.22. He outshone fellow nominees…
James Vince. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) English cricketers who were selected in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) draft on Monday in Lahore are seeking clarity from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) about obtaining No-Objection Certificates (NOCs).The 2025 PSL has been rescheduled to April-May, which directly conflicts with the start of the English…
Yograj Singh and Kapil Dev (Photo Credits: X) NEW DELHI: With his witty remarks, former Indian cricketer Surinder Khanna added a humorous twist to the ongoing controversy surrounding Yograj Singh’s startling comments about Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev. Addressing a query regarding the matter, Khanna remarked, “He says anything, he’s our friend. Even Kapil Dev…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the 2025 U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, a number of the game’s future stars came together for the Captains’ Day photo session at the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.The captains of the 16 teams posed with the tournament trophy while eyeing the silverware they would be lifting on…
Rohit Sharma at Wankhede stadium. (Pic credit: @toi_gauravG) NEW DELHI: India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma has joined the Mumbai squad for training sessions ahead of the second phase of the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. The team is gearing up for their sixth-round home fixture against Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled to begin on January…
Gujarat Titans players during the pre-season camp in Surat. (Pic Credit: Gujarat Titans) NEW DELHI: Delhi’s senior wicketkeeper-batter Anuj Rawat has joined his new IPL team, Gujarat Titans, for their pre-season training camp in Surat, raising eyebrows as the camp coincides with Delhi’s ongoing Ranji Trophy preparation at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi….
Maria Verschoor started playing hockey for fun when she was seven years old. But by the time she was 12, she had taken it up as serious business. She had already played for three clubs—Hoeksche Waard, Rotterdam, and finally Amsterdam—when she made her debut for the Dutch national team around six years later, on February…
Sunil Gavaskar and Gautam Gambhir NEW DELHI: Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has called on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to reduce the squad size for the upcoming Test series against England in June. Gavaskar, writing in his column for Sportstar, expressed concerns about the oversized contingent India took on their…
Gujarat Titans players during a training session. NEW DELHI: Former Indian Premier League champions Gujarat Titans have started their preparations for the 2025 season with a rigorous training camp in Surat. Players like Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Kumar Kushagra, Mahipal Lomror, and Arshad Khan have joined the sessions, alongside the team’s coaches and…
Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Who will be India’s next Test captain? It’s a question that will keep buzzing in the BCCI corridors over the next few months, until the selectors huddle up sometime, maybe, in May to pick the team for the England tour in June. Until then, the debate…
