Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Cricketers in India are revered as heroes, but their departures often leave a bittersweet taste. They dominate with breathtaking performances — cover drives, towering sixes, dismantling wickets, and match-winning feats. Yet, their careers often end quietly, with little fanfare.Rohit Sharma, India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain, is set to face…
MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma (X Photo) NEW DELHI: The Boxing Day Test has historically posed challenges for Indian cricket captains, affecting their performance due to the high-profile nature of the match and the demands of five days of intense cricket, particularly as they age.While Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, younger captains at the time,…
Soorma Hockey Club had the better of everything except the goals, paying the price for profligacy and waywardness to go down 3-0 against UP Rudras in match seven of the Hockey India League here on Wednesday. With its second outright win in as many games, UP joined Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers at the top of…
NEW DELHI: The upcoming Sydney Test against Australia is a crucial match for Team India, as their chances of reaching the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final hinge on the outcome. South Africa’s narrow two-wicket win against Pakistan in Centurion confirmed their place as the first team to qualify for the WTC final, scheduled at…
Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated ILT20 Season 3 kicks off on January 11, 2025, with an extraordinary opening ceremony at the iconic Dubai International Stadium. Cricket and entertainment will come together in a dazzling display, with Bollywood superstars Shahid Kapoor, Pooja Hegde, and Sonam Bajwa headlining the event. These renowned artists…
Rohit Sharma (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been dropped from the final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test which starts from January 3 in Sydney.Amid a woeful run with the bat, the tough call on Rohit has been taken by the team management, as reported by TimesofIndia.com, and young Shubman Gill, in all likeliness,…
Soorma Hockey Club is set to take on the UP Rudras in its second match of the competition at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Soorma comes into the game on the back of a bonus point earned in a shootout, following a 1-1 draw against the Tamil Nadu Dragons in the opener. Meanwhile, the UP…
NEW DELHI: As reported by TimesofIndia.com, Team India are set to approach the final Test in Sydney without Rohit Sharma at the helm following a challenging run of form.His prolonged struggles with the bat, compounded by back-to-back defeats against New Zealand and Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), appears to have led to this…
NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma has been dropped for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskrar Trophy that begins in Sydney from January 3.The development, as reported by TimesofIndia.com, comes as a massive judgement call from the team management, which has all but decided the fate of the 37-year-old in the longest format…
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (Getty Images) After India’s poor outings for three Tests in a row in Australia, the team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is facing the heat as questions are raised about the role being played by him and his coaching staff while the team has been unable to address its problems. India…
